Mayo Clinic Guide to Your Baby's First Years, 3rd Edition: Clear Answers and Expert Advice for Every Phase with Your Infant and Toddler -- Kelsey Klaas, Paperback

The baby and toddler years are a wild ride. Consider this book your essential guide -- with comprehensive information on infant and toddler health and development from top pediatric experts at Mayo Clinic who have real-life parenting experience.

Inside you'll find expert recommendations and practical insights to help you care for your infant and toddler with confidence, from sleep routines and safety tips to family media use and mental health (yours!). Month-by-month chapters cover your child's growth and movement, as well as their sensory, mental, and social development. In addition, you'll find guidance on:

• Bonding with your new baby
• Bathing and comforting your child
• Feeding your baby and toddler as they grow
• Diapering and toilet learning
• Finding a pediatrician and healthcare for your child
• Childcare, traveling and emergency care
• Challenges for parents and other family members in the transition to life with a new baby
• Special circumstances such as adoption, caring for multiples, premature babies, autism spectrum disorder and more

In this third edition, key updates address the questions and issues facing today's parents. To help you make the best decisions for your family, you'll find information on screen time, vaccines, new devices, and parental depression and anxiety. Other additions help you navigate toddler nap transitions, picky eating, big feelings, and behavior issues.

From birth to your child's third birthday, this guide is your trusted companion through the great adventure of infant- and toddlerhood.

Mayo Clinic Parenting Guides provide trusted expertise for every step of your journey.

Author: Kelsey Klaas
Publisher: Mayo Clinic Press
Published: 04/22/2025
Pages: 600
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9798887701622

About the Author
Kelsey M. Klaas, M.D., is a pediatrician in the Division of General Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester, Minnesota. She is also an assistant professor of pediatrics at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. As the mother of two children, she brings both a medical and a parent's perspective to the book.