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Authors: Heidi Murkoff
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
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
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
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
Hunger, as a guide to mealtimes,
517
Hydrophobia,
see
Rabies
Hygiene
during illness,
609
toileting,
551
Hyperactive personality,
200
Hyperactivity,
170
factors contributing to,
170
Hyperopia,
481
Hyperthermia,
673
Hypothermia,
673
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
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
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
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
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, 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
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