What to Expect the Toddler Years (300 page)

“Type A,”
195

Pertussis,
854

acellular vaccine,
558

vaccine,
558

Pest control, safe,
632

Pesticides,

in foods,
535

hotline,
625

Pet(s),
72

allergies triggered by,
708

death of,
803

fear of,
84

lack of fear of,
85

teaching kindness toward,
185

toddler safety and,
72
,
85
,
656

when to acquire,
72

Pharyngitis,
see
Sore throat

Phenylketonuria (PKU),
727

help line and resources,
695

treatment,
727

Phobias,
207

Phrases, use of,
178

Physical behavior,
180

Physician

finding the right,
567

-parent partnership,
566

see also
Doctor,
570

Picnics, food safety at,
531

Pierced ears,
487

Pigeon toes,
9
,
10

Pinkeye,
842

Pinworm infection (enterobiasis),
856

Plane, travel by,
252

Plantar warts,
862

Plants, poisonous,
658

Plastic bags, hazards of,
628

Play,
55

benefits of,
56

gender specific,
221

imitative,
364

parent boredom with,
320

parent–toddler,
757

space for,
57

total concentration on,
357

toys for, at 1 year,
56

toys for, at 18 months,
158

toys for, at 2 years,
330

watching others at,
215

Play dates

discipline at,
374

guidelines for,
193

Play group

annoying habits picked up at,
110

clinginess at,
107

guidelines,
108

setting up a,
108

Playground

equipment, safety of,
646

refusal to leave,
391

safety,
646

teaching safety at,
622

timidity at,
205

Playing doctor,
443

Playmates

aggressive behavior in,
198

disinterest in,
70

habits picked up from,
110

imaginary,
403

questionable,
447

see also
Friends

Playpen (play yard)

