Raising your spirited child (by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka)

(Amazon UK link)

'Raising your spirited child' is an excellent book, in my view. It describes children who, as it explains, are intense, perceptive and sensitive. The author, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, is positive and encouraging about these children, many of whom don't fit in with their parents' or teachers' expectations.

She also give ways of helping such children to cope, when life overwhelms them. I thought it was a very interesting book, and a somewhat different point of view. There is lots of good advice.  The focus is not on discipline, but more on understanding these children who don't fit neatly into a behavioural box.

I would highly recommend this book for any parents with young or pre-teen children, even if they don't think they fall into this 'spirited' category. It would be good reading for teachers too, or anyone else involved in working with children.