Too High of a Wage at Too young of an Age
A mother recently shared that she was trying to encourage her four children (ages five to eleven) to read by offering to give them a dollar for each book they read. It was working out great until the neighbor offered to pay them to pull his weeds. Because this neighbor liked her boys and wanted to be generous, he paid [...]
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Can it be Bad to Buy Your Kids Nice Things?
I don’t remember the last time I saw a 12-year-old delivering newspapers on a bike. Nowadays, it seems like newspapers are delivered either by an adult in a car or by a kid being driven by an adult in a car. I don’t mean to criticize. I just miss the days when kids would deliver the newspaper on their bikes, [...]
Getting kids to do chores
So many kids today do not have a very good work ethic. They expect that good things should come to them without much effort on their part. Chores may be one of the greatest things that help kids learn how to make contributions that benefit others. Getting kids to do chores helps them build character and helps them be successful [...]
Getting your kid to take a shower
Dirty Boy Won’t Shower. One of the couples in the Becoming a Love and Logic Parent class gave a great example of how they set a limit with their 13 year-old son. The mother shared that she and her husband had been asking their son for a few days to take a shower. He would tell them that he would [...]
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How to Make Morning Carpool Easier
I had a fun time getting to use some Love and Logic parenting skills with my five year-old son, Ezra, the other morning. Ezra is part of a carpool that leaves at 7AM each morning. In order to give him and his sister, Eliza, enough time to get ready, clean their rooms, make their beds, and eat breakfast, I wake [...]
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Give your Kid a Present That Will Last For Ever – Give Them A New You!
Wouldn’t it be great if you could give your kids a present that would last their entire lives. One that wouldn’t clutter the house or lose its luster after a month. This year you can! Join us as we laugh and learn parenting techniques that shift the power back to the parents while helping kids learn responsibility and building their [...]
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Trouble with Kid Pick Up? Try This.
After attending the Love and Logic Parenting course in Mesa, Arizona, one of the mothers shared an experience she had at day care pick up. She reported the following: I have been having a horrible time trying to get all of my kids and foster kids from day care. As soon as I grab one, another takes off. Then, when [...]
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Building Self-Esteem In Kids
The following is a clip was taken from an interview with Shiloh Lundahl, LCSW, for the show Joy in Our Town . This show aired In August, 2012 on channel 21. Building Self-Esteem in Kids Shiloh Lundahl, LCSW teaches parenting classes in Mesa, Arizona. Please click here to learn more about the classes he teaches.
How parents can help their kids achieve school success
The following is a clip was taken from an interview with Shiloh Lundahl, LCSW, for the show Joy in Our Town . This show aired In August, 2012 on channel 21. How parents can help their kids achieve school success Shiloh Lundahl, LCSW teaches parenting classes in Mesa, Arizona. Please click here to learn more about the classes [...]
Deep Watering Our Children
A few months after my wife and I moved into our home, a windstorm came through our town during the night making it difficult to sleep. The next morning, on my way out to my car, I saw that our 10-foot mesquite tree had fallen over. I looked around at our neighbors’ yards to see if their trees had fallen [...]