Easy Choices

My daughter was three years old when I first heard of Love and Logic. I remember the day well because I spent most of it reading a book a friend had loaned me on the subject. I "got it" right away it seemed like it could be the key...

The words and phrases seemed funny to me at first and I wondered how I was going to sound, but I loved the philosophy and hoped that it would work. I had nothing to lose and everything to gain. The next day I tried it out at the playground. When it was time to go, I asked my daughter, "would you like to leave now, or in ten minutes?" Even at three years of age, she knew that ten minutes was a better deal. I had very little trouble getting her to leave, and I have been parenting the Love and Logic way ever since.

I wish I could say that it is that easy all the time, but it isn't. I practic it all the time. Now, my daughter is almost six years old, and while she has her moments, I can generally count on her to fun in public, agreeable when it comes time to leave a playdates, and I know that I will have much more energy at the end of the day. My hat goes off to Jim and Charles Fay and everyone who helped bring this philosophy to parents and teachers everywhere. As they say, kids don't come with an instruction manual, but this comes pretty close.