Parenting With Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility

molecule of Mom’s magic perfume on the upper-left corner of the sheet helps Naomi sleep. Such techniques, ...

PEARL 17 Fighting It never seems to fail. We can buy our sons enough toy trucks to start their own freight ...

punishment simply to watch two minutes of big brother or sister “getting it” from Mom and Dad. When the tongues ha ...

energy back into the family.” That explained it. In an untrained home, parents would have commanded ...

PEARL 18 Friends From the time our kids get off the knees of infancy and onto the land legs of toddlerhood, ...

fact, if our relationship with our kids remains communicative, in the long run our kids will generally pic ...

PEARL 19 Getting Ready for School “How many times do I have to call you?” “You better get yourself ...

to learn lessons at emotional times, when the lessons will be best remembered. In other words, if the kids ...

DAD: “I suppose they might. That would be sad for you.” Chances are, Zach will be up and waiting for th ...

with my pajamas still on.” Then Jack unveiled the rest of his arsenal. He kicked the back of the s ...

PEARL 20 Giving Gifts What can be more fulfilling than giving our children gifts? But giving a gift provi ...

or nice.” Many of today’s children believe that pouting and “being naughty or nice” have absol ...

One family felt it was much more meaningful to the children when the gifts were opened over a peri ...

PEARL 21 Grades, Underachievement, and Report Cards “Hailey doesn’t understand math very well. We’re kind ...

heaven knows what all. The following chart helps us clarify when we should be concerned about our chil ...

math. Well, I suppose that could be better. Wow, a big B in social studies! It’s important to know ...

Dear Son, Why do I want to know where you are and when you will be home? Why do I expect you to respec ...

children who tested the limits of their parents and did not get their parents to wilt under the pressure. They ...

time to consult with teachers and counselors. This approach also gives the parents time to rehearse ...

PEARL 22 Grandparents Summertime. Family reunions. Grandpa, Grandma, Mom, Dad, and the kids. Rare and w ...