Book Review: Raising Your Spirited Child

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Parenting. Parenting is the process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood using different methods, techniques, and guidance. Wouter van der Hall is the Official Guide to Parenting .

Raising Your Spirited Child Rev Ed: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic , by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, is a valuable resource for people interested in Parenting , and it is available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble .

Book Description

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 revised edition of the award-winning classic, voted one of the top twenty books for parents, Kurcinka provides vivid examples and a refreshingly positive viewpoint. Raising Your Spirited Child will help you:

* 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

* plan for success with a simple four-step program

* develop strategies for handling mealtimes, sibling rivalry, bedtimes, holidays, and school, among other situations