The Book Depository Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary S. Kurcinka
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Description: Raising Your Spirited Child : Paperback : Harper Collins Publishers : 9780060952402 : 0060952407 : 04 Mar 1998 : The essential companion to Raising Your Spirited Child, this workbook brings readers right into Kurcinka's world-famous workshops. Through exercises, observations, and dialogue from actual groups, readers learn to identify the triggers that lead to tantrums and challenging behaviors. The Book Depository Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary S. Kurcinka - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780060952402
MPN: 0060952407
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Author: Nathalie Fradin-Hood
Rating: 5
Review: At last someone who understands my child (and me as a spirited adult, by the way) and offers practical strategies that work. I just wish this was translated and published in French so I could share it with the French-speaking adults in my son's life. I also wish the workshops were available in Europe.
Author: Derrick
Rating: 2
Review: I found the book 'Raising your Spirited Child' useful and helpful but did not find this work book very practical. It was mostly written in the setting of a class or workshop which made it ponderous to read. Although this was a very warm and personal approach it was just not very concise. I found there was too much emphasis on reasoning and adapting to the child instead of teaching the child to adapt. I realise that with spirited children a parent must be keenly aware of the childs limitations and that a little planning goes a long way in reducing stress. But I also think that a parent must be very careful not to go too far as to lower expectations and make the family child centered. You don't have to be your childs personal therapist in order to be a good parent. This book does not cover the role of negative reinforcement which is so prevalent with spirited children who are misbehaving. Without this understanding we could not begin to address the issues affecting our own spirited child. For this I would strongly recommend any parent of a spirited child to read: "The Manipulative Child: How To Regain control and Raise Resilient, Resourceful, and Independent Kids". This book does offer hope and encouragement which I guess we all need when struggling day to day with a demanding child. Nothing prepares a parent for dealing with a spirited child and they put every parenting assumption and technique to the ultimate test. Although my wife and I did not find this work book helpful for our situation, it does add to the first book which we found very helpful. For our spirited child, the books "Ain't Misbehavin" by William P Garvey, and "Setting Limits" by Robert J MacKenzie, helped us the most. By teaching our child self control, it allowed the positive spirited traits to overshadow the negative ones.
