New Releases by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

Mary Sheedy Kurcinka is the author of Raising Your Spirited Baby (2020), Raising Your Spirited Child, Third Edition (2015), Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles (2009), Sleepless in America (2009), Raising Your Spirited Child Rev Ed (2006) and , Raising Your Spirited Child Workbook (1998).

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Raising Your Spirited Baby

release date: Dec 29, 2020
Raising Your Spirited Baby
“Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D., brings her expertise in raising spirited children to help you understand and soothe your spirited baby. Her research-based, parent-tested strategies will help your baby sleep better and develop a calmer, more resilient brain and nervous system.” —Dr. Laura Markham, founder of AhaParenting.com, and author of Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids From the beloved bestselling author whose award-winning parenting books have sold over 1 million copies—an indispensable guide to the unique needs of Spirited Infants™. Does your baby bursts into tears when another baby in the same situation sleeps soundly? Do the strategies your friends swear by not work with your baby? Do the upsets and shrieking come out of seemingly nowhere and take forever to subside? Moms and dads who answer “yes,” are the parents of a spirited infant. Spirited infants are the outliers—the exceptions to the “rules.” They are genetically wired to be alert and intense. Raising them takes special skills and patient perseverance. In this groundbreaking new book, beloved parenting expert Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D., offers her findings in the fields of neuroscience, sleep, temperament, self-regulation, attachment, and parent-child interactions, and shares what she has learned from hands-on experiences with families to bring this much-needed perspective to the parenting of babies under eighteen months of age, including: A plan for success with the 5-step Spirited Baby™ Methodology How to master the “NUDGE” approach to help your baby thrive Parental Permissions – practical advice for parents to help them make sure their needs are met Resources to ensure the whole family unit finds balance and happiness Raising Your Spirited Baby is a shame-free, guilt-free how-to handbook that will be embraced by parents—and everyone who supports them—as a simple, trusted companion.

Raising Your Spirited Child, Third Edition

release date: Sep 08, 2015
Raising Your Spirited Child, Third Edition
The revised and updated fourth edition of Mary Sheedy Kurcinka’s perennial bestselling book, which has helped guide multiple generations of parents whose children are simply more—intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and energetic. Do you ever wonder why your child acts the way they do? Are you at a loss on how to guide the development of your child’s emotional intelligence? Do you find yourself getting frustrated with frequent meltdowns and feeling like you’re at the end of your rope? Educator and parenting expert Dr. Mary Sheedy Kurcinka is here to assure you that you''re not alone and that many parents are dealing with the same challenges! You''re not a bad parent—your child may just be spirited. In the fourth revised edition of Raising Your Spirited Child, Kurcinka offers every parent a glimpse into what makes their spirited children behave the way they do. Through real-world examples culled from her vast experience as a consultant and educator, and offering a refreshingly positive viewpoint, this invaluable guide supplies parents with emotional support and proven strategies for handling the most challenging situations. Developed and honed for success over decades, this simple program will help you discover the power of positive—rather than negative—labels, understand your child’s and your own temperamental traits and how to use them to your advantage, help parents cope with tantrums and blowups when they inevitably occur, develop strategies for handling mealtimes, bedtimes, holidays, school, and so much more. Completely revisited and revised for the modern era of parenting, this edition includes: The new Spirited Child Approach: This core methodology invites parents to focus on three simple, but vital, concepts; calm, connect, and coach. This research-based and parent-tested, approach interweaves the latest findings from the fields of temperament, secure attachment, sleep, development, neurobiology, and self-regulation. Emphasizes the calming effect of structure: Structure is the preventive measure that stops challenging behaviors before they start. Dr. Kurcinka demonstrates how to build a solid foundational structure that brings predictability into daily routines, keeps children focused on the task at hand and assures basic needs are met. Addresses the impact of social media and screen time on relationships and wellbeing, not just for the child but for parents too: Face it: we''re all hooked on our screens. No guilt or shame here, just insightful questions that encourage informed use and an offers healthy alternatives when a few minutes of peace or distraction are needed...for both you and your children. Prioritizes sleep for everyone (without leaving anyone to cry it out): Adequate sleep and practical strategies to get it are of vital importance, and infused throughout the book. Sleep is the best self-care strategy for parents and children alike. Including self-surveys for quick diagnostics and simple tips for today’s time-challenged parents, this newly updated edition of Raising Your Spirited Child will allow you to foster the supportive, encouraging, and loving environment for your children that you''ve always wanted.

Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles

release date: Oct 13, 2009
Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles
From the author of Raising Your Spirited Child, the award-winning bestseller that has helped millions, a pioneering, research-based guide to help parents end power struggles and begin connecting with their child. Does bedtime mean struggle time, with your child negotiating for "just another ten minutes" every single night? Do most school mornings end with your child in tears? Does your child ignore your repeated requests to get up and do their chores and homework? Every family experiences power struggles, but these daily tugs of war are not inevitable. Beloved parenting expert Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D. addresses the everyday challenges of disciplining children, while understanding the issues behind their behavior. In Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles, Dr. Mary offers unique approaches to solving the daily, and often draining, power struggles between you and your children. She views these conflicts as rich opportunities to teach your children essential life skills such as how to calm themselves, to be assertive rather than aggressive, to solve problems, and to work cooperatively with you and others. In this book, you will find successful strategies for: · Understanding emotions · Managing intensity · Identifying triggers With Dr. Mary’s effective guidance, you''ll be able to identify the trigger situations that set off the struggles and get to the root of the emotions and needs of you and your child.

Sleepless in America

release date: Mar 17, 2009
Sleepless in America
From the author of Raising Your Spirited Child, the award-winning bestseller that has helped millions, a pioneering, research-based guide for parents to help their children get the sleep they need. Does your child refuse to cooperate in the morning? Does he or she get into trouble for not listening? Are you finding that your child resists sleep and "loses it" over seemingly insignificant issues? You are not alone. An estimated 69 percent of American infants, children, and teens are sleep deprived. Studies have shown that sleep deficits can contribute to hyperactivity, distraction, forgetfulness, learning problems, illness, accidents, and disruptive behaviors. Often what our misbehaving kids really need isn''t more "consequences" or more medication, but more sleep. Sleepless in America offers weary and frustrated parents a helping hand and an exciting new approach to managing challenging behaviors by integrating research on stress, sleep, and temperament with practical strategies. Dr. Mary has helped millions with her effective parenting tips and insights, and her five-step approach enables parents to help their "tired and wired" children get the sleep they so desperately need.

Raising Your Spirited Child Rev Ed

release date: Nov 28, 2006
Raising Your Spirited Child Rev Ed
Newly revised, featuring the most up-to-date research, effective strategies, and real-life stories The spirited child—often called "difficult" or "strong-willed"—possesses traits we value in adults yet find challenging in children. Research shows that spirited kids are wired to be "more"—by temperament, they are more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and uncomfortable with change than the average child. In this revised edition of the award-winning classic, voted one of the top twenty books for parents, Kurcinka provides vivid examples and a refreshingly positive viewpoint. Raising Your Spirited Child will help you: understand your child''su00ad—and your own—temperamental traits discover the power of positive—rather than negative—labels cope with the tantrums and power struggles when they do occur plan for success with a simple four-step program develop strategies for handling mealtimes, sibling rivalry, bedtimes, holidays, and school, among other situations

Raising Your Spirited Child Workbook

release date: Mar 04, 1998
Raising Your Spirited Child Workbook
The Essential Companion Workbook To The National Bestseller Raising Your Spirited Child, In this companion workbook, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka brings readers into her world-famous workshops, where she offers parents and educators insights, emotional support and proven strategies for dealing with spirited children. The key word that distinguishes spirited children from other children is "more" -- more intense, more persistent, more sensitive and more uncomfortable with change. Through exercises, observations and dialogue from actual groups, Kurcinka helps readers learn to identify the triggers that lead to tantrums and challenging behaviors. Included are clues to help you identify the little things that can make or break a day tips for profiling your child''s temperament and your own cues that indicate intensity is rising successful strategies for reducing and eliminating power struggles By combining the intuition and compassion gained from parenting a spirited child with the wisdom of an expert who has worked with thousands of families, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka helps parents and educators view their unique challenge with perseverance, flexibility, sensitivity, and, most of all, enjoyment.
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