Raising Your Spirited Child : : a Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic

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Call Number: Parent Shelf 649.1 Ku, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Family & Relationships / Parenting / Kurcinka, Mary
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Includes index.
Understanding spirit. Who is the spirited child? ; A different point of view: building on the strengths ; What makes kids spirited?: why they do what they do ; Matches and mismatches: parents and kids fitting together -- Working with spirit. Extrover or introvert: finding the energy to cope ; Intensity: diffusing your child's strong emotions begins with you ; Intensity: teaching your child self-regulation skills ; Meltdowns: what to do when everything falls apart ; Persistence: choosing your battles, when to say yes ; Persistence: choosing your battles, saying no ; Sensitivity: understanding how they feel ; Distractible or perceptive: helping them hear our directions ; Adaptability: making transitions easier ; Regularity, energy, first reactoin, and mood: understanding the "bonus" traits -- Living with spirit. Planning for success: predicting and preventing the trouble spots ; Bedtime and night waking ; Mealtime ; Getting dressed -- Socializing with spirit. Getting along with other kids ; Holiday and vacation hot spots ; Success in school -- Enjoying spirit. Epilogue: the rose in my garden.
The spirited child - often called "difficult" or "strong willed" - possesses traits we value in adults yet find challenging in children. Research shows that spirited children are wired to be "more"; by temperament, they are more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and more uncomfortable with change than the average child. In this newly revised third edition of the award-winning classic, Dr. Mary Sheedy Kurcinka provides vivid examples of real-life challenges and a refreshingly positive viewpoint.

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Excellent submitted by TLW1998 on July 28, 2019, 7:45pm This is an excellent book and a great resource for parents, especially those who have “spirited” kids. It really helped to increase my understanding. I highly recommend it.

Great parenting advice submitted by JennJenn on July 31, 2020, 11:03pm Every once in a while you find a parenting book that resonates with both your child and yourself. I loved the positive perspective taken by the author.