Raising Your Spirited Baby

“Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D., brings her expertise in raising spiritedchildren to help you understand and soothe your spirited baby.Her research-based, parent-tested strategies will help your babysleep better and develop a calmer, more resilient brain and nervous system.” —Dr. Laura Markham, founder of AhaParenting.com, and author of PeacefulParent, Happy KidsFrom the beloved bestselling authorwhose award-winning parenting books have sold over 1 million copies—anindispensable guide to the unique needs of Spirited Infants™. Doesyour baby bursts into tears when another baby in the same situation sleepssoundly?Dothe strategies your friends swear by not work with your baby?Dothe upsets and shrieking come out of seemingly nowhere and take forever tosubside?Momsand dads who answer “yes,” are the parents of a spirited infant. Spiritedinfants are the outliers—the exceptions to the “rules.” They are genetically wired to be alert and intense. Raising them takes special skills and patientperseverance.Inthis 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 shehas learned from hands-on experiences with families to bring this much-neededperspective 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 thriveParental Permissions – practical advice for parents to help them make sure their needs are metResources 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.