What to Expect the Toddler Years (298 page)

Handedness,
272

Hats

for cold weather,
499

for sun protection,
467

in winter,
283

Hay fever,
see
Allergy

Hazardous objects, safety with,
628

Head banging,
117

Head circumference charts, and weight

boys,
864

girls,
865

Head injury,
671

pupils in,
672

signs of serious,
672

Head lice,
476

Head tilt/chin lift,
686

Head, elevation of, with colds,
837

Health history,
576
,
867

illness record,
870

immunizations,
869

personal information,
868

at regular checkups,
874

Health problems, most common,
598

Health policy at child-care facilities,
815

Health supervision visits
see
Checkups Health, toddler,
557

Hearing

loss,
488

protection of,
488

signs of a problem,
488

testing,
178

Hearing impairment,
722

free screening for,
693

hearing aids for,
723

hotline and resources,
695

surgery to correct,
723

tests for,
722

treatment,
723

Heart rate

determining,
574

in illness,
574

when fearful,
209

Heat illness,
673

Heaters

popane,
639

space,
639

Heating pad,
837

Heavy metals, in drinking water,
537

Height charts, and weight,

boys,
862

girls,
863

extreme,
88

Heimlich maneuver,
689

with conscious child,
690

with unconscious child,
691

Hemangiomas

cavernous,
77

strawberry,
76

Hemoglobin test,
3

Hepatitis A vaccine,
562

Hepatitis B vaccine (HBV),
562

Herbal remedies,
593

Herpangina,
846

Herpes labialis (cold sores),
494

Hib,
851

see also
Haemophilus influenzae b

HIV infection,
702

High chair, switching from,
87

High-activity child,
200

High-intensity toddler,
202

High-strung children,
195

History, health,
577

log of,
767
,
768

Hitting,
189

dealing with,
190

early,
72

parental,
752

of parents,
197

of parents, with love pats,
378

Hives,
704

Holidays

fire safety on,
401

hazards on,
630

toddler’s routines and,
778

Home

new,
see
Moving

overactive on returning,
397

refusal to leave,
375

Home care

for children with special needs,
700

during illness,
586

Home remedies, common,
836

Home safety,
622

and dangerous household items,
628

Home, staying, misgivings about,
766

Home, working at,
768

Homecoming frazzles,
271

Homeopathic medicine,
837

Homosexual families,
797

explaining the facts of life in,
421

Honesty, teaching,
460

Hornet, serious reaction to sting of,
663

Hospitalization,
589

behavior and,
592

choosing the hospital for,
589

need for,
589

preparation for,
590

Hot compresses,
837

Hot dogs, and choking risk,
536

Hot soaks,
837

Hot-water bottle,
837

Hotlines

for child-care information,
814

for children with special needs,
694

meat and poultry,
531

seafood,
535

water safety,
537

Household plants

poisonous,
658

safety of,
626

Household products, toxic,
635

Housework, sharing of,
757

Hugging

benefits of,
290

resistance to,
219
,
377

Human herpes virus,
859

Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV),
702

Human papilloma virus (HPV),
861

Human parvovirus B19,
845

Humidification,
838

Humidifiers

central,
838

cleaning of,
839

cool mist,
838

room,
838

therapeutic,
839

ultrasonic,
838

wicking/evaporation,
838

Humor,

toddler,
441

use of, in discipline,
126
,
156

Hunger, as a guide to mealtimes,
517

Hydrophobia,
see
Rabies

Hygiene

during illness,
609

toileting,
551

Hyperactive personality,
200

Hyperactivity,
170

dealing with,
171
,
173

factors contributing to,
170

Hyperopia,
481

Hyperthermia,
673

Hypothermia,
673

Ibuprofen,
586
,
597

Ice chewing,
446

Ice pack,
837

Illness(es)

