Raising Your Spirited Baby

<p><strong>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 <em>Peaceful Parent Happy Kids</em></strong></p><p><strong>From the beloved bestselling author whose award-winning parenting books have sold over 1 million copies--an indispensable guide to the unique needs of </strong><strong>Spirited Infants(TM). </strong></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>Does your baby bursts into tears when another baby in the same situation sleeps soundly?</em></p><p><em>Do the strategies your friends swear by not work with your baby?</em></p><p><em>Do the upsets and shrieking come out of seemingly nowhere and take forever to subside?</em><br/></p><p>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.</p><p>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: </p><ul><li>A plan for success with the 5-step Spirited Baby(TM) Methodology </li><li>How to master the NUDGE approach to help your baby thrive</li><li>Parental Permissions - practical advice for parents to help them make sure their needs are met</li><li>Resources to ensure the whole family unit finds balance and happiness </li></ul><p><em>Raising Your Spirited Baby</em> 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. </p>