How Failure Can Lead Kids to Success
Albert Einstein understood that failure is success in progress. This view of the importance of failure is critical for understanding how to help our kids learn. In this week’s blog,...
Ending Back Talk and Bad Attitudes
Parents across the country increasingly are describing the same problem—kids who argue, roll their eyes, complain, and even refuse to do what their parents ask! One mother commented, “Every time...
Love and Logic Works—Even on Adults!
Is Love and Logic limited to kids? Could it even work on me? You bet it can! And it has! There was a time in my life when I had...
Five Things Our Kids Need to See Us Doing… Often
How powerful is it for us to model behavior for our kids? As a parent, it can be sobering to consider the tremendous impact of our daily actions. Although it...
When I Take Myself Too Seriously
When I mess up my Love and Logic skills, one of the first explanations is that I am taking myself too seriously. I have a scowl on my face instead...
Treating Symptoms AND Causes of Defiance
Fourteen-year-old Curtis walks in from school, throws his coat on the floor and immediately begins the fine art of verbal brain drain: “Mom! I’m starvin’! What’s for dinner?” Mother greets...
I’m Worried About My Kids’ Online Safety
It’s happening at younger and younger ages. More very young kids are getting smartphones with instant, unfettered access to the entire digital world. Unfortunately, while there is a wealth of...
Shared Thinking
What does the Love and Logic concept of 'shared thinking' actually mean? Do you know kids who like to keep adults doing all the thinking? Do you know kids who...
Apples and Dignity
by Jedd Hafer (based on true events) The Power of Restitution Dominic was in our program for almost a year. Teens in trouble, sent by the courts to turn their...
