Raising Your Spirited Child RI: Guide
for Parents Whose Child Is More
Instense, Sensitive, Perceptive,
Persistent, A by Mary Sheedy
Kurcinka
Worth It's Weight In Gold!
Recently, temperament traits have come to the forefront of child
development theory. In Raising Your Spirited Child, Mary Sheedy
Kurcinkas first contribution is to redefine the difficult child as the spirited
child, a child that is, as she says, MORE. Many people are leery about
books that are too quick to type kids, but Kurcinka, a parent of a spirited
child herself and a parent educator for 20 years, doesnt fall into that trap.
Instead, she provides tools to understanding your own temperament as
well as your childs. When you understand your temperamental matches--
and your mismatches--you can better understand, work, live, socialize,
and enjoy spirit in your child. By reframing challenging temperamental

qualities in a positive way, and by giving readers specific tools to work
with these qualities, Kurcinka has provided a book that will help all
parents, especially the parents of spirited children, understand and better
parent their children.
Personal Review: Raising Your Spirited Child RI: Guide for
Parents Whose Child Is More Instense, Sensitive, Perceptive,
Persistent, A by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Mary Sheedy Kurcinka does an excellent job of providing good common
sense answers to why children are spirited and practical ways of dealing
with the behavior. Observation, analysis and then appropriate action are
keys to dealing with this behavior.
For example, in one Section called CHECK SIMULATION Levels Kurcinka
writes:
"I always tell parents in my classes that if they ever feel like they are the
only parent in the world with a sensitive spirited child, they should drop
everything and head for the largest, noisiest, most congested store in their
area. There they will find spirited kids dropping like little bombs. Two down
one isle. Three in aisle four--the candy shelf--and six in aisle seven--the
toy department. At first glance it will appear that the explosions are
triggered by a denial to buy a candy bar, a desire to push the cart, or some
other insignificant issue. The real trigger, however, is hidden in the
fluorescent lights, piped-in-music, flashing signs, colorful packages, and
crush of people that create more stimulation than a sensitive child can
endure, especially if his or her energy bank is low."
She goes on to write:
"As a parent of a spirited child, you have to become aware of stimulation
cues and recognize the breaking point for your child. The level of
stimulation that pushes her beyond her ability to cope."
Kurcinka also explores subjects such as introverted and extroverted
children, how they recharge their batteries and how to handle them. Other
subjects include: How to deal with tantrums, Getting along with other kids,
Motivating kids to listen and much more.
Overall an exceptional book on looking at cause, effect and practical
solutions for addressing spirited children. Highly recommended.
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