Including true to life stories, this newly modified third edition from the award-winning bestseller-voted among the top twenty parenting books-provides parents with up-to-date study, effective discipline tips, and practical strategies for raising spirited children.

Do you ever wonder why your son or daughter acts the way she or he will? Are you baffled regarding your child’s psychological intelligence and how to prevent meltdowns? Do you find yourself getting discouraged and feeling like you’re at about Bringing up Your Spirited Kid, Third Model: HELPFUL INFORMATION for Parents Whose Child Is Even more Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic the finish of your rope?

You aren’t alone! Many parents are coping with the same difficulties.

In Raising Your Spirited Child, Third Release, parenting expert Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D, offers ALL parents a glimpse into what makes their children behave just how they are doing. Through vivid illustrations and a refreshingly positive viewpoint, this very helpful guide presents parents emotional support and proved strategies for handling the toughest moments. Dr. Kurcinka has devised a plan for success with a straightforward, four-step program that will help you discover the power of positive-rather than negative-labels, understand your son or daughter’s and your own temperamental traits, cope with tantrums and blowups when they do occur, develop strategies for managing mealtimes, bedtimes, holidays, school, and several other situations.

In this third modified edition, you will see:

More practical ways of help you manage your own intensity (remain calm) Effective discipline tips-including how to win cooperation and establish obvious expectations and limits New approaches for managing the meltdowns-including preventing them in the foreseeable future Revised techniques for helping your spirited child fall asleep and stay asleep Modified tips for finding the college that “matches” your child Ideas for working with your child when he or she does not want to speak about emotions Actions to teaching your son or daughter how exactly to be “problem solvers,” work very well with others, and become more versatile … and even more!Including charts and quick techniques for today’s time-challenged parents, this newly up to date edition of Raising Your Spirited Child can help you foster a supportive, motivating, and caring environment for your kids.