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Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility
Foster Cline, Jim Fay
3.75 AVERAGE
158 reviews for:
Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility
Foster Cline, Jim Fay
3.75 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Overall, I really like the principles, but, like all parenting books, I took it with a grain of salt. I understand that not every parenting method works all the time, with all children, and that it's a mistake to believe there are any guarantees.
That said, I was able to glean a lot from the principles and philosophy of this book. Applying them to everyday situations is harder than I expected, but I am seeing some positive results even as I give up some control. There were also some methods and principles I disagree with, and I did so freely. This book isn't the Bible, after all!
I think really finally helping me to understand that my children have total free will, which they will exercise with or without me is the greatest thing this book did for me. It gave me a fresh new motivation and perspective, and that is always a good thing.
I definitely recommend it if you're in a parenting rut. I really appreciated it.
That said, I was able to glean a lot from the principles and philosophy of this book. Applying them to everyday situations is harder than I expected, but I am seeing some positive results even as I give up some control. There were also some methods and principles I disagree with, and I did so freely. This book isn't the Bible, after all!
I think really finally helping me to understand that my children have total free will, which they will exercise with or without me is the greatest thing this book did for me. It gave me a fresh new motivation and perspective, and that is always a good thing.
I definitely recommend it if you're in a parenting rut. I really appreciated it.
As a first time parent to a strong willed child, I appreciated much of this book. My husband and I loved the advice of using thinking words and allowing natural consequences to parent with. There were several pieces of advice that I rolled my eyes over, knowing it wouldn’t work with a child who pushed back and would need a more in depth technique which wasn’t offered in this book. But overall, the book does lend some worthy parenting techniques and it’s relatively current.
Some parts of this are more useful than others, especially with young children or if you're not a big churchgoer, but it's definitely thought provoking. I can tell already that parts of it will remain in the back of my mind for years to come.
I really liked this book. I liked the religious aspects of it and how it was laid out. There are some things in it I probably won't do, but there were a lot of good concepts and things that made sense to me. Now we need to see if it works!
I think people read this and then say they are doing the things in it and missing the point. There are situations in it that I find a bit extreme for my tastes. That being said, you take what feels good to you and discard the rest. That is how everything works when it comes to being a parent.
I really enjoyed this book. I would probably rate it 4.5 stars. I think this book was, not to be ironic, logical and well written. Most of the ideas in the book seem natural and obvious. And yet, I feel like I learned a lot and was reminded of a lot of things I want to do differently. However despite that, there were several situations where it seemed like things weren't logical or the consequences didn't quite fit. And it appeared that sometimes the consequences could keep building if a child refused to make good choices. I didn't feel like the authors adequately addressed what to do if you have a VERY stubborn child and the natural consequences don't work. But, overall, I thought this was an excellent book. I will be implementing many of the things I've learned from reading and I will be referring back to it for years to come!
This has been on my to-read list forever. Finally got to it. 8 years and 3 kids into parenting, this book most certainly reflects my own parenting philosophy. It was good to read to be given some reminders and tips. Must read for all parents.
Overall, I liked most aspects of "Parenting With Love and Logic." I liked the idea of giving children more freedom to choose. I agree that the consequences of making mistakes and failing when we're younger cost less than when we're older. Although I did think that some of the examples were a little extreme (i.e. waiting until the family dog is malnourished and it's ribs are showing before doing something about it). Also, as a wife of a school teacher, I'm not too sure about letting the school provide all of the consequences for bad students. I know my husband doesn't appreciate parents who are like that!
I gave the book three stars because even after reading it, I'm not sure how well I can implement the parenting strategies. This might be my own personal failings or because of the fact that my only child is just a baby and too young to practice on. The giving the child two choices seems simple enough but the authors lost me when they started talking about providing consequences later for bad behavior without telling the kids about them until the consequences happen. See, doesn't that sound confusing? I'm new at this parenting thing, but I can see myself forgetting to provide consequences if I don't do it right away. This seems like a parenting strategy that would take years to get good at. But maybe that's just the normal time frame to become a good parent anyway. Either way, I left this book feeling very terrified for my son to grow up and like I'll forget everything that I learned about in a few months. I will most likely read, "Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood" in a couple of years when my son is a little bit older as a refresher course.
**I'm changing my rating after babysitting my friends' kids. The implementation isn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be. I found myself effortlessly using this parenting strategy. I loved being able to emphathize with the kids and letting the consequences be the bad guys. I'm still not sure on how I'll do on waiting to give consequences. Overall, I plan on incorporating most of this method into my parenting strategy.
I gave the book three stars because even after reading it, I'm not sure how well I can implement the parenting strategies. This might be my own personal failings or because of the fact that my only child is just a baby and too young to practice on. The giving the child two choices seems simple enough but the authors lost me when they started talking about providing consequences later for bad behavior without telling the kids about them until the consequences happen. See, doesn't that sound confusing? I'm new at this parenting thing, but I can see myself forgetting to provide consequences if I don't do it right away. This seems like a parenting strategy that would take years to get good at. But maybe that's just the normal time frame to become a good parent anyway. Either way, I left this book feeling very terrified for my son to grow up and like I'll forget everything that I learned about in a few months. I will most likely read, "Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood" in a couple of years when my son is a little bit older as a refresher course.
**I'm changing my rating after babysitting my friends' kids. The implementation isn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be. I found myself effortlessly using this parenting strategy. I loved being able to emphathize with the kids and letting the consequences be the bad guys. I'm still not sure on how I'll do on waiting to give consequences. Overall, I plan on incorporating most of this method into my parenting strategy.