Raising Your Spirited Child Workbook: The Companion to the National Bestseller―Understanding Triggers and Eliminating Power Struggles

by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

The Essential Companion Workbook to the National Bestseller  Raising Your Spirited Child   In this companion workbook, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D., brings readers into her world-famous workshops, where she offers parents and educators insights, emotional support and proven strategies for dealing with spirited children. The key word that distinguishes spirited children from other children is "more" -- more intense, more persistent, more sensitive, and more uncomfortable with change. Through exercises, observations and dialogue from actual groups, Dr. Mary helps readers learn to identify the triggers that lead to tantrums and challenging behaviors.   In this workbook, you will ·         Clues to help you identify the little things that can make or break a day ·         Tips for profiling your child's temperament and your own ·         Cues that indicate intensity is rising ·         Successful strategies for reducing and eliminating power struggles   By combining the intuition and compassion gained from parenting a spirited child with the wisdom of an expert who has worked with thousands of families, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D. helps parents and educators view their unique challenge with perseverance, flexibility, sensitivity, and, most of all, enjoyment.  

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction, Relationships

320 pages, Paperback

Published March 4, 1998

About the author

Mary Sheedy Kurcinka is a best-selling author and internationally recognized lecturer and parent educator. Her books Raising Your Spirited Child, Raising Your Spirited Child Workbook; Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles; and Sleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving or Missing Sleep have been translated into ten languages.

As director of parentchildhelp.com, Mary provides training nationally and internationally for families and professionals, including medical personnel, educators, and social service providers who serve families. Licensed as a parent educator and early childhood teacher, she has pioneered efforts to bring topics such as temperament, neurobiology, the importance of sleep, and emotion coaching into homes, schools, medical practices, and businesses. She is as comfortable as a keynote speaker for major professional conferences as she is working one on one with families in their homes or teachers in their classrooms.

Known for her real-life examples, Mary links research-based information with typical challenging behaviors and provides practical solutions that really work. Her presentations have helped hundreds of thousands of parents and professionals to understand children better, and themselves as well.

Born on a third-generation dairy farm, Mary lives with her husband in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is the proud mother of one son and one daughter — now adults with whom she loves to spend time.

Reviews

[Karin]

My son is normal, just MORE!
It is as interesting to learn that it is his temperament to DO and BE MORE ... and that not all kids are like this. I am NOT a wimp - just a mom to a spirited child who requires MORE of ME than other kids. Sigh of contentment . . .

[Cindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is subtitled "A guide for parents whose child is more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, energetic." This book introduced me to a new perspective in parenting——describing temperment, not only of the child but also the parent, and identifying characteristic traits, such as sensitivity and adaptability, as a range of responses, i.e., very sensitive or adapt quickly to usually not sensitive or slow to adapt. It provided a framework to describe and address responses, recognizing the potential for strengths in every characteristic trait and effective approaches to anticipating and avoiding some extreme responses. It reminded me, most of all, to appreciate and acknowledge different responses, especially those I did not experience or understand or share.

[Charlene Freake · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book explains the difference between the introvert and extrovert child and their uniqueness - I was struggling with how to parent one of each in the same house, and this book was so insightful!

[M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent companion to the book.

[John Piotrowski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read the book not the workbook, did not have the book on here. Great helpful read on handling challenging moments with kids.

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

This may be enough...it repeats a lot of the main book that includes stories of other families that are somewhat helpful.

[Carmen · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book not only helped me relate to one of my children better, but it helped me understand my husband a bit better too. Guess where she got most of these habits from!

[Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very insightful book for anyone with a "Spirited" child. You will gain insights about the entire family, not just the child.

[Elan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought it was helpful but it does get repetitive.

[Kenzi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this would be really helpful along with the book but it wasn't all that necessary.

[Tracey · Rating 5 out of 5]

again. didn't help much with our son's situation.

[Fatemah Alhusayni · Rating 4 out of 5]

The must have book to accompeny Raising Your Spirited Child , full of stories, examples and exercises.

[Allison Pfefferkorn]

has been life changing in my parenting to Sydney. Such great info.