Head & Heart Parents

Three year old Wes used to play his favorite game at bedtime. It was called, “See how many ways I can be naughty.” He was the only one enjoying the game. His single, working dad certainly did not. Wes was very creative in how he played the game: he ran away when it was time [...]

We had been struggling to keep second grade Connor focused on his “morning school routine” list as he is a major dawdler, as most are. So one morning I realized both my husband and I were reminding him of checking his list, “Do you have your snack? Have you made your lunch?  Where’s your water bottle, etc”. [...]

One mom was at the park with her 2.5 year-old son named Foster.  He was heading down to the lake to play and Mom said, “Come and eat lunch or we’ll have to go home.”  He ignored Mom and walked towards the water. So Mom said, “So sad, looks like we have to go home [...]

Interrupting can be a common problem with children.  This is a story from a mom talking on the phone in the car whose children kept interrupting.  She said, “I listen to little boys & girls who don’t interrupt their mommies on the phone.” Of course, they kept interrupting.  She pulled over, got out of the [...]

How early in a child’s life can we start using Love and Logic? As soon as they can spit their pureed food, crawl away from you when you are changing their diaper, etc. Fortunately, the basic process is very simple: Step One: Hope For Misbehavior Mistakes made early in life have far more affordable consequences [...]