Raising Your Spirited Baby by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

Raising Your Spirited Baby by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

"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(tm). 

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(tm) 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. 

Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D., is a bestselling author, lecturer, and parent educator who has lectured all over the world. Parenting Your Spirited Child, Raising Your Spirited Baby, Raising Your Spirited Child Workbook, Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles, and Sleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving or Lacking Sleep are just a few of her publications. Mary is the inventor of the Spirited Child and Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles seminars. She is the former director of one of Minnesota's largest Early Childhood Family Education programs. Her spouse and she live in Bozeman, Montana.