Wouldn't it be nice if our children arrived with a personalized instruction manual? It would have to be personalized because each child is different and while it would certainly be convenient if there was a one size fits all solution for every parenting challenge, it's not very realistic.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that even parents who haven't adopted their children find that what works beautifully for one child doesn't always work for the second or third or more child.
So it's a given that we don't know it all - except for of course, before we had kids (that's when I knew it all!) So in the theme of "It takes a village to raise a child" I've pulled some of the best parenting articles from the web for you to peruse.
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Parenting with Dignity - Parenting information, tips and articles from Mac Bledsoe's highly program, as featured on ABC's 20/20 and in Mac's books and DVD video parenting program.
Educated Parenting News, Views and Trends on Parenting from one of America's Foremost Authorities on Effective Parenting and Parenting Education, Dr. Kerby T. Alvy
Special Needs Parenting The most popular articles for the month and week from about.com special needs parenting. I've found that applying some of the techniques advocated for special needs children to my Intense child can be very effective - don't write off the concept just because your child isn't "special needs".