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Child helping with summer yard work while a parent models responsibility, reflecting Love and Logic’s approach to using chores to build school-year success

From Summer Chores to a Great School Year: A Love and Logic Approach

Although kids just finished their school year, preparation for the next school year can begin now—with chores! At Love and Logic, we believe there is a link between kids doing...

Teacher calmly giving instructions to attentive students, modeling empathy and clear classroom boundaries using Love and Logic techniques

How to Set Effective Limits in the Classroom with Students?

In two recent blogs we explored two skills from the 9 Essential Skills for the Love and Logic Classroom® curriculum—Neutralizing Arguing and Empathy. Another critical skill for teachers to master is...

Empathy: The Heart of a Love and Logic Classroom

Empathy: The Heart of a Love and Logic Classroom

Because empathy is so important for using Love and Logic techniques effectively, it is one of the skills in the 9 Essential Skills for the Love and Logic Classroom® curriculum....

A Heartfelt Thanks to Imperfect Mothers Everywhere

A Heartfelt Thanks to Imperfect Mothers Everywhere

No one is perfect, including mothers! We believe that mothers who make mistakes, and react with a healthy attitude, teach their kids a valuable lesson. It is an opportunity for...

Teacher standing confidently in front of a classroom chalkboard while students write, modeling calm authority to neutralize arguing

Neutralizing Arguing in the Classroom

This past February we released the third edition of our 9 Essential Skills for the Love and Logic Classroom® curriculum. It has been significantly updated and contains all new videos....

An Ounce of Prevention: Teacher-Parent Communication

An Ounce of Prevention: Teacher-Parent Communication

Many teachers have probably read the quote by Benjamin Franklin, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Although he penned this excellent advice in the context of...

Teaching Students How to Solve Their Problems

Teaching Students How to Solve Their Problems

Teachers teach at many levels. Although teachers must focus on a particular academic subject, such as biology or history, they can also teach and model important life skills. One important...

Parenting Tips for Spring Fever: Help Your Teen Stay Focused and Safe

Parenting Tips for Spring Fever: Help Your Teen Stay Focused and Safe

Although “spring fever” is not recognized as a medical condition, it has generally become accepted as a real condition linked with seasonal changes. Some experts even consider it to be...

The Teaching Power of Consequences: Helping Kids Learn, Grow, and Succeed

Teaching Kids Responsibility Through the Power of Natural Consequences

Using Empathy and Natural Consequences to Raise Responsible Kids The empathetic use of natural and logical consequences is the heart of Love and Logic. Literally thousands of parents have shared...