rejection,
33

safe selection of,
636

Playthings,
see
Toys

Pneumonia,
854

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), experimental,
564

Pneumovirus,
857

Poison ivy, oak, sumac

avoiding exposure to,
647

treating reaction to,
677

Poisoning

first aid for,
675

ipecac for,
676

by mouth,
675

by noxious fumes,
677

on skin,
664

prevention,
634

statistics,
634

Poisonous substances

discarding,
634

in household products,
635

labeling,
635

most common,
635

Polio (infantile paralysis) vaccine,
560

Pollen allergens,
708

Pool safety,
648

Port-wine stains,
76

Possessions

collecting,
273

craving for,
359

Posture,
243

Pot belly,
243

Pots and pans, safety of,
535

Potty

moving of,
553

selecting,
541

Potty learning

see
Toilet learning

Poultry

hotline,
531

safe handling of,
531

safe selection of,
534

Praise,
289

Pregnancy, timing of next,
135

Prejudice, preventing,
342

Premature baby as toddler,
729

Preschool,
808

adjusting to,
824

admissions competition,
818

advantages/disadvantages of,
808

evaluating,
815

fatigue and,
325

getting ready for,
823

health and safety at,
815

interviews,
818

keeping home from, during illness,
587
,
825

licensing of,
815

memories of,
882

need for,
807

problems with,
822

selecting,
814

separation anxiety at,
395

teacher-child ratio in,
816

toilet learning and,
555

Prickly heat,
473

Produce

organic,
532

proper washing of,
534

safe handling of,
533

safe selection of,
533

Pronouns, misuse of,
291

Pronunciation

correcting,
40

unclear,
177

Propane heaters,
639

Protein foods

dairy combinations of,
525

toddler requirement for,
505

toddler servings of,
505

vegetarian combinations of,
526

in the vegetarian diet,
525

Pseudostrabismus,
482

Ptosis,
484

Pulling up, delay in, to stand,
5

Pulse

determining,
574

locating carotid,
686

taking radial,
574

Puncture wounds, first aid for,
682

Pushing performance,
454

Pyelitis, pyelonephritis,
615

Quality time,
445

Questions, toddler’s

handling,
303

“What’s this?”
199

“Why?”
303

Rabies,
856

vaccine for,
563

virus,
857

Racial differences, teaching about,
342

Radon

dangers of,
634

in drinking water,
538

protection against,
635

Rashes

with common skin problems,
470

with communicable diseases,
840

diaper,
470
,
471
,
555

Reading

aloud,
101

encouraging love of,
101

repetition,
246

to toddler,
38

Ready reference,
829

Recipes, The Toddler Diet,
832

Apple butter cake,
833

Cheesecake pudding,
835

Chocolate milk cake,
833

Cream cheese frosting,
834

Fruit cookies,
834

Fruit ices for pops or scooping,
834

Fruit-juice gel,
835

Little “punkins,”
832

Peanut-butter-and-jelly balls,
835

Sweet potato fries,
832

oddler Smoothie,
835

Rectal temperature,
581
,
581

Refrigerator, opening of,
106

Relaxation

for parents,
771

for toddlers,
173

Religious services,

restlessness at,
351

Reproduction, questions about,
420

Rescue breathing,
684
,
685

Residential care, for children with special needs,
699

Respect

teaching, for others,
41

for your toddler,
see
Self-esteem

Respiration, assessing,
574

Respiratory illnesses, and polluted indoor air,
630

Respiratory syncytial virus illnesses (RSV),
858

experimental vaccine for,
564

Respiratory tract

allergies of lower,
704

allergies of upper,
703

evaluating symptoms of,
574

Responsibility, teaching,
415

Rest

during illness,
588

see also
Naps

Restaurants

assessing safety of,
531

best types for tots,
528

fast food,
518

Retractions,
572

Resuscitation,
684

Reverse psychology,
316

Rewards,
422

Reye syndrome,
858

Rickettsia
bacterium,
858

Right handedness,
272

Rights

other people’s,
41

parental,
41

teaching toddlers about,
41

toddler,
41

Ringworm of the body,
473

Ringworm of the scalp,
475

Risk takers,
619

Ritualistic behavior,
244

Rocking, as a comfort activity,
116

Rocky Mountain spotted fever,
858

Room

care of toddler’s,
417

for a new baby,
749

sibling sharing a,
743

Roseola infantum,
858

Rotavirus vaccine,
563

Roughhousing,
180
,
285

Routines

bedtime,
68

daily,
228

Rubella (German measles),
846

vaccine,
558

virus,
847

Rubeola (measles),
850

Rudeness, toward adults,
407

Rules

explaining to toddlers,
125

teaching/learning to live by,
400

Runny nose,

chronic,
170

with a cold,
599

Safety

airplane,
255

animals and,
72
,
85
,
656

auto,
622
,
652

bathroom,
643

at child care facilities,
813

of child’s room,
167

crib,
5
,
168
,
627

devices,
623
,
624
,
636
,
642

dressing for,
649

fire,
635

garage,
644

kitchen,
641

lamps and lighting,
624

laundry-room,
642

machines,
241

mealtime,
149

nighttime,
167

outdoor,
645

parent/caretaker role in,
618

pet,
72
,
85
,
656

playground,
646

preventing falls,
4

restraints,
652

snow,
652

stairs,
620
,
626

toddler education for,
619

toy,
656
,
741

toy chests,
627

water,
648

Salmon patch (nevus simplex),
76

Salt, in the toddler diet,
508

Salt-water nasal irrigation,
838

Sandbox, safety of,
647

Scalds, treatment of,
665

Scalp

cuts and bruises to,
672

problems,
475

Scheduling

excessive,
381

with an unscheduled toddler,
202

Science, introducing,
456

Scolding, sensitivity to,
207

see also
Discipline

Scrapes, treating,
680

Screaming/screeching,
111
,
288

Scrotum,
see
Testes

Scribbling,
see
Drawing

Seafood hotline,
535

Seating, safe

in a booster seat,
87

in the car,
150

at the table,
88
,
149

Second child, shortchanging,
742

Second language,
378

Security object

blanket as,
112

use of,
112

see also
Comfort habits

Seizures

in epilepsy,
720

with fevers,
584

handling of,
667

Self-dressing, frustration with,
284

Self-esteem, building,
292

Self-feeding

messy,
17

toddler who prefers,
49

Selfishness,
249

Senses, stimulating the,
78

Sensitivity

extreme,
207
,
409

to scolding,
207

to sensory experiences,
202

Sensorineural hearing loss,
722

Sentences, use of,
178

Separation

accustoming a toddler to,
20

first,
21
,
23

overnight,
774

saying good-bye,
22

see also
Travel, parent-only