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The Best Solution for Bullying: Helping Your Child Develop Emotional Strength

The Best Solution for Bullying: Helping Your Child Develop Emotional Strength

Perhaps it is the time of year, or just more aftershocks from the past two years, but we have had more calls than usual about bullying. Parents want to know...

Born to Learn

Born to Learn

It was a typical trip. There I sat at gate B-29 waiting for yet another airplane—and trying not to think about the fact that my connecting flight was only 2...

The Gift of Giving

The Gift of Giving

The holiday season is upon us, and many kids are looking forward to receiving gifts. The true meaning of the season is often lost with the expectation of receiving gifts....

Teaching Selflessness During the Holidays

Teaching Selflessness During the Holidays

Now that we’ve entered the holiday season, it is time to reflect on the true meaning of the holidays and the importance of selflessness. It is a season of giving,...

Effective Parenting Styles

Helicopters, Drill Sergeants, and Consultants: Which Parenting Style are You?

Early in the development of Love and Logic, we came up with Helicopters, Drill Sergeants and Consultants as analogies for three parenting styles. Most parents fall into one of these...

True Love is the Key to Healthy Relationships

True Love is the Key to Healthy Relationships

Over the past thirty years, I’ve observed thousands upon thousands of parents and educators try to reach extremely challenging kids. Some have tried force in the form of anger, lectures,...

It’s Not Working!

It’s Not Working!

Have you ever been in a spot with your kids when you felt like Love and Logic just wasn’t working? I have! In fact, there were times when my wife...

empathy is a key component of all Love and Logic techniques

The Amazing Power of Empathy

Since this past August, Dr. Daniel Amen and I have presented a series of events that illuminate the connection between Amen Clinics and Love and Logic. Helping our kids develop...

Figure choosing between conflict and resolution buttons to illustrate handling disagreements positively

Teach Your Kids to Handle Life’s Conflicts

Our world today is full of conflict between people in many ways. Teaching kids how to handle conflict when they are young will give them an invaluable tool for their...