"This is a marvelous, inspiring, usable gem of a guide for parents of these challenging and rewarding children"

Marjorie Hogan, M. D. pediatrician, Minneapolis Children's Medical Center
The spirited child—often called "difficult"—can easily overwhelm parents, leaving them feeling frustrated and inadequate. Spirited kids are, in fact simply more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and uncomfortable with change than the average child. Through vivid examples and a refreshingly positive viewpoint, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka offers parents emotional support and proven strategies for handling their spirited child. She will help you:

¦ Understand your child's - and your own - temperamental traits
¦ 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 make parenting the joy it should be, rather than the trial it con be.

Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, M. A., has more than twenty years'experience as a pioneer and award-winning educator in Minnesota's Early Childhood Family Education Program, and is the founder of the Spirited Child workshops. A licensed teacher and parent educator, she lives with her family in Eagan, Minnesota.