What to Expect the Toddler Years (299 page)

March of Dimes,
694

Marine stings,
664

Marriage problems,
791

Masturbation,
242

Meals

atmosphere at,
517

choices at,
520

cooked to order,
392

distraction during,
518

entertainment at,
149

no time for,
358

restlessness at,
148

skipping of,
501

timing of,
517

Mean-spirited comments,
440

Measles,
850

vaccine,
559

Measles, mumps, rubella vaccine (MMR),
559

Measurements

head circumference,
864
–5

height,
862
–3

weight,
862
–3

Meat and poultry

hotline,
531

safe handling of,
531

safe selection of,
534

Meatal stenosis,
497

Medication,
592

adverse reactions to,
596

benefits of,
592

for fever,
585

measuring,
594

questions to ask about,
592

safe use of,
594

shelf-life of,
595

successful administration of,
596

Medicine chest

stocking of home,
678

for travel,
265

Meekness,
179

Memory, lapses in,
447

Meningitis,
850

Meningoencephalitis,
850

Mental retardation,
725

national hotlines and resources,
694

treatment,
726

see also
phenylketonuria

Menu, sample,
511

Messiness

with eating,
17

with room,
418

with toys,
58
,
418

Microwave

cookware,
536

heating foods in,
643

ovens,
635

Middle-ear inflammation,
607

Milestones, developmental
see
Development

Milk, cow’s

allergy to,
15

intolerance to,
355

introducing,
28

measuring intake of,
508

night waking and,
67

rejection of,
355

safety of,
356

storage of,
508

Mistakes

learning from,
82
,
123

tolerance of,
82

Mittens,
283
,
499

MMR (measles, mumps, rubella vaccine),
559

Moisturizer,
465

Molars

eruption of,
168

teething with,
98

Mold, allergy to,
709

Moles

acquired,
77

congenital,
77

Moments to remember,
877

Mommy favoritism,
91

Mongolian spots,
77

Moodiness,
352

Morality, instilling,
233

Morbillivirus (measles virus),
851

Morning

dawdling in the,
388

getting ready in the,
388

Mosquitoes, protection against,
650

Mothballs, hazards of,
629

Mother

favoring,
91

role of, in the family,
369

see also
Parent issues

Motion sickness,
261

Motor development, gross

delayed,
5

very delayed,
158

Mouth

foreign object in,
674

injuries to,
674

objects in,
217

putting objects in,
93

swallowing objects in,
216

symptoms of illness in,
575

Mouth breathing,
169

Mouthing of objects,
93

Movement, changes in, in illness,
576

Movies

scary, and night fears,
433

taking a toddler to,
226

Moving to a new home,
782

Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (MLNS; Kawasaki disease),
848

