Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood by Ph.D. Charles Fay

by Charles Fay

NEW - Updated Second Edition of the Award Winning Book! Would you like to raise happy and well-behaved kids...and have a great time doing it? Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood - Second Edition provides the compassionate insights and timely tools required for parenting young ones in the 21st century. Brought to you from world-renowned, trusted experts in the fields of education, psychology and parenting. This version is an extensively updated version of the original gold standard. You'll find loving yet effective strategies for: Responding to tantrums, meltdowns, whining and arguing. Enjoying more relaxed morning, bedtime and mealtime routines. Handling misbehavior in public without extreme embarrassment. Taking the frustration out of potty training. Managing sibling rivalry without screaming. Setting effective limits over technology use. Raising young children who feel good about themselves and behave responsibly. READ BY DR. CHARLES FAY!

Genres: Nonfiction, Parenting

Audio CD

Published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Erin Austin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book and its principles, and I’ll definitely keep trying them out. My only complaint is that it ended very abruptly, with a chapter on bedtime. There was no wrap-up, no review, no parting thoughts from the authors...all of which left it just a little unfinished.

[Katie Vienot · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author is really smug in his writing and while I agree about the importance of calm limits and logical consequences, the suggested ways of responding to kids seem manipulative and exacting. Lots of talk about meeting kids needs and showing empathy without a true grasp of what that means.

Also, the author resorts to a lot of fear mongering about kids getting in trouble with the law, etc. in order to solidify his points. I’d tend to recommend Janet Lansbury’s work as a more current, developmentally appropriate approach to raising young kids, especially spirited/strong willed ones.

[Genevieve · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ll be reading this many times.
My firstborn arrives end of March!

I’m part of the love and logic email list and have been using their philosophy and strategies for years in the classroom for k-12 while I substitute taught and as a full time elementary teacher.
It works.

My friend, also a teacher, has a 4 year old and I’ve watched her use love and logic with her daughter. Night and day difference in their relationship and watching other friends navigate parenting using authoritarian or helicopter parenting. Power struggles with kids is painful to witness.

[David Fox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Repetitive, but helpful reminders. All parents and educators should have these books in their libraries.

[Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty excellent. Not tons on babies, which is appropriate, but birth in subtitle is misleading. Good examples, well organized and summarized.

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has so many good strategies for working with children whether you are a parent, teacher, aunt or uncle, grandparent, etc. I highly recommend this book.