Toddlers and Preschoolers: Love and Logic Parenting for Early Childhood, 6 Months to Five Years

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Summary: Doesn't work for everyone
Review: Evaluate your child's personality before buying this. I have heard that it works like a charm for other kids, but my daughter is just too active and direct intervention works better than time-outs. I do like its main message--don't let your kids walk all over you and don't be afraid to discipline (positively, not spanking). If you feel your child will respond to time-outs, this is a good resource. However, I found the Positive Discipline series to be more effective for my child.

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Summary: Great common-sense approach to child-rearing.
Review: This audio cassette is a wonderful, no-nonsense approach to child-rearing. The narrators have soothing, pleasant voices and know what they are talking about. There is no better way to deal with children than this way: I have 2 children that strike awe in others because of how well-behaved they are (ages 3 years and 16 months). I also have a 14 year old step-daughter who is wonderful and mindful, and who has been raised the "love and logic" way. The only way you are going to be "insulted" by this audio cassette (as another reviewer implied) is if you recognize yourself in the anecdotes and are defensive about it. If this is so, perhaps some therapy of your own will help you learn why you waste energy being defensive of parenting practices that don't work, instead of being open enough to try common-sense stategies that will help you be the best parent you can be.

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Summary: Love and Logic for Toddlers
Review: This cassette seems mostly to reiterate the strategies in the Parenting with Love and Logic book. It gave minimum strategies and often made fun of common parenting mistakes. This cassette could be quite insulting if you have a difficult toddler.