I’ve been pondering deeply my routine failures lately at being loving and logical when the boys disobey or are otherwise annoying. A hallmark of the Love and Logic approach is for parents to shut. up. and let kids learn from their mistakes. Shutting up? Not a strength. I like to explain things waaaaay too much [...]

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 involved. For me personally, it’s been quite a paradigm shift. I’m nothing [...]

photo credit: Bo2007 1. Inform him that he needs all that negative stuff drained out and to be filled with happy thoughts instead. Suggest something he’d be appalled by, like painting pink daisies on his toenails. 2. Imitate the whining he’s doing and morph it into the whine of a race car. Rev the engine [...]

How many of you have heard of Compact Flourescent Lightbulbs (CFLs)? Great. Now, how many of you have them in your home? Yes, uh-huh. Thanks. You may put your hands down now. Most likely, everyone has heard about the advantages of CFLs by now: even though the bulbs are pretty funny looking, they use much [...]

Legalism – strict, literal or excessive conformity to the law or to a religious or moral code. Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary Hubby grew up in a very conservative family. How conservative, you may ask? Well, his parents have each worn shorts once. In their lives. When we were first married, Hubby’s Grandma was still [...]

Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise-why destroy yourself? Do not be overwicked, and do not be a fool-why die before your time? It is good to grasp the one and not let go of the other. The man who fears God will avoid all extremes. Ecclesiastes 7: 16-18 NIV I looked this passage up [...]