parenting

The author presents twenty-seven essays on the challenges and wonders of life with her young autistic son, Will.

Explains the importance of setting boundaries for children and offers a straight-forward approach to setting and enforcing clear boundaries.

Provides fathering guidance based on the experiences of more than one hundred fathers, explaining how to love, respect, listen to, advise, and discipline one's children and stay connected to them when physically far away.

Argues that parents are undermining their children's potential for success and happiness when they schedule them with too many classes and activities outside of school in an endless quest for perfection.

Provides solutions to more than 140 child misbehaviors, with an understanding of the child's side of problems.

Describes the characteristics of five types of "problem" children: highly sensitive, self-absorbed, defiant, inattentive, and active/aggressive; discusses how it feels to be them; and explains how to effectively parent them, also covering environmental and dietary influences.

Guidance for parents of toddlers and preschoolers with advice on how to substitute an acceptable behavior for an unacceptable one, praising children, and more.

Contains 50 games to help children gain essential social skills.