Treating Symptoms AND Causes of Defiance
Fourteen-year-old Curtis walks in from school, throws his coat on the floor and immediately begins the fine art of verbal brain drain: “Mom! I’m starvin’! What’s for dinner?” Mother greets...
I’m Worried About My Kids’ Online Safety
It’s happening at younger and younger ages. More very young kids are getting smartphones with instant, unfettered access to the entire digital world. Unfortunately, while there is a wealth of...
Shared Thinking
What does the Love and Logic concept of 'shared thinking' actually mean? Do you know kids who like to keep adults doing all the thinking? Do you know kids who...
Apples and Dignity
by Jedd Hafer (based on true events) The Power of Restitution Dominic was in our program for almost a year. Teens in trouble, sent by the courts to turn their...
From the Heart of Love and Logic
In this time of difficulty for so many Dr. Charles Fay and the Love and Logic family are doing what we can to help as many families as possible. The...
5 Helpful Things in Times of Crisis
Kids take their emotional cues from us. They watch how we react and tend to follow our lead. But don’t worry... It IS Okay to Grieve. We are all...
Helping Others Helps Us
I know a couple who took their kids to shop for food and other groceries for some neighbors who are in a high-risk group for the virus. They said the...
Consequences are Better Than Punishment
Sometimes, when I am angry and full of wrath, my responses to my kids’ misbehavior crosses a line from being a consequence into being a punishment. There are a couple...
Children and Lying: Honesty is the Best Policy
Two Things Parents Do About Lying One of our Facebook friends wrote, "Is lying about brushing your teeth something to drop for my 11-year-old son? As we are pressing into...
