Most of us carry on the things we learned as children, like how we view our roles in the family and the family patterns of behavior. We tend to discipline our children much the same way we ourselves were disciplined. It is our natural inclination to think our own way is the right way to parent our children. The problem is our parents’ child rearing skills and techniques may not be the best for children who come into our home as an adopted child. When we start this process called adoption it is easy to see this child we want … Continue reading →