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Dewey Howard, a “Love & Logic” expert and recovering “drill sergeant dad”, and his wife Angela, a recovering “helicopter mom”, have successfully raised 3 kids using the “Love and Logic” parenting method. He now shares his advice in his very popular classes and on our blog-azine. What kind of parent are you? Some parents want [...]
Dewey Howard, a “Love & Logic” expert, and his wife Angela have successfully raised 3 kids using the “Love and Logic” parenting method. He now shares his advice in his very popular classes and on our blog-azine. Responsibility: One thing we all want for our children is for them to grow in responsibility. We want [...]
Dewey Howard, a “Love & Logic” expert, and his wife Angela have successfully raised 3 kids using the “Love and Logic” parenting method. He now shares his advice in his very popular classes and on our blog-azine. Somewhere along the line, most of us as parents got the idea we had to be able to [...]
In the next several weeks, we will have short parenting tip segments like these written by Dewey Howard, a “Love & Logic” expert. He and his wife Angela have successfully raised 3 kids using this parenting method, and he now shares his advice in his very popular classes. Introduction: What is Love and Logic Parenting? [...]
I have often heard that you need to parent your children differently based on their individual needs and personality, but I have always been hesitant in disciplining and treating my children differently. After all, I want to be fair in the way I treat them. However, children are different from one another. They have unique [...]
When we bring a tiny life into this world as first time parents, we try to do everything right and perfect. Oftentimes we even project this perfection onto our children by expecting them to fit into a perfect little mold. Some of it is our own expectations we had of what our future children (prior to becoming [...]
“Mom, I am bored!” Anyone hearing this from their kids right about now? Half way through Christmas Break and wondering what to do? I get a lot of parents asking why kids always say they are bored. Although every child is different, here are some suggestions. Let’s start with some interesting findings… Kids now are [...]
My freshman year in college, I had a roommate who never had to do any work in her house growing up. Didn’t make a bed, cook a meal, clean a bathroom, or help with yard work. At first I though she was soooooo lucky. I wished I never had to do those things. UNTIL the [...]
SO… where did we leave off last week? Let’s talk about how we can stop the selfishness. Take Back Control… A spoiled and selfish child knows how to get what they want. Did you know that a child will hound you approximately 9 times to get their way, or get what they want? Don’t give in. The [...]
(Part 2 is at the bottom of the post. Watch them with your kids) Is your child unappreciative? Do you often hear “I want” and “Now”? When you ask your child to do something, do they say “No”? Do they always expect to get their way? At one time or another, all of our children [...]
As a new graduate student I was asked to take a TA class. The training prepared me to assist professors with grading assignments in their classes. One of the first things I learned in that TA course was to avoid using a red pen when I was grading papers. I remember laughing to [...]
Research shows that kids need certain things to succeed in life. Are our children getting what they need to succeed? As parents it is good to read through the list regularly and evaluate how we are doing. 1. Family support: Our children need us to verbally tell them they are loved, spend time with them, and [...]
Our son and daughter are very different. Like oil and water, the sun and the moon, Modern Family and Leave it to Beaver. Differences aside, they have a few things in common. One being that both of them have gone through a Demanding Phase. You know, when they are relentless in their requests and [...]
The attention and flattery that comes with being the oldest child is starting to wear off for our daughter. She now has two younger sisters, one is only 8 weeks old and minds her own business. The other one wants to follow and copy everything she does. Our daughter, a great big sister, is needing [...]
It doesn’t take long to notice that each of our children are different. Some are less outgoing than others and each has their own temperament. For those children of ours that are more reserved and less outgoing than the others, there are things we can do and skills we can teach so they can feel more [...]
“No” “Your not the boss of me” “Do it yourself” Sound familiar? Regardless of our children’s age, toddlers to teenagers. Backtalk is a parent’s nightmare. So what can we do to make this most frustrating of problems stop. First, we need to understand why kids talk back. If we can understand why our kids are [...]
Last time I talked about an effective way to stop undesirable behavior in your child. In my opinion, this part of parenting is a little bit easier than the second part, which is motivating your child in desirable behaviors. How do you get your child to pick up after themselves? Do their homework? Getting ready [...]
I am not sure if I mentioned in my last post or not, but I want to clarify that I am not an expert on discipline. I do have some experience (maybe a little more than most mothers of one two-year old). My experiences in working with children started when I was in junior high [...]
Our little ones need naps. Babies that have good nap habits have better nighttime sleep habits. It is important to set a routine early, from birth, to help set the stage for years of good sleeping. Here are some general tips. Under 3 Months. Newborns don’t have working internal clocks yet. It isn’t until they [...]
I’m one of those people who loves gadgets, and typically sits down and reads the manual from cover to cover when I get something new. Unfortunately, my 6-year old, strong willed daughter didn’t come with a user guide. It sure would be handy to be able to flip to page A-6 and figure out how to [...]
Does this face look bossy to you? Contrary to popular belief, the 2′s don’t have to be terrible. My mom always calls them terrific and I have to agree. It is a time of discovery and development. It is really fun to watch kids start to come into their own. But… There is something that [...]
Before I had a kid, being a parent was something I definitely wanted and always imagined would be a part of my life, but the details of parenting were not something I thought about much. Occasionally, I would see whining, naughty children at stores and I would say, “My kids will not act like that.” [...]
The bad news: Respectful behavior in children is slowly becoming extinct. The good news: We can teach our children to be respectful. And along the way, teach them to be considerate, kind and honest. HOW? 1. Be Good Role Models We can’t be disrespectful. Children will primarily do what they see us as parents do. Instead… [...]
“No! Don’t touch that! If I have to say it one more time…” Do any of these outbursts sound familiar? If you are a parent, then yes they do. In fact, we say these things to our children all the time and expect better results, but unfortunately things usually get worse. Recently I read a [...]
At church this month we had a lesson on the family’s dynamics based on Ephesians 5 and 6. I loved this study, and though, I am not going to delve too far into it, I wanted to highlight the topic just a little (mostly focusing on parenting). Wives, submit to your husbands as to the [...]
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