Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility

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Piņon Press, 2006 - Family & Relationships - 271 pages
This parenting book shows you how to raise self-confident, motivated children who are ready for the real world. Learn how to parent effectively while teaching your children responsibility and growing their character. Establish healthy control through easy-to-implement steps without anger, threats, nagging, or power struggles. Indexed for easy reference.

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About the author (2006)

FOSTER CLINE, M.D., is a physician, child psychiatrist, author, and internationally known speaker. He has authored numerous articles and books including coauthoring of the PARENTING WITH LOVE AND LOGIC series, national best-sellers that have been translated into four other languages. His combination of humor, pizzazz, solid and useful advice, and use of multimedia makes every presentation an experience to remember with high take-home value. An extensive follow-up study showed that his presentations have lasting impact on most individuals' lives even one year after the presentation. His pertinent and usable information is applicable across all areas of life-parenting, couple relationships, education, and business. Dr. Cline has been speaking and consulting for over thirty years and has worked with groups such as the Colorado Bar Association, American Fidelity Insurance, the National Association of Adopted Children, and numerous hospitals, parent groups and school districts. In his 20 years as a speaker and consultant, Jim Fay has become one of America's most sought-after presenters in the fields of parenting, positive discipline, and classroom management. He is a best-selling author, and has become the pied piper for parents and educators searching for practical behavior management techniques. Jim has 31 years of experience in a variety of educational settings including public, private, and parochial schools. He has served as a consultant to parents, mental health organizations, and the U.S. military. Through his experiences as an art and music teacher, classroom teacher, principal, and administrator in both inner city and suburban schools, he saw the need to structure the classroom, the school, and the home in a way that would build positive relationships with children. ldquo;Parents and teachers often tell me lsquo;it shouldnrsquo;t be a popularity contest.rsquo; But when I started out as a parent and a teacher with lots of lecturing, threats, rewards, and punishmentshellip; it just didnrsquo;t work,rdquo; Jim says. ldquo;Itrsquo;s all about teaching children responsibility and self-discipline, while at the same time giving the message that the adults in their lives care about them.rdquo; Jim slowly developed this new philosophy, learning as he went, experimenting with different techniques until he found a consistent and practical way to implement these strategies in his work with children. His philosophy has grown into what is now known as Love and Logicreg;. ldquo;The Love and Logic philosophy primarily teaches character,rdquo; says Jim. ldquo;And this character is built out of a formula that involves three things: the child makes a mistake, the adult responds with empathy and compassion instead of anger, and the child learns from the consequences of his or her actions.rdquo; Jim is the parent of three children. His son Charles, a former school psychologist, joined the Love and Logic Institute as a speaker and consultant, and was recently named president of the organization. Jim has authored hundreds of books, articles, audios and videos, and is the man that coined the term ldquo;Helicopter Parents.rdquo; Books, videos, and audios by Jim Fay include: middot;Parenting with Love and Logic middot;Teaching with Love and Logic middot;Helicopters, Drill Sergeants, and Consultants middot;The Four Steps to Responsibility middot;Raising the Odds for Responsible Behavior middot;Secrets of Step-Parenting middot;Shaping Self-Concept For more information about Jim Fay go to www.loveandlogic.com, or call 800-338-4

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