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I want it!

After leaving our first Love and Logic class we picked up our kids from childcare.  We got some animal crackers from the vending machine and were on our way to the car.  Our 5 year old ran ahead of us and we asked her to come back several times.  She ignored us.  When I was buckling [...]

Upping the Odds That Your Teen Will Be a Safe Driver

I worry terribly about teens with parents who buy them cars and pay for all of the other costs of driving. These kids are far more likely to make tragic life-ending errors of judgment than those who have to really work for the privilege. Why’s this so? Simply because teenagers don’t fear death…but they do [...]

How You Say It Is More Important

I visited a school that was thrilled with Love and Logic. The teachers were happier, and so were their pupils. However one teacher continued to have problems with students. Observing her teach, I heard her say, “How sad,” when she provided consequences. I heard her use “Enforceable Statements,” such as, “I grade papers that I [...]

When You Have No Control

        Originally published 11/18/09 by the Love and Logic® Institute There are three areas of our kids’ lives over which we wished we had total control. These include: Input…what goes into their body and when. Output…what goes out of their body and when. Between the ears…what they think, believe and learn.   When [...]

Basic Love and Logic® for Very Young Children

How early in a child’s life can we start using Love and Logic? As soon as they can spit their pureed food, crawl away from you when you are changing their diaper, etc. Fortunately, the basic process is very simple: Step one: Hope for misbehavior. Mistakes made early in life have far more affordable consequences [...]

When Kids Hate the Rules

 Originally published 1/17/06 by the Love and Logic® Institute. “It’s not fair! That dress code is bogus, man. The principal never asked the kids what they think before making that stupid rule. How can I like, express my individuality if I have to wear what the teachers like? You and some of the other moms [...]