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Parenting without Panic Q&A: Managing Holiday Mayhem

11/15/2014

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By Brenda Dater
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Parenting without Panic Responds to Readers' FAQs:
Join other parents and family members who are trying to find answers to their top concerns. You can submit questions and comments by email, on Facebook and Twitter and through the Parenting without Panic website. All questions will be posted anonymously (unless you really want your name attached). I can't wait to hear from you! 


Our first question comes from a mom of a 12-year-old with Asperger's and an 8-year-old with ADHD. She writes...



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You Don't Have to be a Perfect Parent

11/4/2014

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I love the idea of being a "good enough" parent. But there have been times when I felt like I had to be perfect--like when I was trying to teach a new skill to my kids or we had a pivotal school meeting. We are all doing the best we can with the skills we have at any point in time.  No parent is perfect, no child is perfect, no intervention or program is perfect--and so we shouldn't expect perfection from ourselves, our children or the strategies we try. 

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    Brenda Dater is the author of Parenting without Panic: A Pocket Support Group for Parents of Children and Teens on the Autism Spectrum (Asperger's Syndrome). Brenda is also the Director of Child and Teen Services at AANE.

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