Parenting With Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility

They haven’t changed one iota. They’re still listening to a voice outside their heads — it’s just not ...

Another fruitful area of discussion involves the concept of saying no. Will our children be able to say ...

PEARL 30 Pet Care Our pets are there when we need them, providing companionship and love. And they’re ...

away. Another point of view that is acceptable to the authors of Love and Logic is that parents take ca ...

PEARL 31 Picking Up Belongings The unofficial world record for trashing a living room was set in early 1987 ...

how good we feel when we know our things are neatly put away tells our kids it’s great to be neat ...

about the way you’re taking care of your model car. I’m thinking maybe you need to be a little older ...

PEARL 32 Professional Help: When to Seek It Adelicate question often arises from parents of troublesome ch ...

PEARL 33 The Room: Keeping It Clean The eyes swivel furtively down the hall. No footsteps. No voices. It ...

no us. We relinquish control and allow our kids’ room to be their own private domain. A child’s room is a ...

PEARL 34 The Room: Keeping the Kid in It The relationship between kids and their room is a curious thing. ...

the appropriate behavior. An egg timer is a great aid for this. When the timer dings, give him a hug for ...

problem. Phrases like “We have to leave the house,” “You’re making us leave,” or “Look what you’re making ...

PEARL 35 Sassing and Disrespect “I don’t have to listen to you, so shut up!” If you’ve ever been ...

CALVIN: “I don’t have to listen to you. Shut up!” SUZANNE: “You know, Calvin, no one can make you lis ...

PEARL 36 Spanking “Daddy, why can’t we just have a spanking and get this over with?” Six-year-old Ol ...

negative side effects, such as anger, resentment, and the desire for revenge. • Our kids may someday ...

PEARL 37 Sports As parents, most of us want our kids involved in sports from the time they are ve ...

In our opinion, kids’ participation in organized sports is a great thing as long as the focus stays ...

him more and he was performing better on the field. Then a couple of weeks ago, he had a game where he ...