According to the book, a spirited child is defined as. This child is truly a challenge to parents, because even parents with older children may find themselves stumped by their childs behavior and reactions. If you have a spirited child this is the book to read. Kurcinka provides private consultations and workshops nationally and internationally for parents and for professionals serving families and children. Newly revised, featuring the most uptodate research. Anyone who thinks those labels are imaginary probably does not have a child like this. While life with a spirited child can be exhausting and frustrating at times, take solace in the fact that you could be raising a future leader of the free world. The paperback of the raising your spirited child, third edition. A guide for parents whose child is more intense, sensitive, perceptive. A guide for parents whose child is more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and energetic by mary sheedy kurcinka. Youve tried a hundred strategies to get them to settle, but nothing works because their will is stronger than their need for rest.
Theyre like tiny creatures of the night with an important agenda. The 8 best parenting books for willful and spirited kids modern. Our daughter is a highlysensitive and spirited child. There are a lot of books with scant ideas pretending theyre worth the 300 pages theyre printed on, like slimy salesmen trying to pawn off piles of junk at full price. In raising your spirited child, third edition, parenting expert mary sheedy kurcinka, ed. Raising your spirited child, a guide for parents whose child is. Nurturing our spirited children the online resource for. Each book defines the high needs child in a slightly different manner, and offers different suggestions for coping with and helping this child develop his or her full potential. A guide for parents whose child is more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and energetic mary. D, offers all parents a glimpse into what makes their children behave the way they do. If youre raising a spirited child, chances are you probably havent had a full nights sleep since they were born. I have been blessed to reach families across the country and the world though my books, workshops. She is also the bestselling author of raising your spirited child workbook, sleepless in america, and kids, parents, and power struggles.
I am your guide and a fellow parent of spirited children. I really appreciate that this book focuses on specific areas that tend to be high conflict, like bedtime, mealtime, and. Spirited child is often more politically correct, especially over the term difficult, which has negative connotations. It speaks the truth as to how a spirited child will not. The spirited childoften called difficult or strongwilledpossesses traits we value. Some children simply interact with the world differently. Here are the most common traits of the spirited child. The spirited childoften called difficult or strong willedpossesses traits we value in adults yet find challenging in. Perseverance, passion, and strong convictions are all positive qualities. In her bestselling book raising your spirited child. Some parents use a combination of these four books and others when they recognize their child as spirited.
Highlysensitive and spirited are not the same thing. Little kids wake up early, but as they grow they start to sleep in later and later until they are about schoolage when getting them up in the morning can be really tough. The story of their own high need child, hayden, is beautifully told in the fussy baby book. Through vivid examples and a refreshingly positive viewpoint, this invaluable guide offers parents emotional support and proven strategies for handling the toughest times. Not all spirited children have a high energy level. The story of their own highneed child, hayden, is beautifully told in the fussy baby book. Including real life stories, this newly revised third edition of the awardwinning bestsellervoted one of the top twenty parenting booksprovides parent.
Now that you know you have a spirited or strongwilled child, it becomes a whole lot easier to help them and learn how to parent them the right way. My wife and i didnt often reading through parenting books is like shopping for a used car. Raising a highly sensitive and spirited child a quiet. This book was very good in helping me determine if our child is a spirited child. The 8 best parenting books for willful and spirited kids. Raising a highly sensitive and spirited child a quiet simple life. The boundless cuddles and intense joy are also good perks. Bill is a pediatrician and martha is a registered nurse and certified childbirth educator. A spirited child may be also called a challenging child, high needs child, or difficult child.
Voted one of the top twenty parenting books on amazon, this title is great for helping you see your spirited child in a more positive light and recognize that their spirited tendencies usually lead to very successful, able adults if you can survive their childhood. Spirited kids are the super ball in a room full of rubber balls, she writes. Voted one of the top twenty parenting books on amazon, this title is great for helping you see your spirited child in a more positive light and recognize that their spirited tendencies usually lead to very successful, able adults if you can survive their. Mary sheedy kurcinka, parenting advice, author of raising your. This is because they are often awake in the middle of the night. But what i enjoyed most about this book was that it helped me determine if my husband and i are spirited adults. Being able to pinpoint their spirited child personality can be a gamechanger in your home. Raising your spirited child, third edition mary sheedy kurcinka. This book focuses specifically on toddler through elementary schoolaged children. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. Once you begin to read the explanations of others, it is like the light comes flooding in because it all finally makes sense. Their focus is mostly on babies from birth through earlyschool, but the discipline book covers up to age 10. This book helped to point out things that we do as parents that will directly impact reactions in our sprited child.