Parenting, Page 2

Tips for Parenting the Tough Ones

Some parents are so lucky as to parent children who follow directions, are compliant, and act amenable. Others of us, are not. Our children may present us with short-term challenging ... [more]

It's Just a Doll

My daughter, Hannah, age nine, prides herself on being a tomboy. Whenever I pick her up from after-school care, it's Hannah and the boys: kicking a soccer ball, playing baseball, ... [more]

At-Home Therapy

When we adopt older children, they often arrive into our homes with various worries, insecurities, issues, or emotional gaps. Sometimes they are serious enough to require counsel... [more]

Maintain Control in Parenting

Some of our older adopted children come to us with very strong wills. They may be defiant, or manipulative. They may try and surround themselves with chaos and turmoil. They may be too scar... [more]

Parenting Tips for Mothers

Doctors know more. Therapists know more. Teachers know more. In many situations, parents are thought to know less than the "specialists." Not only is it frustrating and humiliating... [more]

Creating a Sense of Self

Older adopted children sometimes have a very limited sense of self. Who am I? What motivates me? What makes me feel good? These types of questions seem quite ordinary for those of us who gr... [more]

Social Skills for our Children

To succeed with friends, classmates, and later in jobs, and with spouses, there are basic social and emotional skills our children need to learn. Some psychologists suggest that social and e... [more]

What We Have to Unlearn as Older Child Adoptive Parents

Older child adoptive parenting means learning. Learning about adoption options. Learning about parenting. Learning about grief and loss. But, sometimes, we have to unlearn things. If we lo... [more]

Finding an Attachment Therapist

As older child adoptive parents, we all have to deal with varying levels of attachment and bonding issues. Our children may slide smoothly into their new lives and just need some extra reas... [more]

Challenges: When Older Adopted Children Won't Go To Bed

When Hannah got home from Russia at age six, her bedtime was my dreaded time of the day. She would get wild in the bath. Run around the house when I was trying to put her pajamas on.... [more]

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