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Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Instense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
eBook by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
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eBook Category: Family/Relationships
eBook Description:  The bestselling guide that has helped hundreds of thousands of parents and their children is now available for immediate consultation as a downloadable eBook and to keep handy as a ready reference in the busy parent's PDA or other electronic reading device. The spirited child--often called "difficult" or "strong-willed"--can easily overwhelm parents, leaving them feeling frustrated and inadequate. Spirited kids are, in fact, simply "more": By temperament, they are more intense, more sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and more uncomfortable with change than the average child. Through vivid examples and a refreshingly positive viewpoint, renowned parenting authority Mary Sheedy Kurcinka offers parents emotional support and proven strategies for raising their spirited children. This classic, landmark book will help you: Understand your child's--and your own--temperamental traits. Plan for success with a simple four-step program. Discover the power of positive--rather than negative--labels. Cope with tantrums and blowups when they do occur. Develop strategies for handling mealtimes, bedtimes, holidays, school, and many other situations.
Filled with personal insight and authoritative advice, Raising Your Spirited Child can help turn parenting from the trial it can be to the joy it should be.
eBook Publisher: Harper Collins, Inc./PerfectBound, Published: 2002
Fictionwise Release Date: September 2002
Available eBook Formats [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe - What's this?]: SECURE MOBIPOCKET FORMAT [580 KB], SECURE MICROSOFT READER FORMAT [342 KB] - Requires Microsoft Reader 2.1.1 for PCs, or Microsoft Reader 2.2.2 on Pocket PC 2002 handheld devices. Some older Pocket PCs can be upgraded. Learn More., SECURE EREADER (RECOMMENDED) FORMAT [688 KB], SECURE ADOBE READER 7 FORMAT [2.8 MB], OEBFF Format (IMP) [632 KB]
Secure Adobe: Printing enabled, Read-aloud DISABLED
Other formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED
Microsoft Reader ISBN: 0060536837
eReader (recommended) ISBN: 0060536810
Adobe Acrobat Reader ISBN: 0060536845
MobiPocket Reader ISBN: 0060768975
 
"Mary Sheedy Kurcinka packs these pages with wisdom, and has gentle, homey suggestions for keeping peace with children who are unusually intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and energetic"--Dallas Morning News
"This book is a major work on temperament and parenting that should be in every family library."--Nancy Melvin, associate dean for graduate programs and research, Arizona State University College of Nursing
1 Who is the Spirited Child? An opportunity to fall in love, fodder for frustration, source of anxiety, and an unending puzzle -- this is my spirited child
--Diane, the mother of two THE WORD THAT DISTINGUISHES spirited children from other children is more. They are normal children who are more intense, persistent, sensitive, perceptive, and uncomfortable with change than other children. All children possess these characteristics, but spirited kids possess them with a depth and range not available to other children. Spirited kids are the Super Ball in a room full of rubber balls. Other kids bounce three feet off the ground. Every bounce for a spirited child hits the ceiling. It's difficult to describe what it is like to be the parent of a spirited child. The answer keeps changing; it depends on the day, even the moment. How does one describe the experience of sliding from joy to exasperation in seconds, ten times a day. How does one explain the "sense" at eight in the morning that this will be a good day or a dreadful one. The good ones couldn't be better. A warm snuggle and sloppy kiss awaken you. He captures you with his funny antics as he stands in front of the dog, a glob of peanut butter clinging to a knife hidden in the palm of his hand, and asks, "Is Susie a rotten sister?" The dog listens attentively. The hand moves just slightly up and down like a magical wand. The dog's nose follows the scent, appearing to nod in agreement. You can't help laughing. Profound statements roll from his mouth, much too mature and intellectual for a child of his age. He remembers experiences you've long since forgotten and drags you to the window to watch the raindrops, falling like diamonds from the sky. On the good days being the parent of a spirited child is astounding, dumbfounding, wonderful, funny, interesting, and interspersed with moments of brilliance. The dreadful days are another story. On those days you're not sure you can face another twenty-four hours with him. It's hard to feel good as a parent when you can't even get his socks on, when every word you've said to him has been a reprimand, when the innocent act of serving tuna casserole instead of the expected tacos incites a riot, when you realize you've left more public places in a huff with your child in five years than most parents do in a lifetime. You feel weary, drained, and much too old for this even if you were only in your twenties when your child was bom. It's hard to love a kid who keeps you up at night and embarrasses you in shopping centers. On the bad days being the parent of a spirited child is confusing, frustrating, taxing, challenging, and guilt inducing. You may wonder if you are the only parent with a kid like this, scared of what is to come in the teen years if you don't figure out what to do now, in the early years. Copyright © 1991, 1998 by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
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