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How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Whine

Child begins whining about an offense (imagined or real). Adult kneels down and listens to said complaint. Child whines again. Adult repeats complaint to child, thus demonstrating an amazing ability to understand and empathize with said complainant. Child whines....

Love and Logic: Is It Easy to Implement?

Yes…..and no. I think very very highly of the techniques and aspire to use them consistently and successfully in my parenting. At face value the principals are easy to understand and the techniques are easy to follow. At the same time, there’s work...

Controlling My Control Freak

Well, it looks like the boys survived me today. I wasn’t in a bad mood, but man! The control freak in me was very….controlling. Captain Earthquake lost his very first tooth (at 5! Is that too young? And it looks like there’s still something there...

Hm. I Think He May Be On To Me

The Manager wasn’t pleased with his dinner tonight, and managed to find ways to waste time during mealtime tonight. He was still at the table with his chicken and green beans untouched after everyone else had finished and said, “Do I HAVE to eat...