Joshua Merow Merow itibaren Šėtos seniūnija
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 labeling "spirited" children as "problem children", "demanding children," or any other negative label out there, she describes them as a blessing. In the opening chapter there's a paragraph that summarizes life for me (and I'll paraphrase) "when this kind of kid is happy, we're all happy. This child can show you the beauty and magic of life. On the bad days, you want to hide under a rock." Reading this book, I felt I was not the only parent who struggles to live daily with a child who is very intense and sensitive (in ever sense of the word). In this book I learned about the importance of using positive language, learning how to plan the day, how to read my son's cues, how to protect him from a world that's just to overwhelming for him at times. It gave me reassurance and hope that my kid and I are normal, and that if we learn to see our differences and similarities with compassion and patience, we'll have an awesome life together.