Parenting with Love and Logic by Foster Cline and Jim Fay is a favorite of a friend. I am always impressed when I hear stories of her kids, so I was exited to read the book. I was very pleased to see a lot of how my family interacts with each other is the Love and Logic parenting style. There were a few things that didn't really jive with me, but that's every parenting book out there. A lot of it is really great material.
A huge focus is helping the children learn to think for themselves, which is so important to me. I want my kids to be able to make mistakes in a safe environment and learn from them, as well as have that sense of accomplishment when they make a good decision.
Another great focus is making sure our kids know we love them as they are. We love them as they are but we can't leave them as they are. Just as God loves us as we are, but He doesn't leave us as we are. We have the comfort of knowing how deeply we are loved and cared for, and because of that we can grow.
The authors also discuss learning by doing and natural consequences, as well as the second half of the book being specific issues and examples for applying the love and logic technique. This is a fantastic book that I highly recommend. Grab a copy from your bookstore or the link below and let me know what you think!
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