The Austin paper the other day ran an intriguing story about Twyla Loftin, an adoptive mother whose child has emotional challenges that she learned to respond to with a methodology called “Beyond Consequences.” This system acknowledges that when children act out, it is often out of a place of fear rather than rebellion.

I plan to be picking up a copy of this book myself . . . very soon! In the meantime, I’ve added the author’s website to the “Special Needs” and “Parenting Resources” blogroll at the right.