Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Toddlers and Preschoolers — 8-minute Routines to Help Your Child Grow Smarter, Be Happier and Behave Better ($16.95, Da Capo Books, 2008) by Helen Garabedian, a yoga teacher. Not sure why toddlers need yoga? Garabedian offers plenty of reasons. Stretching into animal shapes or using controlled breathing helps calm your child down. Poses that help a child put weight on his palms boost fine-motor skills needed to button, zip, and hold a crayon. Toddlers learn by mimicking, so be prepared to be a buzzing bee with fists on your shoulders, elbows circling round and round, as you zip about a room.