Mike and I have been reading Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood and I think it's a pretty good book. It's a little repetitve at times but it has good ideas that work! We started doing some of this stuff with Libby and within a day she was behaving better. The basic premise is that kids learn when they make mistakes and they learn to control themselves when they are given choices about things that don't matter. Such as, "Libby do you want to wear your new shoes or your Crocs today?" Giving choices like this through the day about things I could really care less about make her feel like she has some control over her life and she doesn't get upset when I have to make a choice for her. They also talk about starting early in childhood will make things better when they are teenagers. I would recommend this book to any parent, caregiver, or other person who wants to have happy and pleasant days with small children.
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