TOUCHPOINTS THREE TO SIX: YOUR CHILD'S EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT, by T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., and Joshua Sparrow, M.D., $27, www.amazon.com. Especially good for its list of problem areas and how to handle them.

SECRETS OF THE BABY WHISPERER FOR TODDLERS, by Tracy Hogg with Melinda Blau, $23, www.amazon.com. A guide to communicating with toddlers.

I'M OKAY, YOU'RE A BRAT, by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D., $15, www.amazon.com. Frank, funny advice about the perils of parenting and dilemmas with kids.