One family reveals how they helped their biological child understand discipline differences after adopting an older child.
Discipline
What does a new stepdad do when kids need discipline?
Parents develop expectations for their child’s behavior based on age. However, there are factors to keep in mind.
Parents often pardon rather than correct the tattler simply because they do not know how to deal with the issue.
It’s important for your disobedient child to know two important facts: 1) You love him unconditionally; and 2) You are in charge — and he isn’t.
Understanding the reasons for your child’s behavior and responses is important, but the truth is that some adoptive parents may never know the full extent of their child’s underlying problems for a number of reasons.
Children who are adopted when they’re older or who have more complicated histories are not likely to respond well to some traditional discipline methods.
When you discipline your adopted child, you need to consider her chronological age as well as her emotional age.
Keys for offering the healing experience of meeting your adopted child’s needs, if they’ve been abused.
One of the great mysteries of Christianity is contentment. What we must learn is that contentment is not something that’s found; it is an attitude.
Parents can learn how to best discipline their children by taking note of how the Bible says God disciplines us.