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Any suggestions on good books about toddler development? I'm not looking for something necessarily gifted related, more just something that goes through common developmental phase. However, I'd like a book that is a bit more inclusive than just something for a year so that I can cover the full range of DD's asynchronous behavior.

For example, I had the What to Expect for DD's first year but it really was only useful when she was pretty young. After that stuff kept taking us by surprise (yeah, separation anxiety was not fun when we were caught unaware!). I'm mostly looking for a book that discusses what to watch out for (tantrums, dropping food on the floor, etc) rather than specific milestones. Anybody have any good suggestions?

Babycenter.com has always been a good resource for us. They send periodic e-mails based on age but have opportunities for reading ahead. (plus it is free!!)

I did use the What to Expect series (including Toddler Years) and just learned to stop paying attention to the ages and start paying attention to the behaviors.

I've always loved the "Your _____ Year Old" series by Loise Bates Ames. It's not a parenting book per se, more of a child development book. It goes from 1yo to 9yo with individual books for each age, then there's a single book for 10yo+. They are a bit dated, they were written in the 70s and haven't been updated, but the developmental information is still useful, just some of the cultural context is very different than we experience today (i.e. references to 'Father' being the bread winner and encouragement to have him participate in parenting).