What To Expect The Second Year Gift Basket Giveaway (ARV $75)!

Today marks the arrival of the brand new member in the legendary What To Expect family--What To Expect The Second Year by Heidi Murkoff & Sharon Mazel! As a passionate fan of the What To Expect book series, I'm really excited about the official launch of this much-needed sequel to What To Expect The First Year! New and experienced moms alike, could use some practical advice to guide them through different stages of their children's development. Filled with helpful tips, solutions, and strategies from parenting experts who are moms themselves, the new book is bound to become the first place parents will want to turn to when their baby turns toddler.

I was provided with an advanced reading copy of What To Expect The Second Year for review.  The book picks up the action at baby's first birthday and walks parents through the fascinating, complicated, sometimes maddening, but always magical second year. Consistent with the writing style of the other What To Expect books, the new book follows an easy-to-access, topic-by-topic format. Reading the book feels like you're chatting with another mom who has gone through what you're about to experience and who has an answer to every question you can possibly think of. The book covers a wide range of toddler-related topics, including developmental milestones, feeding, sleeping, behaviors of every conceivable kind, discipline, traveling with a toddler, and keeping a toddler healthy and safe. What to Expect the Second Year  is a must-have handbook for any parent of a toddler! You may watch this video to see what Heidi Murkoff has to say about her new book.

The Giveaway

Workman Publishing and What To Expect  have generously offered to give one of my lucky readers a What To Expect The Second Year Gift Basket valued at $75! In addition to the book itself, the basket contains must-have items for any toddler and the parents who love them -- board books for inquisitive minds, building blocks and balls to assist with small motor function development, toddler-sized utensils, safety covers to keep the little one safe and, of course, a snuggly stuffed animal!

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Giveaway ends at 11:59 pm Central Time on 4/18/11

Open to US Residents Only

Winner will be chosen using random.org and will have 72 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.

Thanks for entering and good luck!

Disclosure: I received a free book to facilitate my review. No monetary compensation was provided. All views and opinions expressed are my own. The sponsor will be solely responsible for shipping the prize directly to the winner.