Thursday, September 25, 2014

Love and Logic Parenting Tip

After Starting Love and Logic, My Kids are Acting Worse!

Hi there class,
Just checking in to see how your week has been going since we met last Friday. Any success going brain dead when your kids start to argue or are whining? How is using an empathetic one liner such as "I know" going or not going? Here is one of the Love and Logic weekly email tips. You can read it or listen to a 2 min recording. You can sign up for these weekly emails by going to the bottom of the email and clicking on subscribe. Love to hear an update! Reminder that our next session is next Friday Oct 3rd when we will be going over the power of empathy, and when & how to use the energy drain technique.
Have a great wknd ~ gosh I am enjoying this cooler weather!!
Andrea 

Andrea L Gooldy
Parent Educator and Coach
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I loved my garage door. Well…not so much the door itself but how I could make it go up and down without getting out of my car.
 
Last night I pushed the remote and nothing happened. I pushed it again…still stuck. Being a mature, middle-aged guy, I did what seemed the most reasonable: I whined and complained. It stayed stuck.
 
Figuring that a good night's sleep would fix its obstinance, I tried again this morning. My once golden-retriever-like door was now a cat…a Siamese cat. It ignored me again. Desperate times call for desperate measures: I yelled at it some more. Then I stomped into the house and whined to my wife.
 
One of the greatest benefits of applying Love and Logic is that it helps us learn how to keep a tighter leash on our emotions and on our tongues. When kids see that pushing buttons no longer raises and lowers our doors, it's not uncommon for them to push even harder.
 
When we do the right things, they often feel like the wrong things in the short term. This is doubly true when parenting strong-willed children!
 
Wise parents stick to the plan, remembering that the most effective response to button pushing is to get stuck…kinda like my garage door. Instead of giving in or arguing, they keep repeating the same loving yet dull thing: "I love you too much to argue."
 
I've pretty much decided that arguing with my garage door remote is useless. It never gives in. If I were only as consistent with my kids as this door has been with me!
 
In our CD Avoiding Power Struggles with Kids, by Jim Fay and Foster Cline you will get a lot of laughs as you learn to steer clear of everyday struggles.
 
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Friday, September 19, 2014

Love and Logic Tools ~ Giving Effective Choices & Enforceable statements

Hi to my wonderful new class ~
We will be going over how to create effective choices in session 4. And will be learning about, and coming up with our own enforceable statements during session 3. 

Mia, I think it is a sign that you are supposed to be in this class since now you know two participants, Jen and Julie! How cool is that? Happy Friday to everyone 🎉Remember to observe, experiment and even fail, then try again with another choice or consequence. It's all trial and error and we are learning as we go, just like our children!

Please keep in touch. Love to hear how things are going. Please read session 1 in workbook and start on session 2, if get some extra time. 
Thank you for investing in yourself and your family!

Cheers,
Andrea 





Andrea L Gooldy
Parent Educator and Coach
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

"Parenting the Love and Logic Way" Fall Series Beginning Friday Morning Sept 19th 9:15am in Sandy Springs

"Parenting the Love and Logic Way"
This new curriculum is designed for parents with children of All ages!  You will be provided with the skills required to feel more relaxed, hopeful and positive about your children. As you learn more, you will discover that parenting really can be enjoyable…and that you can teach personal responsibility and respect without losing your children's love


Dates     : Fridays Mornings -- Sept 19, Oct 3, 10 &17, and Dec 5
Time       : 9:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Location : Springmont, Atlanta's First Montessori School, in the Media Center
Address  : 5750 Long Island Drive, Atlanta, 30327
Cost        : $95 per person / $135 per couple
 
In this Parenting Program Designed by the Love and Logic Institute, you will learn how to :
  • Avoid un-winnable power-struggles and arguments
  • Stay calm when their kids do incredibly upsetting things
  • Set enforceable limits
  • Avoid enabling and begin empowering
  • Help their kids learn from mistakes rather than repeating them
  • Raise kids who are family members rather than dictator
This parenting program is designed to give you practical skills that can be used immediately!

Session 1 Sept 19th   :   Putting an End to Arguing, Back Talk and Begging

Session 2  Oct   3rd    :   Teaching Responsibility

Session 3  Oct  10th    :   Setting Limits

Session 4  Oct  17th   :    Avoiding Power-Struggles

Session 5  Dec   5th   :   Guiding Kids to Own and Solve Their Problems

                                        Completing Chores without Reminders or Pay


Andrea L Gooldy, M.S.,
Parent Educator, Coach & Workshop Facilitator  
Independent Love and Logic Facilitator 'Early Childhood Parenting Made Fun!' &
 'Parenting the Love and Logic Way'
Certified Screamfree Parenting Leader