Gratitude Is Good for Our Brains
Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks and expressing our gratitude for positive things in our lives. At this time of year, parents often encourage their kids to express gratitude...
Responding to Normal Behaviors of Teens or Preteens
Teens and preteens can be very challenging for parents, compounding the everyday stress that parents feel these days. One of the goals of Love and Logic is to help parents...
Thinking Words and Defiant Kids
Defiant kids can test the patience of the best of parents. How many parents do you know who react to defiance by barking orders that might not be enforceable? With...
Developing True Identity Versus Social-Media Identity
Many young people today live with constant feelings of inferiority and discontent because their self-perceptions don’t match the ideals presented in various forms of social media. Unfortunately, many of them...
Taking Care of Yourself While Homeschooling
Homeschooling parents often find that they have little time for themselves. Maintaining balance while juggling careers and regular home management on one hand and homeschooling on the other hand can...
“As Soon As” Instead of “No!”
Parents call us when they are stuck in power struggles with their kids. They share with us their weariness from telling their kids “No!” so many times. They find themselves...
It Is Okay for Kids to Learn About Love and Logic?
Often parents ask us if it is it okay for kids to hear Love and Logic audios or know that their parents are taking Love and Logic classes. Not only...
Teaching With Love and Logic: Classroom Management versus Classroom Leadership
The first edition of Teaching with Love and Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom, by Jim Fay and David Funk, was published in 1995. Although the challenges that teachers face...
Reaching Unmotivated Kids
Unmotivated kids struggle in many parts of their lives, and they do not reach their full potential in many of their activities. When parents see the lack of motivation leading...
