Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D., has been an expert in the parenting arena for over 30 years. Her books (Raising the Spirted Child, Sleepless in America, and Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles) have sold over one million copies and been translated into 20+ languages. And as Covid continues to push families to the brink, she’s back just in time to help parents conquer 2021 with RAISING YOUR SPIRITED BABY: A Breakthrough Guide to Thriving When Your Baby is MORE—Alert and Intense .
If you know a new parent (or might be one yourself) whose baby:
· Bursts into tears when other babies sleep soundly
· Startles themselves awake when you lean forward to lay them down (making naptime almost impossible)
· Gets upset seemingly out of nowhere and takes forever to calm back down
Then they may be a “spirited” baby—a baby that arrives in this world genetically wired to be highly alert and intense. It’s estimated that 20-25% of babies (or one million babies born per year) fall into this category. And while parents of spirited babies aren’t alone, there’s been no definitive resource tackling the additional time, skill, perseverance, and knowledge needed to raise them. Until now.
Fifteen years in the making and inspired by Mary’s own spirited son, RAISING YOUR SPIRITED BABY is a carefully developed mix of concepts, insights, and strategies that will teach parents:
· How to work with, not against, the baby’s highly reactive arousal system—regulates energy levels, sleep cycles, heart rate, breathing, etc.
· How to utilize Mary’s innovative “Gentle NUDGE” approach allowing the baby to set the developmental pace, while parents provide the support they need for as long as they need it
· How to learn the baby’s temperament (a combination of intensity, sensitivity, alertness, regularity, and activity level) to help answer why they react the way they do
· How to establish a foundation of healthy routines guaranteeing small pockets of calm and predictability to look forward to
· How to be compassionate to yourself as taking care of the parent is taking care of the baby
· The 7 steps to successful sleep routines for both daytime naps and restful nighttimes
· The 6 steps to successful feedings capitalizing on Ellyn Satter’s “Division of Responsibilities” theory: “Parents of infants are responsible for the what of feeding. The baby is responsible for everything else—when, where, how much, and how fast.”
· The 5 steps to successful outings that hinge on forethought, preparation, and an exit plan to ensure the trip goes as smoothly as possible
RAISING YOUR SPIRITED BABY is a groundbreaking guide meant to empower families, not alarm them, and is essential to any new parent or parent-to-be’s repertoire. A link to a free eBook is below, and physical galleys are available upon request. Thanks for considering review or feature the book come January, and Mary is available for interviews/Q&As. Looking forward to feedback either way!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D., is a bestselling author and internationally recognized lecturer and parent educator. Her books Raising 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 Missing Sleep? have been translated into more than twenty languages. A former director of one of Minnesota's largest Early Childhood Family Education programs, Mary is the founder of the Spirited Child and Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles workshops. She resides in Bozeman, Montana, with her husband. Find out more at https://www.parentchildhelp.
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