Raising Your Spirited Child Rev Ed: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic

Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

Feb 2009 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

The award-winning bestseller that has helped millions, providing research-based, effective strategies, practical tips and real-life stories

The spirited child—often called "difficult" or "strong-willed"—possesses traits we value in adults yet find challenging in children. Research shows that spirited kids are wired to be "more"—by temperament, they are more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and uncomfortable with change than the average child. In this award-winning classic, voted one of the top twenty books for parents, Dr. Mary provides a refreshingly positive viewpoint and a plan for success with a simple four-step program.

In this book, you will find ways to:

·         Understand your child's—and your own—temperamental traits

·         Discover the power of positive—rather than negative—labels

·         Cope with the tantrums and power struggles when they do occur

·         Develop strategies for handling mealtimes, sibling rivalry, bedtimes, holidays, and school, among other situations

Including quick tips and strategies for today’s time-challenged parents, Raising Your Spirited Child will help you foster a supportive, encouraging, and loving environment for your spirited child.

  

Ratings and reviews

I was introduced to this book when my children were first diagnosed 20 years ago. To this day I continue to go to this book and reread it. I have and always WILL recommend this book to everyone I know. I have had many copies of this book and they have never came back to me so I am glad I can now pass it on via Internet. :)

I am loving everything about this book in relation to my two year old.

This book is at least partly responsible for keeping both me and my oldest daughter alive through her childhood. Really. It's that good.

About the author

Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D., is a bestselling author and internationally recognized lecturer and parent educator. Her books Raising Your Spirited Child, Raising Your Spirited Baby, Raising Your Spirited Child Workbook, Kids, Parents and Power Struggles and Sleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving or Missing Sleep? have been translated into more than twenty languages. A former director of one of Minnesota's largest Early Childhood Family Education programs, Mary is the founder of the Spirited Child and Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles workshops. She resides in Bozeman, Montana, with her husband.