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    <![CDATA[<p>Now in a NEW UPDATED version, Kurcinka offers parents the most up&ndash;to&ndash;date research, effective strategies and real life stories for: </p><p> <br/> &bull;Managing intensity &ndash; not just the kids, but parents too </p><p> <br/> &bull;Getting the sleep every family needs and deserves, </p><p> <br/> &bull;Choosing their battles </p><p> <br/> &bull;Helping children to hear their instructions </p><p> <br/> &bull;Assisting children in getting along with siblings and peers, and </p><p> <br/> &bull;Being successful in school and at home. </p><p> Spirited children possess traits we value in adults, yet find challenging in children. Studies now show that these children are &quot;wired&quot; to be more reactive to the world around them. The solution, rather than medication or punishment, is understanding temperament and working with it. Kurcinka in a supportive, warm style is able to reveal to parents how to do it, often leading them to ask, &quot;How did she get into my home?&quot; Winner of the Parents' Choice Award, voted one of the top twenty books for parents, and a &quot;real life saver&quot; for parents, this updated version is eagerly awaited by parents and professionals.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Is is too much of an exaggeration to say this book saved my life? Well, perhaps it is, but in all honesty, this book improved my quality of life and helped me understand my 3 year old's personality. My child is definitely more intense and sensitive than many other children--but now I've learned to v...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20026545">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>Now in a NEW UPDATED version, Kurcinka offers parents the most up&ndash;to&ndash;date research, effective strategies and real life stories for: </p><p> <br/> &bull;Managing intensity &ndash; not just the kids, but parents too </p><p> <br/> &bull;Getting the sleep every family needs and deserves, </p><p> <br/> &bull;Choosing their battles </p><p> <br/> &bull;Helping children to hear their instructions </p><p> <br/> &bull;Assisting children in getting along with siblings and peers, and </p><p> <br/> &bull;Being successful in school and at home. </p><p> Spirited children possess traits we value in adults, yet find challenging in children. Studies now show that these children are &quot;wired&quot; to be more reactive to the world around them. The solution, rather than medication or punishment, is understanding temperament and working with it. Kurcinka in a supportive, warm style is able to reveal to parents how to do it, often leading them to ask, &quot;How did she get into my home?&quot; Winner of the Parents' Choice Award, voted one of the top twenty books for parents, and a &quot;real life saver&quot; for parents, this updated version is eagerly awaited by parents and professionals.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[My sister Amy recommended this book when Ellie was a toddler, she'd had a friend who'd used it with her son and loved it.  It was very interesting, and gave me a lot of insight into not only my kids, but Jerem! I loved how the author puts all of the characteristics we usually try to squash out of ch...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37029394">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>Now in a NEW UPDATED version, Kurcinka offers parents the most up&ndash;to&ndash;date research, effective strategies and real life stories for: </p><p> <br/> &bull;Managing intensity &ndash; not just the kids, but parents too </p><p> <br/> &bull;Getting the sleep every family needs and deserves, </p><p> <br/> &bull;Choosing their battles </p><p> <br/> &bull;Helping children to hear their instructions </p><p> <br/> &bull;Assisting children in getting along with siblings and peers, and </p><p> <br/> &bull;Being successful in school and at home. </p><p> Spirited children possess traits we value in adults, yet find challenging in children. Studies now show that these children are &quot;wired&quot; to be more reactive to the world around them. The solution, rather than medication or punishment, is understanding temperament and working with it. Kurcinka in a supportive, warm style is able to reveal to parents how to do it, often leading them to ask, &quot;How did she get into my home?&quot; Winner of the Parents' Choice Award, voted one of the top twenty books for parents, and a &quot;real life saver&quot; for parents, this updated version is eagerly awaited by parents and professionals.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[warning: this review is kind of long because I want to remember certain things before I return this to the library.<br/><br/>I have had this book recommended to me by several people but had never read it because I didn't think my kids were &quot;spirited&quot;.  They aren't hyper, but I was totall...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41490344">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>Now in a NEW UPDATED version, Kurcinka offers parents the most up&ndash;to&ndash;date research, effective strategies and real life stories for: </p><p> <br/> &bull;Managing intensity &ndash; not just the kids, but parents too </p><p> <br/> &bull;Getting the sleep every family needs and deserves, </p><p> <br/> &bull;Choosing their battles </p><p> <br/> &bull;Helping children to hear their instructions </p><p> <br/> &bull;Assisting children in getting along with siblings and peers, and </p><p> <br/> &bull;Being successful in school and at home. </p><p> Spirited children possess traits we value in adults, yet find challenging in children. Studies now show that these children are &quot;wired&quot; to be more reactive to the world around them. The solution, rather than medication or punishment, is understanding temperament and working with it. Kurcinka in a supportive, warm style is able to reveal to parents how to do it, often leading them to ask, &quot;How did she get into my home?&quot; Winner of the Parents' Choice Award, voted one of the top twenty books for parents, and a &quot;real life saver&quot; for parents, this updated version is eagerly awaited by parents and professionals.