Raising Your Spirited Child
by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
For children who are 'more': intense, persistent, sensitive, perceptive, energetic. Kurcinka reframes difficult temperament as spirit, explains how to anticipate triggers, manage transitions and meltdowns, and work with the temperament rather than against it. It is the book that makes exhausted parents feel seen.
Read it if…
your child is more intense than other children and conventional advice fails.
Skip it if…
your child is easygoing; the book addresses a specific temperament.
Three things you will actually use
- Temperament is real; work with it.
- Anticipate; spirited children need warning.
- Your own temperament matters too.
Do this first
Identify your child's top two traits from the temperament chart and plan one transition around them.
Our verdict
Validating and practical.
Compare with other Parenting books
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Persuasive and worth considering.
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