When Typical Parenting Advice Just Doesn't Fit

What happens when the usual parenting advice feels zero-percent applicable to our own situation? The first step is to let go of any "second arrow" self-blame that that is the case. The second step is to chart our own paths.

Amy and Margaret discuss:

• What types of kids may not benefit from the one-size-fits-all parenting advice
• Why the concept of default parenting advice is harmful
• Why kids "irritating behaviors" are signs that they are growing and learning appropriately

Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:

• Sarah Lyons for Western NY Family Magazine: "One Size Doesn't Fit All"
• Our episode "When Your Kid Doesn't Fit the Mold"
• Jeanie Lerche Davis for WebMD: 10 Commandments of Good Parenting
• Dana Bosu: How to Cope When Your Child is Different
• Andrew Solomon: Far From the Tree
• Ross Greene: The Explosive Child
• Rita Eichenstein: Not What I Expected
• Deborah Reber: Differently Wired

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