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Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, Energetic (平装)
by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
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Disciplinary approach, Parenting |
| Market price: ¥ 158.00
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¥ 148.00
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| MSL Pointer Review:
Life-saving strategies to deal with intense kids. A must read for all parents, even if your kid isn't spirited. |
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Mark O'Neal (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-14 00:00>
I absolutely love this book and recommend it for all parents. This book takes a very positive approach to relating to your kids. Power struggles are avoided through positive, esteem building methods. As opposed to the traditional do it or else methods, that do nothing for your child's esteem or to prepare them for the real world, where most things are negotiated. As the mother of an intense, sensitive, persistant, perceptive and irregular son most parenting books simply did not work with my son, he can literally cry for hours over very small things. Letting him cry it out was a joke! This book helped me learn techniques that allow us all to get what we want and helped me see my son in a positive light instead of thinking of him as difficult. I realized it isn't his fault and he is not being this way to make me crazy. We have a much better relationship now and I find him a joy to be around!
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-14 00:00>
When my oldest daughter was just a baby, we knew that she was a force to be reckoned with. She wasn't collicky - she was just overwhelmingly emotional at times. Among other things, we had a horrible time getting her to go to sleep and stay asleep (naptime AND at night). Sometimes (before she was old enough to talk) she would get upset and simply cry for an hour or more before we could help her calm down.
I read books about attachment parenting and how to get children to sleep but the techniques simply didn't work for us and the whole thing left me feeling like a terrible mother. I felt horribly guilty (not to mention exhausted). At the point where I thought I couldn't last one more day, a friend recommended this book.
At the risk of sounding overly emotional - I have to say that this book saved my sanity. Kurcinka understands that for certain kids, the standard techniques simply don't work. Some kids are so intense and strong-willed that you can't put them in a crib and let them "cry it out." This book helped me accept my daughter for who she is and to work with her instead of against her.
This is a great book for parents of intense children but it's also a good book for parents of more mellow kids. Most parents will be able to see their kids in one or more of her categories and will get some good ideas on how to work with their children's temperaments.
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Sandra Peters (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-14 00:00>
As a counsellor, I prefer not to see children labeled as difficult, strong-willed, spirited, etc. In my opinion, special seems more appropriate, because each child is special but in his or her own unique way. Most children have at least one challenge to overcome in varying degrees, bedwetting, fear of the dark, hyper-activity, short attention span, etc. In this light, children may have unique "special" needs, but they are not made to feel segrated from others because all children are, indeed, special.
If you are having difficulty with the temperment of your child, you will find this book contains some very accurate and helpful solutions in dealing with issues such as sleeping habits and social interaction. The section dealing with problems in the school setting is particular helpful. The book is thorough, clearly understood and will give parents a better understanding of the needs of their "special" child. Any improvement will be beneficial to both the child and the parent and, hopefully, mean fewer sleepless nights.
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