The Spirited Child Approach helps parents understand their child and their own inborn temperament while focusing on three simple, but vital concepts—calm, connect, and coach—to help their family thrive. Research- and strength-based, yet honest, Raising Your Spirited Child speaks to parent burnout and, in a helpful and supportive manner, offers solutions to that exasperated question, “How am I supposed to stay calm and connect with my child when I’m just trying to survive the moment?” In this newly revised edition Dr. Mary: Introduces the calming effect of routine. Experts often focus on calming a child in the middle of a meltdown, but dealing with ten or twenty flare-ups a day is exhausting. Dr. Mary demonstrates how bringing structure into daily routines—even when every day seems different—stops the tantrums, power struggles, morning wars, and bedtime battles before they ever start. Structure calms everyone. Recognizes that families are different. Dr. Mary’s refreshing philosophy is o