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Grandparents setting boundaries with their grandkids using Love and Logic parenting principles

Grandparenting With Love and Logic: Setting Boundaries With Grandkids

Grandparents often ask us how they can use Love and Logic with their grandkids. The relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is much different than that between parents and their kids....

Kids riding bikes past a speed limit sign, an analogy for setting limits with kids using Love and Logic

Setting Limits with Kids Using Love and Logic

Many children misbehave in desperate attempts to get their parents to set limits. It is almost as if they were trying to say, "Don't you love me? How bad do...

Parent and teacher communicating during a parent teacher conference to support student success

Parent Teacher Conferences: Tips for Effective Communication

In a few weeks, parent teacher conference season will begin. Parents and teachers alike might be starting to think about these upcoming meetings and what issues will need to be...

Father watches supportively as his daughter works independently to assemble a bookshelf.

Raising Self-Reliant Kids

The greatest gift we can give our children is the knowledge that they can rely on themselves for the answers to their problems. A child who develops an attitude that...

Young person using a smartphone, illustrating raising kids, problem solving, and learning in the age of AI.

Raising Kids and Training Astrophysicists with Love and Logic

You might be wondering how both raising kids and training astrophysicists can benefit from principles of Love and Logic! Because of recent trends in AI and its use, there happens...

Mother calmly responding with empathy to her upset son after a mistake, using Love and Logic parenting principles.

Prescription for Anger: A Healthy Dose of Empathy

Barking orders, making demands, and lecturing are characteristic behaviors of drill sergeant parents. These parents try to command and direct the lives of their children, often with anger. The implicit...

This parent chose to save the words for a time when the child was in the thinking state rather than in the emotional state.

How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen: The Right Time and Approach

Parents often call wondering why their kids don’t listen. Many have experienced giving their children a "good talking to" with little or no positive results. This is unfortunate because usually...

Mother helping her elementary-aged son build confidence and a love of learning through a hands-on educational activity using Love and Logic

How to Inspire a Love of Learning in Your Child This School Year

As families prepare for the 2026–2027 school year, many parents naturally begin offering advice to their children about how they can achieve academic success. Although parents always have the best...

Parents having a calm, supportive conversation with their teenage son about growing independence and responsibility

Worried About Raising Your Teen? 5 Truths Every Parent Needs to Hear

This week a dad called about his teenage son. Because of sudden changes in his son’s behavior, the dad was worried that he had failed as a parent, even though...