Muffins, little “punkins,”
832

Mumps,
852

vaccine,
559

Muscle tone, poor,
5

Muscular dystrophy

Association,
695

Duchenne type,
726

treatment,
727

Music

lessons,
449

repetition of,
247

Myopia,
480

Nail trimming, resistance to,
182

Nails

bleeding under,
670

care of,
477

detached,
671

torn,
670

Name calling,
439

Nanny

jealousy of,
827

see also
In-home child care

Naps

at 13 months,
33

at 18 months,
141
,
142
,
143

at 3 years,
431

cutting down to one,
141

encouraging,
33

giving up,
143

late,
142

very brief,
33

Nasal congestion, common treatments for,
614

Nasal irrigation,
838

National Academy of Early Childhood Programs,
814

National AIDS hotline,
694

National Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics,
694

National Association for the Education of Young Children,
814

National Association for Family Child Care,
814

National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies,
814

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities,
694

National Down Syndrome Society,
695

National Fragile X Foundation,
695

National Health Information Center,
694

National Jewish Medical and Research Center,
695

National Pesticides Telecommunications Network hotline,
623

Nearsightedness,
480

Neck, injury to,
665

Neck stiffness,
576

Negativism,
45
,
288

Nevi,
see
Birthmarks

Nevus flammeus birthmarks,
76

Nevus simplex birthmarks,
76

Night braces, for pigeon toes,
9

Night terrors,
313

signs of,
314

Night waking,
65

at 24 months,
310

milk intolerance and,
67

reasons for,
310

stress and,
311

teething and,
168

Night wandering,
167

Night-light, use of,
431

Nightmares,
312

signs of,
314

Nighttime

feedings,
67

protection,
311

visits,
382

“No,”
45
,
122

for the right reasons,
373

saying too often,
288

a toddler ignoring,
48

Noise

dangerously loud,
486

protection from,
488

Noisiness in public places,
288

Non-aspirin pain relievers,
586
,
597

Nonspecific viral illnesses (NSV),
852

Nonstick cookware

fumes from,
635

safety of,
535

Nontraditional families, facts of life in,
421

Nose

bleeding,
674

blow to,
675

blowing,
601

chronic runny,
170

foreign object in,
673

objects in,
217

Nose picking,
353

NSV (nonspecific viral) illnesses,
852

Nudity

child,
380

at home,
379

Numbers

introducing,
455

teaching/learning,
292

Nurse-practitioner, pediatric,
568

Nursemaid’s elbow,
643

Nursery school,
see
Preschool

Nursing,
see
Breastfeeding

Nursing-bottle syndrome,
27

Nutrasweet,
534

Nutrition, concern about,
323

see also
Toddler Diet

Nutritional supplements,
508

chewable,
350

in the vegetarian diet,
526

Obesity,
510

and television,
159

Object permanence,
18

Observer, child who is an,
215

Olestra,
534

Only child, having an,
136

Oral rehydration therapy,
603

Oral temperature,
583

Organic foods,
533

Otitis media,
607

with effusion (fluid),
609

Outdoor safety,
645

Outings

refusal to go,
375

wandering off during,
181

what to tote,
251

Outpatient procedures,
588

Outsider, toddler who is,
215

Overextending, in language,
36

Overscheduling,
381

Oversensitivity,
207

Overstimulation,
353

Overweight,
510

Pacifier use

at 17 months,
117

at 3 years,
436

Pain

comfort for,
231

of injections,
307

of injury, treating,
615

as a sign of illness,
576

Paint, safe use of

for household surfaces,
625

for toddler art,
657

Pajamas, fire retardant,
619

Panadol,
see
acetominaphen

Paper eating,
96

Paramyxovirus,
853

Parent issues

abandonment,
796

anger,
751

back pain,
761

depression,
752

differing views of child rearing,
760

difficulty loving a child,
220

displays of affection,
422

divorce,
791

feeling alone,
220

getting help,
771

guilt,
765

hitting,
752

hitting back,
197

homesickness when working,
765

illness,
759

jealous of caregiver,
827

keeping cool,
754

lack of confidence,
220

marital disputes,
791

misgivings about staying home,
766

not feeling like a parent,
769

organization,
770

out-of-control hitting,
752

parent rights,
41

parent tantrums,
337

parent-only travel,
773

perfection,
81

playing with a toddler,
320

relaxation,
771

the second child,
762

self-control,
754

separation anxiety,
24

serious illness

of child,
676

of parent,
798

sharing child care,
757

sharing housework,
757

single fatherhood,
790

single parenting,
788

staying sane,
770

stress,
771

time alone,
764

understanding a toddler,
753

working and surviving,
767

worry,
631

see also
Custody; Grandparents; Single parenting; Travel, parent-only; Working outside the home

Parent’s bed

sharing,
383

unwanted visits to,
382

Parent’s intuition,
577

Parent–child, one-on-one fun,
757

Parental love, and future happiness,
290

Parental authority, testing of,
48

Parent(s)

and grandparents,
780

disagreements between,
757

noncustodial,
797

patting of,
378

same-sex,
797

single,
788

Part-time work,
768

Particulate matter, in indoor air,
631

Party, dangerous food at,
301
,
536
,
629

PCBs, in fish,
535

Peanuts

as allergen,
706

as choking hazard,
536

Pediatrician

choosing,
566

when to call,
569

see also
Doctor; Physician

Pediculosis,
476

Peer play, lack of,
70

Pencils, chewing on,
628

Penis

circumcised,
496

curiosity about,
217

envy,
217

erection of,
388

meatal stenosis of,
498

uncircumcised,
496

worries about,
217

Perfection,
81

Personality

acacepting individual,
398

difficult,
200