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This verbose tome often seemed to take awhile to get to the point, but I preferred it to Taming Your Spirited Child; it was a little less &quot;you're child is never wrong&quot; in its approach. The self-scoring section was helpful in giving me a general idea of where my kid fell on the scale and ma...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16535568">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>Now in a NEW UPDATED version, Kurcinka offers parents the most up&ndash;to&ndash;date research, effective strategies and real life stories for: </p><p> <br/> &bull;Managing intensity &ndash; not just the kids, but parents too </p><p> <br/> &bull;Getting the sleep every family needs and deserves, </p><p> <br/> &bull;Choosing their battles </p><p> <br/> &bull;Helping children to hear their instructions </p><p> <br/> &bull;Assisting children in getting along with siblings and peers, and </p><p> <br/> &bull;Being successful in school and at home. </p><p> Spirited children possess traits we value in adults, yet find challenging in children. Studies now show that these children are &quot;wired&quot; to be more reactive to the world around them. The solution, rather than medication or punishment, is understanding temperament and working with it. Kurcinka in a supportive, warm style is able to reveal to parents how to do it, often leading them to ask, &quot;How did she get into my home?&quot; Winner of the Parents' Choice Award, voted one of the top twenty books for parents, and a &quot;real life saver&quot; for parents, this updated version is eagerly awaited by parents and professionals.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is revolutionary for me.  Faith falls into the sensitive and perceptive categories.  Reading the descriptions of these types of personalities was like reading about Faith.  I am also sensitive and Steve is perceptive.<br/><br/>&quot;Sensitive&quot; means things like she doesn't like shir...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29464096">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent book! I started reading it in order to understand one of my sons, and I ended up recognizing my other son and myself as well! The author gives a lot of detail about different personality types at different ages, and what to do about a variety of issues. I loved it because instead of labeli...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50196129">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[fantastic.  this book is one of the best resources i've read.  after checking it out from the library and reading it, i went ahead and bought the book just to have it on hand for reference whenever i need it.<br/><br/>basically what this book did was validated to me that my kids ARE &quot;more&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43941053">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love how this book offers parenting techniques and strategies that are loving and kind.  It mainly offers a better understanding.  It offers a better understanding of why my child screams and kicks at the most minor and frustrating things!  It suggests techniques and what to say to help an intense...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70752552">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really appreciated this book.  I feel like this book had great ideas and strategies that applied to each of my different kids. My kids all have VERY strong personalities, and they all have their own little difficulties.  This book helped me deal with some of my kids' more trying issues. <br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68420416">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A friend suggested this book for me, because of the problems I was having with my child.  My husband, knowing how much I wanted it, gave it to me for a gift.  I have been so grateful to this friend ever since.  This is an amazing book.  I feel as I read it, that she knows my child and that she descr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66151134">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[If you ever want to call your child stubborn or difficult I recommend this book.<br/><br/>This book really helped me identify why my daughter did certain things.<br/><br/>For example, when she was younger she would get really upset if we were at the park and then on the way home I told her we we...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50998362">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>Now in a NEW UPDATED version, Kurcinka offers parents the most up&ndash;to&ndash;date research, effective strategies and real life stories for: </p><p> <br/> &bull;Managing intensity &ndash; not just the kids, but parents too </p><p> <br/> &bull;Getting the sleep every family needs and deserves, </p><p> <br/> &bull;Choosing their battles </p><p> <br/> &bull;Helping children to hear their instructions </p><p> <br/> &bull;Assisting children in getting along with siblings and peers, and </p><p> <br/> &bull;Being successful in school and at home. </p><p> Spirited children possess traits we value in adults, yet find challenging in children. Studies now show that these children are &quot;wired&quot; to be more reactive to the world around them. The solution, rather than medication or punishment, is understanding temperament and working with it. Kurcinka in a supportive, warm style is able to reveal to parents how to do it, often leading them to ask, &quot;How did she get into my home?&quot; Winner of the Parents' Choice Award, voted one of the top twenty books for parents, and a &quot;real life saver&quot; for parents, this updated version is eagerly awaited by parents and professionals.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this up after a few friends suggested it. At times we struggle with focusing our son's energy in positive directions and I thought this might be helpful. While I don't think my son falls into the truly &quot;spirited&quot; category, many of the attributes outlined in the book did apply to h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67356885">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book changed my life and my relationship with my oldest child. Those folks who don't have a spirited child don't &quot;get&quot; that. