Introduction

• The Challenge of Difficult Children Homepage
• About Me

Difficult Children

• Difficult, Hard to Raise Children: Do They Come That Way?
• Temperament: They are different at birth!
• Temperament and Special Needs: If they fit, they grow
• Management Tips for kids with Difficult Traits
• What's wrong with my child?
• Coping with a Negative Child
• "Love it" or "Hate it" Reactions to New Things
• 30 Tips on Parenting a Child with Attention Deficit Disorder

Parenting Difficult Children

Survival

• Survival for Parents
• Parents Need Vacations from Kids
• Personal Time for Parents is a Necessity
• Parents have Rights, Too
• Even Nice Parents Get Angry
• Down Loose Attitude toward Housework
• War Stories

Thoughts

• Thoughts on Parenting
• How NOT to Over React -- Sometimes
• A Declaration of Independence
• Personal Experiences in Independence Training
• Say NO as Little as Possible

Skills

• Parenting Skills / Discipline Homepage
• Management Tips for kids with Difficult Traits
• How They Grow: Birth through Age Twelve
• This Doesn't Seem 'Normal,' Now What?
• If this Is Normal, Why Can't I Stand It?
• The Importance of Setting Limits
• Three-Step Discipline Plan
• Discipline: Using Natural and Logical Consequences to Teach
• Instead of Orders, Offer Choices
• Recipe for Successful Time-Outs
• What To Do (and Not To Do) When Siblings Fight
• Simple Steps to Stop Arguers
• Empty Threats and Fake Choices: BIG MISTAKES
• Parenting Guidelines
• Ways to Reduce the Hassles
• Useless Power Struggles to Avoid
• Parental Authority - It's an Attitude
• It's a Mistake to be TOO Nice
• Parenting is a management job, not a dictatorship.
• To spank or NOT to spank
• A Matter of Obedience
• A Kitchen Timer -- Great Tool for Parents

Communication

• Communication: The Relationship Builder Homepage
• Actions speak louder than words
• A Quiet Parent Makes a Good Listener
• When to Talk
• Getting the Last Word
• Solving Your Kids Problems: Big Mistake
• Is Parenting about Quality or Quantity?

Problems

• Common Issues and Problems Homepage
• Toilet Training
• Eating: Mealtime Problems
• It's Easy to Feed a Hungry Child
• Embarrassing Questions Asked in Public
• Helping Children Solve Problems with Other Kids
• Why Kids Tattle and What to Do About It
• When "Not Me" is Responsible for all Problems
• Surviving Family Gatherings

Children's Needs

• Meeting Kids' Needs Homepage
• How They Grow: Birth through Age Twelve
• Do children have to be so childish?
• They demand attention, naturally!
• Attention Addiction
• Tell kids why you like them
• Four A's of parenting
• ...But words can break your heart."
• Nurture Independence and Imagination with Kid-Proof Environment
• Kid Space
• Kid-Style Home Environment Adaptations Make Life Easier
• Over-committed Kids?
• The Importance of Making Their Own Decisions
• Clothing Allowance

School Days

• School Days Homepage
• Letting Go: The First Days of School
• Creating Kids Who Can Learn
• Ready to Learn or Ready to be Taken Care Of
• Self-reliant Kids
• Eliminating Daily Hassles
• Check List for Conferences
• When You KNOW Something is Wrong

Summer

• Summer with the Kids Homepage
• Bored...Nothing to Do
• Providing Structure During Summer Vacation
• Vacations are for Memories
• Summer Car Travel
• Attending Family Reunions
• Wet Fun for Summer
• Time Out
• Here comes the Judge
• Siblings Fighting
• Tattling

Holidays

• Enjoying Christmas with Your Kids Homepage
• Surviving Family Gatherings
• The Perfect Gift for Kids
• Christmas Guidelines for Parents
• The Truth about Santa
• The Importance of Traditions, even New Ones
• Simplify Christmas and Enjoy It
• Teaching Greedy Children to Give
• Don't Expect a Perfect Family Christmas
• Getting Things Done with the Kids in Tow
• Christmas Shopping with Kids
• Age-Appropriate Gift Ideas
• Let Christmas End Slowly

Laughs

• War Stories: Parenting Laughs from the Front Lines
• The Bean Bag Day
• Bad Hair Days

Resources

• Recommended Reading
• Recommended Products
• Useful Links

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