Neutralizing Arguing in the Classroom
This past February we released the third edition of our 9 Essential Skills for the Love and Logic Classroom® curriculum. It has been significantly updated and contains all new videos....
An Ounce of Prevention: Teacher-Parent Communication
Many teachers have probably read the quote by Benjamin Franklin, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Although he penned this excellent advice in the context of...
Teaching Students How to Solve Their Problems
Teachers teach at many levels. Although teachers must focus on a particular academic subject, such as biology or history, they can also teach and model important life skills. One important...
Instead of Praising, Notice and Describe
Parents naturally want to encourage their kids and help them develop a positive self-image. When kids succeed, it can be tempting to respond with praise such as, “Great job!” or...
Parenting Tips for Spring Fever: Help Your Teen Stay Focused and Safe
Although “spring fever” is not recognized as a medical condition, it has generally become accepted as a real condition linked with seasonal changes. Some experts even consider it to be...
Teaching Kids Responsibility Through the Power of Natural Consequences
Using Empathy and Natural Consequences to Raise Responsible Kids The empathetic use of natural and logical consequences is the heart of Love and Logic. Literally thousands of parents have shared...
Treating Underlying Causes of Misbehavior in Kids
Learning how to handle misbehavior in our kids is a complex challenge, and many parents find themselves addressing symptoms without getting to underlying causes. Using an effective, logical consequence alone...
What is a Drill Sergeant Parent?
In 1990, Foster Cline and I published Parenting with Love and Logic and first introduced the concepts of Drill Sergeant parenting and Helicopter parenting. Since then, these concepts have permeated...
Disruptive Students in the Classroom
Love and Logic's February Training Conference Last week we held our 9 Essential Skills for the Love and Logic Classroom® training conference in Denver. This was the first in-person Love...
