Disciplining A Child With Asperger’s Syndrome Disciplining a child with Asperger’s Syndrome can be quite a challenge for a parent. The fact of the matter is that the minds of children with Asperger’s Syndrome work differently than the minds of other children. They have different needs, different wants, and very different ways of communicating. In [...]

There are many sayings that confirm the importance of positive discipline with children. “You get more bees with honey than with vinegar,” and “the carrot works as well as the stick” suggest to us that a system of discipline is more effective when it uses rewards or positive discipline, rather than sanctions, or negative discipline. [...]

For some reason, many women have a much easier time adjusting to the idea of becoming a parent than men. While on that gruff exterior a man may not show it, there are a number of fatherhood fears that well beneath the surface. These fears are normal and natural. The good news is that, by [...]

When a new sibling arrives in the family, it should be a time of celebration for everyone. In the same way that older children give and receive gifts on their birthdays, it can be an exciting and fun experience for an older child to give gifts to his new sibling. While the baby isn’t old [...]

Having a successful blended family begins long before the parents are married. In fact, knowing whether or not children will be able to get along is an important part of the decision of parents to continue in a relationship. How you go about introducing a potential step child to a new sibling can greatly impact [...]

Sibling rivalry, to one degree or another, cannot be avoided. The fact of the matter is that, as long as there have been siblings, there has been sibling rivalry. Even the Bible includes rivalry between the first two brothers ever, Cain and Abel. While very few cases of sibling rivalry lead to the disastrous consequences [...]

There are times when, no matter how hard you have tried to help your older child adjust to the new sibling, that your older child will inevitably have some trouble. Whether this is a simple feeling of neglect or whether it becomes something much more severe, such as acting out by your older child, the [...]