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bewarethebookwyrm 's review for:
Parenting With Love and Logic
by Foster W. Cline, Jim Fay
Well, I am a mom. I try hard to raise my children correctly but sometimes they just do not obey the way that I think they should. I was trying to figure out what changes to make in my parenting technique when a friend of mine recommended the Love & Logic book. So... I found it at my local library. ;) The first part of the book is the informational and consists of general concepts for parenting. This part makes a great foundation. The second part of the book is called referred to as the "Pearls". It has specific scenarios that is very common when parenting children. The second section of the book is actually my favorite part. I loved being able to read specific ways to handle common parenting questions.
Each chapter starts with a Proverb from the Bible. Christian terms are referenced sporadically throughout the book as well. Most of it are things like a child's "forbidden fruit" or something like that. They aren't teaching Christian views or biblical things but using them as metaphors. Some atheists have a hard time with this part and others don't care so I thought I'd include it here.
Have I used any of the things I've learned from the book yet? Oh yeah!! I used the same method to get my daughter to clean her room --- so much easier! We have talked more about making something right when a mistake has been made. My daughter ruined a toy of my son's and she has been doing chores to pay for it. Luckily, it was only $5 so it won't take much to pay for it but she seemed to really be sorry for it. In the past, I would have just made her apologize and then go to time out for a few minutes but this just seemed so much more effective. I loved the advice I learned from the book. Many of the things I was already doing, but it was nice getting more specific tips on how to handle specific situations. :)
For full review go here- http://books4linda.blogspot.com/2012/04/parenting-with-love-logic-by-foster.html
Each chapter starts with a Proverb from the Bible. Christian terms are referenced sporadically throughout the book as well. Most of it are things like a child's "forbidden fruit" or something like that. They aren't teaching Christian views or biblical things but using them as metaphors. Some atheists have a hard time with this part and others don't care so I thought I'd include it here.
Have I used any of the things I've learned from the book yet? Oh yeah!! I used the same method to get my daughter to clean her room --- so much easier! We have talked more about making something right when a mistake has been made. My daughter ruined a toy of my son's and she has been doing chores to pay for it. Luckily, it was only $5 so it won't take much to pay for it but she seemed to really be sorry for it. In the past, I would have just made her apologize and then go to time out for a few minutes but this just seemed so much more effective. I loved the advice I learned from the book. Many of the things I was already doing, but it was nice getting more specific tips on how to handle specific situations. :)
For full review go here- http://books4linda.blogspot.com/2012/04/parenting-with-love-logic-by-foster.html