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. From The Publisher: 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’ s -; 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 | 
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