The Honest Toddler: The Definitive Guide To Successful Parenting, The

Bunmi Laditan

HarperCollins, Apr 15, 2014 - Family & Relationships - 256 pages

When you love someone, accept them as they are—pants or no pants.

The toddler stage can be a rude awakening for parents. Seemingly overnight, their sweet infants morph into tyrants whose iron will is matched only by their adorability. One minute they’re saying "I love you"; the next minute, delivering an unexpected slap to your face.

Parents aren’t blameless though—toddlers have their own grievances. They just don’t express them “with their words,” whatever that means. But finally, after minutes of horror, they have The Honest Toddler to speak on their behalf. Who better to instruct parents on the needs of toddlers than an actual toddler who can authoritatively spell out preferred foods (fishy crackers, stat), sleep training methods (hint: none), and the proper response to bananas with strings (complete collapse).

With a voice that is at once inimitable and universal, The Honest Toddler has built a loyal following of parents laughing through their tears as they recognize their own child in the shenanigans of one bravely honest tot.

About the author

BUNMI LADITAN started her first media company at age eighteen. Soon after, she launched and sold a social networking site geared toward moms and began a social media agency, working with Fortune 500 companies. She is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, Mothering and iVillage, where her satirical pieces on parenting and politics have often gone viral. In May 2012, she created Honest Toddler, a character based on her youngest child. She lives with her family near Montreal.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Honest Toddler: The Definitive Guide To Successful Parenting, The
• Author: Bunmi Laditan
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 2014
• ISBN: 1443423084, 9781443423083
• Length: 256 pages
• Subjects: Family & Relationships / Parenting / General; Humor / General