Parenting Issues

As parents we can appreciate the many joys and trials that kids bring to our lives! No one prepared us for dealing with squabbling, sharing, time out, stress, discipline, relationships, the list goes on!! However, because our kids also have a facial difference, sometimes we might feel that a different approach is necessary to teach or implement typical life lessons. This may or may not be true. In this section, we have collected a variety of articles that provide ideas and strategies to help you with various parenting issues that are common in all families.

Articles of Interest

• Fatherhood, For Men
• Helping Children to Tell Peers about Their Difference, by Dr. Alice Pope
• House Rules – How to Lay Down the Law, by Catherine Rondina
• Raising Twins with a Facial Difference, by Todd Kubon, BA, MAMS and Anna Pileggi
• Squabbling Siblings, reprinted with permission from Kid’s Health, 2002
• When Your Child/Teen has the Blues…