Verville Elinor. The Parent’s Preschooler Dictionary: Commonsense Solutions to Early Childhood Behavioral Problems

Springer Science+Business Media, 1995. — 287 p. — ISBN: 978-1-461266-76-9.For lots of reasons, it's not easy to be parents of young children. They are loud: Their crying and screaming reach a noise level you've not heard since your teens. They are heavy: Over and over you heave them out of playpens and cribs and into highchairs and car seats. They are messy: Diapers and soiled sheets ruin your day and every room is littered with dropped toys, food, torn-up magazines, and clothing. Preschoolers are always there, needing or demanding service. If you work, free time disappears as you tend to little ones; if they are your 24-hour-a-day job, their never-ending presence becomes increasingly hard to take.You can bear all this because your child is so sweet and smart. Your son rubs his soft cheek on yours; he smiles that adorable smile; he's so cute when he waves goodbye or says "breffus" or whirls to music. Then there are the miracles: your daughter takes a step by herself; she turns a somersault; she counts to twenty; she prints her name.Because the good balances the bad, you know you can put up with all the trouble your youngster causes you. But then, tipping the scales against your best intentions, is this child's terrible behavior.