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Parenting & Pregnancy > Problems Parents Face Effective strategies for parenting spirited children

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As the parents of twins, a boy and a girl, foster parents to over 33 foster children, including caring for my now deceased sister's two girls, my husband an I have seen the gamut of childhood personalities, including so-called "spirited"
children.

The classic case was a three year old foster child who came to us after being moved
several times because other foster parents could not cope with her bizarre, "wild',
disruptive behavior. Considered mildly retarded, Leah(not her real name), was not
potty trained and had very little speech. After only about eight months with us,
a much ch...

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