Parenting a spicy one a compassionate guide for raising a deep-feeling and wonderfully strong-willed kid
(2026)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
NEW PARENTING
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Grand Rapids, Michigan : Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2026]
©2026
©2026
DESCRIPTION
347 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781540905031, 1540905039, 9781540905031, 1540905039
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"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