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>Now in a NEW UPDATED version, Kurcinka offers parents the most up&ndash;to&ndash;date research, effective strategies and real life stories for: </p><p> <br/> &bull;Managing intensity &ndash; not just the kids, but parents too </p><p> <br/> &bull;Getting the sleep every family needs and deserves, </p><p> <br/> &bull;Choosing their battles </p><p> <br/> &bull;Helping children to hear their instructions </p><p> <br/> &bull;Assisting children in getting along with siblings and peers, and </p><p> <br/> &bull;Being successful in school and at home. </p><p> Spirited children possess traits we value in adults, yet find challenging in children. Studies now show that these children are &quot;wired&quot; to be more reactive to the world around them. The solution, rather than medication or punishment, is understanding temperament and working with it. Kurcinka in a supportive, warm style is able to reveal to parents how to do it, often leading them to ask, &quot;How did she get into my home?&quot; Winner of the Parents' Choice Award, voted one of the top twenty books for parents, and a &quot;real life saver&quot; for parents, this updated version is eagerly awaited by parents and professionals.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[EVERY PARENT SHOULD READ HIS. Spirited child or not, it really is useful! It will show you how to embrace what you may see as negative qualities as the positive qualities they truly are. A bit long though, and I find I don't mind long books that are fast paced, but books that drone on about the same...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53953130">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>Now in a NEW UPDATED version, Kurcinka offers parents the most up&ndash;to&ndash;date research, effective strategies and real life stories for: </p><p> <br/> &bull;Managing intensity &ndash; not just the kids, but parents too </p><p> <br/> &bull;Getting the sleep every family needs and deserves, </p><p> <br/> &bull;Choosing their battles </p><p> <br/> &bull;Helping children to hear their instructions </p><p> <br/> &bull;Assisting children in getting along with siblings and peers, and </p><p> <br/> &bull;Being successful in school and at home. </p><p> Spirited children possess traits we value in adults, yet find challenging in children. Studies now show that these children are &quot;wired&quot; to be more reactive to the world around them. The solution, rather than medication or punishment, is understanding temperament and working with it. Kurcinka in a supportive, warm style is able to reveal to parents how to do it, often leading them to ask, &quot;How did she get into my home?&quot; Winner of the Parents' Choice Award, voted one of the top twenty books for parents, and a &quot;real life saver&quot; for parents, this updated version is eagerly awaited by parents and professionals.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a good book on raising strong willed and spirited children.  It can be a good resource.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>Now in a NEW UPDATED version, Kurcinka offers parents the most up&ndash;to&ndash;date research, effective strategies and real life stories for: </p><p> <br/> &bull;Managing intensity &ndash; not just the kids, but parents too </p><p> <br/> &bull;Getting the sleep every family needs and deserves, </p><p> <br/> &bull;Choosing their battles </p><p> <br/> &bull;Helping children to hear their instructions </p><p> <br/> &bull;Assisting children in getting along with siblings and peers, and </p><p> <br/> &bull;Being successful in school and at home. </p><p> Spirited children possess traits we value in adults, yet find challenging in children. Studies now show that these children are &quot;wired&quot; to be more reactive to the world around them. The solution, rather than medication or punishment, is understanding temperament and working with it. Kurcinka in a supportive, warm style is able to reveal to parents how to do it, often leading them to ask, &quot;How did she get into my home?&quot; Winner of the Parents' Choice Award, voted one of the top twenty books for parents, and a &quot;real life saver&quot; for parents, this updated version is eagerly awaited by parents and professionals.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was recommended to me by a friend, a friend also with a &quot;spirited child.&quot; I have worked with hundreds of children in my life, but my daughter has tested every parenting theory I ever had. Although I didn't agree with all of the author's theories, I did learn some new techniques. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67689086">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Raising Your Spirited Child Rev Ed: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Now in a NEW UPDATED version, Kurcinka offers parents the most up&ndash;to&ndash;date research, effective strategies and real life stories for: </p><p> <br/> &bull;Managing intensity &ndash; not just the kids, but parents too </p><p> <br/> &bull;Getting the sleep every family needs and deserves, </p><p> <br/> &bull;Choosing their battles </p><p> <br/> &bull;Helping children to hear their instructions </p><p> <br/> &bull;Assisting children in getting along with siblings and peers, and </p><p> <br/> &bull;Being successful in school and at home. </p><p> Spirited children possess traits we value in adults, yet find challenging in children. Studies now show that these children are &quot;wired&quot; to be more reactive to the world around them. The solution, rather than medication or punishment, is understanding temperament and working with it. Kurcinka in a supportive, warm style is able to reveal to parents how to do it, often leading them to ask, &quot;How did she get into my home?&quot; Winner of the Parents' Choice Award, voted one of the top twenty books for parents, and a &quot;real life saver&quot; for parents, this updated version is eagerly awaited by parents and professionals.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I recently read this fabulous book!  It is all about temperaments and has far more application than to be limited to children.  The book discusses various temperamental traits, many of which manifest as extremes in spirited children.  While identifying the traits, it finds the strengths in all and h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67323674">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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