The Goddard School supports positive parenting techniques and we hope you enjoy the guest article below! Many of our own teachers are “Love and Logic” graduates via the workshops offered to enrolled and non-enrolled parents at our school.
When children whine and argue it is tempting to say, “Stop!,” “Quit whining!,” or “Calm down!” However, the next time your child has a meltdown, try repeating, “I will be happy to listen when your voice is calm like mine,” or, “I will be happy to help when your voice is calm like mine,” in a non-emotional voice. Parents report that if they are calm and consistent, it doesn’t take long for their children to learn that the adult is not going to get hooked into the argument. And, the child learns to calm down quickly!
After facilitating a Love and Logic Early Childhood Parenting Made Fun!™ introduction session, I received an email from a mother that attended and tried this technique. Shawn wrote, “I have already started using some of the tools and they are not only working to give some power back to the kids, to problem solve and make better choices, but more important for us all is that I FEEL CALMER! Thank you for this taste of sanity. Ahhh…”
If you could use a “taste of sanity,” please join us for this five week course that focuses on children from birth through age six. We explore easy-to-use skills to help parents raise respectful, responsible kids and lower our parenting stress.
This program holds a 30-year track record of success and is designed to help parents in FIVE key areas:
• Preserve and enhance the child’s self-concept.
• Teach children how to own and solve the problems they create.
• Share the control and decision-making.
• Offer empathy, then consequences.
• Build the adult-child relationship.
As a stay-at-home mom, I have the opportunity to put these principals into practice everyday. My husband and I have found that the Love and Logic techniques allow us to spend less time handling behavior, giving us more time to enjoy our children.
And as a facilitator of this course, I have the opportunity to see parents come back to class each week more relaxed and more confident. My own experiences as well as their success stories inspire me to spread the word about Love and Logic.
The Goddard School of Cedar Park, located at 1905 El Salido Parkway, is hosting the Love and Logic Early Childhood Parenting Made Fun!™ course on Tuesday evening, October 19th from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Childcare is available. To register, visit www.highfiveparenting.com or contact Laura at 512.784.5231 or highfiveparenting@gmail.com.
Don’t miss this opportunity to make parenting less stressful!
Laura Baker
Independent Facilitator
Love and Logic Early Childhood Parenting Made Fun!™
