Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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The Honest Toddler: A Child's Guide to Parenting
Written by Bunmi Laditan
Narrated by Kyle McCarley
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
In this antidote to heavy-handed advice books written by parenting "experts" who have gotten too big for size 2T britches, The Honest Toddler provides an indispensable manual to parenting that places the toddler's happiness front and center. Outrageously confident and sweetly indignant, The Honest Toddler tackles everything from preferred toddler foods (unbroken crackers and undiluted juice), unconditional love (accept them as they are-pants or no pants), sleep and potty training methods (none), play date etiquette (mi casa es not su casa) and the proper response to random aggression at the playground (embrace it. Park justice is messy but swift). The result is a parenting book like no other, one that will leave moms and dads laughing, and maybe crying, as they recognize their own child in the ongoing shenanigans of one bravely honest toddler.
Author
Bunmi Laditan
Bunmi Laditan is an award-winning, Webby-nominated writer from California who lives in Quebec, Canada, with her family. She has contributed to the New York Times, Parenting, and the Huffington Post and is best known for the satirical Twitter account Honest Toddler and her books, including Dear God.
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Reviews for The Honest Toddler
Rating: 3.75 out of 5 stars
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The voice of every toddler who rule the family. Funny and entertaining.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A must-read for all parents!