Parenting a spicy one : a compassionate guide for raising a deep-feeling and wonderfully strong-willed kid
Publication Information
Grand Rapids, Michigan : Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2026]
Physical Description
347 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary
"Parenting is hard. Parenting a strong-willed child is something else entirely. Author, coach, and fellow mom to a Spicy One offers you grace in your parenting journey while helping you develop calm, connection-based habits that don't diminish your child's light and will transform both your relationship with your larger-than-life kid and yourself"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
- Introduction: Welcome to the Eighteen-Year Spiritual Retreat You Never Signed Up For
- Part 1: Your Overwhelming Assignment
- Is Your Child a Spicy One?
- Name the Hard So It Can Get Better
- Are You Also a Spicy One?
- What Do You Hope for Your Kid?
- Are You a Good Enough Mom?
- Listen to Your Inner Child
- Part 2: Embrace a Kind Parenting Posture
- Connect Rather Than Control
- Find Your Inner Royalty
- Aim for Curiosity and Delight
- Speak Words of Warmth, Not War
- Sprinkle In Rhythm
- Teaching Life Skills to a Hellion
- Part 3: Be the Calm One in the Room
- Stop Yelling: Co-Regulation and the Conscious Pause
- Identify Your Inner Mean Girl
- Unfriend Your Inner Mean Girl
- Welcome Everyone's Big Feelings by Honoring the Body
- Meltdown Magic: What to Do in a Tantrum
- When Things Get Violent
- Part 4: Find Your Firm to Keep Away Burnout
- Bonus Chapter Access: Judgment from Others
- Disciplining the Spicy One
- Protect the Sibling
- When Your Co-Parent is Triggered by the Spicy One
- Healing Apologies
- Conclusion: Inspiration for the Road
- Appendix: Profiles of 9 Inner Mean Girls.