Parenting the Ephraim's Child

Overwhelmed by children who were 'intensely more' than other kids, a mother and her mother searched parenting books and scripture alike for answers. The result reframes the strong-willed child as an 'Ephraim's Child'—one of Heavenly Father's chosen latter-day spirits. Blending secular child-psychology research with LDS doctrine, the authors walk parents through nine temperament traits (intensity, persistence, sensitivity, and more) and practical, faith-centered tools for discipline, transitions, sleep, gatherings, and grandparenting—so parents can guide these children toward their divine potential.

• Reframes the exhausting strong-willed child as a chosen 'Ephraim's Child' with divine purpose—turning parental guilt into hope
• Combines respected secular parenting research (Kurcinka, Goleman, Greenspan) with LDS doctrine in one accessible volume
• Trait-by-trait roadmap: turn stubborn into steadfast, sensitive into charitable, bossy into a leader
• Validating for worn-out parents: 'You're not a bad parent—your child is just MORE'

“The defining characteristic of an Ephraim's Child is more . He is like other children, only more so.”

Perfect for an LDS parent (often a mother) exhausted by a strong-willed, intense, or high-need young child who wants both practical tools and a faith-based framework to see that child's difficult traits as divine potential.