care during,
588

child care and,
825

comfort for,
231

describing history of,
577

diet during,
588

individual differences in,
578

intuition about,
577

keeping child home during,
588

most common childhood,
598
,
840

parental,
759
,
798

preventing the spread of,
606

symptoms of,
569

Imaginary friends,
403

Imagination, stimulating,
365

Immunization(s),
558

AAP recommendations for,
561

at 12 months,
3

at 13 months,
3

at 15 months,
63

at 18 months,
134

fear of,
564

missed,
560

precautions,
565

reasons for,
564

recommended,
558
,
561

risks vs. benefits of,
563

Immunotherapy, for allergy,
710

Impatience, in toddler,
136

Impetigo,
473

Influenza,
see

flu In-home child care,
805

advantages/disadvantages,
805

change in,
823

evaluating,
822

finding,
809

selecting,
810

sitter with own child,
810

working with,
821

Independence

excessive,
387

lack of,
386

Individuality, accepting,
398

Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act,
698

Influenza,
605

vaccine,
563

Initial withdrawal, of toddler,
201

Injections, reducing pain of,
307

Injuries

comfort for,
231

first aid for,
661

Insect bite or sting,
662

anaphylactic reaction to,
663

poisonous,
663

prevention of,
650

serious,
663

treatment of,
663

Insect repellents,
650

Insects

control of, in the home,
632

protection against,
650

teaching toddlers about,
622

Insensitivity, of toddler,
327

Insulin dependent diabetes mellitis (IDDM),
718

Intellectual development advanced,
316

at 13 months,
2

at 18 months,
133

at 24 months,
299

and television,
160

Intercourse, child’s viewing of,
242

Internal bleeding,
662

International Nanny Association,
814

Intolerance toward others,
327

Ipecac, discontinued use of,
676

IPV,
see
polio

IQ,
725

Iron-rich foods

toddler requirement for,
507

toddler sources of,
507

in vegetarian diet,
526

Irradiated foods,
534

Itching, common treatments for,
614

Jealousy

of caregiver,
827

of other parent,
91

when parents kiss,
155

Jet lag,
262

Job-sharing,
768

Juvenile Products Manufacturers

Association (JPMA)

certification,
634

Juice, fruit,
509

Junior foods,
534

Juvenile diabetes,
724

Foundation,
695

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, (JRA),
724

hotlines and resources,
695

treatment,
724

Kawasaki disease,
848

Kindness, lack of,
320

Kissing

on lips,
219

resistance to,
377

Kitchen safety,
641

Knock-knees,
322

Kohlberg, Lawrence,
233

Labial adhesions,
496

Lactose intolerance,
355

Language

foul,
437

second,
378

Language development

delayed, at 13 months,
34

delayed, at 19 months,
177

encouraging,
37

evaluating, at 19 months,
178

factors affecting,
34

frustration and,
36

intelligence and,
41

nonverbal,
75

pronunciation and,
177

receptive,
36

regression in,
75

stimulating, at
1
year,
37

at 19 months,
178

at 2 years,
360

unintelligible,
34

Language disorders help line,
695

Laryngotracheobronchitis (croup),
602

Laundry room, safety in,
644

Lead

dangers of,
625

dealing with,
625

in drinking water,
537

in paint,
625

screening for,
3
,
625

Learning

encouraging,
99

see also
Teaching/learning,
183

“Leashes” for toddlers,
119

Left handedness,
272

Leftovers, risks of,
530

Legs

bow-,
52

knock-knees,
322

limping,
288

pains in,
437

Legumes

in vegetarian protein portions,
527

see also
Carbohydrates, complex

Lesbian parents,
797

Letters

introducing,
455

teaching/learning,
292

writing,
441

Lice, head,
476

Lies

avoiding,
462

white,
461

Lightning protection,
627

Limb, severed, first aid for,
678

Limits

setting,
47
,
120
,
740

setting, when you’re working,
773

Limping,
288

Lip, split,
673

Listening

the toddler who isn’t,
413

to your toddler,
424

Lockjaw,
860

Love

difficulty showing,
220

importance of,
290
,
293

Love pats,
378

Love making, a child’s viewing of,
242

“Lovey,”
112

Low-birth-weight toddler,
729

Lung disease,
see
Asthma;Pneumonia

Lying,
460

Lyme disease,
848

hotline,
849

prevention of,
649

Lymph glands

in illness,
576

location of,
576

Machines, safe experience with,
241

Malabsorption,
see
Cystic fibrosis

Malocclusion, of teeth,
494

Manners, introducing,
130

Mantoux test, for TB,
3
,
63
,
134
,
300
,
430