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Title Raising your spirited baby : a breakthrough guide to thriving when your baby is more ... alert and intense and struggles to sleep / Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D.
Author Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy, 1953- author.
Publication Info. New York, NY : William Morrow, [2020]
©2020
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  649.122 KUR    Check Shelves
 Southeast  649.122 KUR    Check Shelves
 Southwest  649.122 KUR    Check Shelves
Edition First edition.
Description xix, 325 pages : 21 cm
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Note Includes index.
Summary "From the beloved bestselling author whose books have sold more than 1 million copies, comes Mary Sheedy Kurcinka's newest addition to her award-winning parenting books, this time turning the focus to babies"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents Introduction -- Welcome to more... spirit, crying, fussing, giggling, guilt, and struggles to sleep -- The spirited baby method. What is my baby telling me? ; What do I need to stay calm so I can calm my baby? ; How can I meet my basic needs now? ; What is the gentle NUDGE to success? -- The sprinted way in practice. Successful naps ; Peaceful nighttime sleep ; Happy feeding ; Enjoyable outings ; Moving forward with confidence.
Summary Spirited infants are the exceptions to the "rules" : they are genetically wired to be alert and intense. Raising them takes special skills and patient perseverance. Kurcinka offers 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. She provides practical advice for parents to help them make sure their needs are met.
Subject Infants.
Child rearing.
Parent and infant.
Infants -- Development.
Infant psychology.
ISBN 9780062961525 (trade paperback) : $
0062961527 (trade paperback)