Raising Your Spirited Child (Revised Edition)

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, 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 the 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.