Parent-Teacher Conferences
One of the toughest challenges faced by many teachers involves working with Helicopter Parents. Usually, teachers encounter Helicopter Parents during parent-teacher conferences. Learning how to handle these conferences can help...
Is "I'm Sorry" Enough?
Often parents ask me, "When my child misbehaves or causes a problem for someone, he's quick to say, 'I'm sorry.' Is that enough, or should he have a consequence?" Common...
How to Clean Up A Dirty Mouth
Josh came home from school excited about his new playground term. I won’t say what it was. Let’s just say that “it would make a sailor blush.” He launched the...
A Three-Pronged Approach to Bullying for Schools
As kids are returning to the school environment this year, they might again be exposed to bullying that often takes place in schools. The good news about bullying is that...
Bullying: Helping Kids Develop Emotional Strength
After each school year begins, the issue of bullying eventually comes up, and this year will be no different. Bullying comes in many forms and can be defined as unwanted...
How Should We Respond to Poor Grades?
Although this new school year promises to be different in many ways, parents and educators will be faced with one common dilemma that is sure to come up—how to respond...
Taking Control of the Classroom
In last week’s blog, we shared some of Love and Logic’s classroom intervention strategies for teachers. This week, I want to discuss what I believe to be the two most...
The Gift of Selflessness: Teaching Kids the Joy of Giving
People who have a healthy view of selflessness tend to be far happier than those who are self-absorbed or self-centered. Many classic psychological theories and techniques have entirely missed this...
Divorce: The Classic Struggle of Divorced Parents
In last week’s blog, we provided 10 guidelines for helping parents with the struggles they face with divorce. This week we will look at how to address the differences in...
