How to Stop Temper Tantrums

 by Janada Clark, www.janadaclark.com Temper tantrums are just part of what comes with raising kids. All kids have them from time to time, some more than others. They happen because children naturally want to resist and test a limit you’ve set such as….                         “Time to put your toys away and take a bath.” If [...]

Empathy Before Consequences

I love this story of  a dad in my class who didn’t miss a beat using his new empathetic statement “Oh man!” before delivering the consequence. Noticed how he stayed calm by reinforcing it with his brain dead statement,  “I know.” ____________________________________________________ My wife, 4 year old son, and I went to the beach.  When [...]

A Picture Perfect Family Day – Reality or Fantasy?

by Jane Costello of Blueprint Parenting  Snow forts, sledding, skating, and sharing hot chocolate are winter rituals that can make this time of the year lots of fun with kids.  When my children were younger I would wake up and plan wonderful adventures only to have my Norman Rockwell image shattered by cold hands, a [...]

“Christmas is Canceled!”

Christmas is canceled!  Have you ever screamed this to your kids (or wanted too?)   I think most parents feel like saying this during this stressful holiday season. Everyone is rushed, tired, frantic, and frustrated.  It’s these moments that we yell out things we regret.  We say things that punish ourselves or that we’ll never follow-through [...]

The Gift of Giving

While at the bank a mother overheard the manager talking about a project his staff was involved in. They were collecting gifts for children in the community who, without their help, would not receive anything. So far they were not doing too well. The mother asked what she could do to help. At dinner she [...]

Is Your Teen A Textaholic?

How many text messages is your teen sending and receiving per day? According to the Nielsen Company, the answer is about 80. Yep! Eighty text messages in one day…not in a year…but just one day! It makes my brain…and thumbs…and wallet hurt just thinking about it. To make matters even scarier, a study by AAA [...]

Encouragement from a Love and Logic Parent

We began Love and Logic long long time ago. My kids are teen teachers at our church for religious ed classes. Abby(15) is a teen teacher for the kinders and Andrew (13) is a teen teacher for 3rd grade. It is quite the rowdy group of kids, and last night the head of religious ed took [...]

TV and Bedtime: Not a Good Combo for Little Kids

I have to imagine that, since the beginning of time, parents have found the toughest part of their childrearing day to be the very last bit of it. A big part of this has to do with what professor-types call an “inverse relationship” between parental eyelid sag and kid eyelid sag. In other words: The [...]

Positive Reinforcement: Examples and Cautions

The healthiest and most powerful types of reinforcement involve time and attention rather than stuff. Examples include: • Sitting on the floor with your toddler as you allow them to repeatedly destroy your tower of blocks • Noticing something your teen has done well and patting them on the back • Saying to your child, “It looks like [...]

Kids and Teachers

Love and Logic emphasizes the importance of teachers and students building relationships. Parents play a role in this too. See Jim Fay’s tips below for developing a positive teacher/student relationship. ______________________________________ I wonder what it would be like if all kids believed it was their job to get their teachers to like them. And all [...]

Single Mom’s “Kitchen Closed”

Enjoy this post from another successful parent…    I am a single Mum with three in tow 24/7. My Mum and I took the parenting course. WOW! what an amazing difference in parenting! It’s so logical <pun intended, hehe>   My kids are enjoying freedoms like they’ve never had before, and are quite responsible even for [...]

Another Strategy for Ending Bedtime Hassles

One of the most common questions we’re asked goes as follows: What do you do when your kids won’t settle down at night and start goofing around with each other? If we only had one, it’d be a lot simpler. But what do you do when all of them start acting up at once…and nobody [...]

Easy-Going Kids Need Love and Logic®, Too!

The great thing about strong-willed, stubborn kids is that they give us quick feedback on our parenting prowess…or lack of it! Yep! As soon as our skills begin to slip, things get ugly. Easy-going kids are another story. Unfortunately, they let us get away with far too many threats, lectures, reminders, warnings, unenforceable limits, etc. [...]

Modeling Conflict Skills

How do kids learn to solve conflicts in healthy ways? By watching their parents solve conflicts. That’s right! The most powerful technique for teaching any skill is modeling. Here’s the problem: Some of us grew up in homes where our parents handled conflict by arguing and fighting like cats and dogs. People who grow up [...]

Potty Training Doesn’t Have to Be a Pain!

Potty training doesn’t have to be a frustrating experience for either you or your child. Listed below are some quick guidelines: • Little children copy what they see their parents doing. That’s why it’s so important to let your tots see you using the potty…and having a good time doing so. (While this may be [...]

Raise Great Employees

It’s getting harder to find good, responsible employees. While a problem for employers, this provides a great opportunity for parents! If we can teach the following skills and attitudes, we can practically guarantee that our youngsters will become financially secure adults: • The ability to complete tasks without reminders • The desire to be proud [...]

When to Help with Homework

Alex and Jason come home with the same math homework. Alex complains to his mom, “It’s just not fair. Mr. Jenson gives us too much homework. I don’t know how to do this. He never explains anything. You need to help me. It’s going to take too long!” “How did he explain this homework?” asks [...]

Raising Children Who Don’t Need Us

I’ve learned over the years that the best way to get a crowd of parents to gasp in shock is to tell them that their most important job is to raise kids who don’t need them. While tough for some of us to choke down, this may be the single most telling important distinction between [...]

IT’S A GREAT TIME TO DONATE THOSE OLDER TOYS!

The holidays are wrapping up, and chances are, your kids have a whole bunch of older toys they’re no longer interested in. By involving our kids in selecting and packing up the toys they’d like to donate, and taking the toys to a local church, synagogue, shelter, etc., we do good for the world and [...]

Easing Power-Struggles with Young Children

There’s a period in almost every young child’s developmental life during which it seems like they resist just about everything we do. When it’s time to change their diaper they throw a fit and try to wiggle away. When meal time rolls around, they cry and refuse to eat their sandwich because it’s cut wrong. [...]

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