Mary Sheedy Kurcinka On Challenges in Raising Spirited Children

Cynthia Marie Wednesday, March 6, 2013

One of the big problems in parenting that continues to be a part of many families is raising spirited, or difficult, children within your home. To help with this Adelphi University’s Institute for Parenting, Center for Health Information and Alice Brown Early Learning Center will offer two different events focused on parenting spirited children with internationally renowned lecturer, parent educator and the author of the well-known parenting book Raising A Spirited Child, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D.

Dr. Kurcinka will discuss the challenges in parenting spirited children during an event for parents and the community-at-large, “Raising Your Spirited Child,” on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in the University’s Ruth S. Harley University Center in the Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. She will also facilitate a full day continuing education event for professionals who work with families, parents and children. “The Spirited Child: Helping Parents Learn the Secrets to Effective Discipline” will take place on Thursday, April 11, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Alumni House, 154 Cambridge Avenue, Garden City, NY.

Dr. Sheedy Kurcinka is the director of Parentchildhelp.com and founder of Spirited Child and Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles workshops and was a former director of one of Minnesota’s largest early childhood family education programs. She currently provides training nationally and internationally for families and professionals, including medical personnel, educators and social service providers who serve families. In addition to her Ed.D, she earned a master’s degree in family social science from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Iowa State University. Licensed as a parent educator and early childhood teacher, she has pioneered efforts to bring topics such as temperament, neurobiology, the importance of sleep, and emotion coaching into homes, schools, medical practices and businesses.

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