Parenting...learning as I go.

A friend gave me a book some several months back (ok, it might have been a year). It is called "Raising your Spirited Child." I do believe that it is the book I have been looking for in the past four years. It talks about how to see and find, how your child gains energy, uses energy and giving them labels that aren't demeaning or deflating. I say this because I have one of those girls who never just cries, she wails. Unbelievably! Because of this book I am learning that she really needs to be around people, it is in her to feed off others energy. She is over the top melodramatic when her energy supply is low (which tells me she needs an outing and then some rest). My son on the other had, needs some personal space after being in school all day. When I ask him what he did in school, I generally get "nothing". If I am the one who puts him to bed and asks him again, I then get the whole story. He needs his space to regain his energy. If he doesn't get it then he becomes cranky. I am loving the insight of this book. By the way, I am only on chapter 6! I encourage everyone to pick up a copy if you can! It may help to calm the Chaos.