Raising Your Spirited Child, Third Edition

Author information

Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D., is the director of ParentChildHelp. She is an award-winning lecturer and parent educator. Dr. Kurcinka provides private consultations and workshops nationally and internationally for parents and professionals serving families and children. She is also the bestselling author of "Raising Your Spirited Child Workbook," "Sleepless in America," and "Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles."

Blurb

The spirited child—often called "difficult" or "strong-willed"—possesses traits we value in adults yet find challenging in children. Research shows that spirited children are wired to be "more"; by temperament, they are more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and more uncomfortable with change than the average child. In this newly revised edition...