Category: Parents

Getting kids to do chores

So many kids today do not have a very good work ethic.  They expect that good things should come to them without much effort on their part.  Chores may be one of the greatest things that help kids learn how to make contributions that benefit others.  Getting kids to do chores helps them build character and helps them be successful in life and in relationships. So how do we get kids to do chores?  Is it possible to get them

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Getting your kid to take a shower

Dirty Boy Won’t Shower. One of the couples in the Becoming a Love and Logic Parent class gave a great example of how they set a limit with their 13 year-old son. The mother shared that she and her husband had been asking their son for a few days to take a shower.  He would tell them that he would but by the time bed time came around he would slip into bed without having showered.  This pattern would repeat

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How to Make Morning Carpool Easier

I had a fun time getting to use some Love and Logic parenting skills with my five year-old son, Ezra, the other morning.  Ezra is part of a carpool that leaves at 7AM each morning.  In order to give him and his sister, Eliza, enough time to get ready, clean their rooms, make their beds, and eat breakfast, I wake them up about 45 minutes before they need to leave and I stay with them to help them through the

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Give your Kid a Present That Will Last For Ever – Give Them A New You!

Wouldn’t it be great if you could give your kids a present that would last their entire lives.  One that wouldn’t clutter the house or lose its luster after a month. This year you can!  Join us as we laugh and learn parenting techniques that shift the power back to the parents while helping kids learn responsibility and building their self-confidence. Our next set of Parenting with Love and Logic® classes begin January 4, 2013.  There is limited seating so

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Trouble with Kid Pick Up? Try This.

After attending the Love and Logic Parenting course in Mesa, Arizona, one of the mothers shared an experience she had at day care pick up.  She reported the following: I have been having a horrible time trying to get all of my kids and foster kids from day care.  As soon as I grab one, another takes off.  Then, when I leave the group to chase after the one that took off, the others seem to scatter.  Every day was

How parents can help their kids achieve school success

The following is a clip was taken from an interview with Shiloh Lundahl, LCSW, for the show Joy in Our Town .  This show aired In August, 2012 on channel 21. How parents can help their kids achieve school success     Shiloh Lundahl, LCSW teaches parenting classes in Mesa, Arizona.  Please click here to learn more about the classes he teaches.

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Deep Watering Our Children

A few months after my wife and I moved into our home, a windstorm came through our town during the night making it difficult to sleep.  The next morning, on my way out to my car, I saw that our 10-foot mesquite tree had fallen over.  I looked around at our neighbors’ yards to see if their trees had fallen over, but mine was the only one that had fallen.  I got closer to the tree to see if I

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Therapy for a child diagnosed with bipolar, oppositional defiant, ADHD, anxiety, or reactive attachment disorder (RAD) in Gilbert and Mesa, Arizona

Do you have a child who has been diagnosed with bipolar, oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD, anxiety, or Reactive Attachment Disorder? Have the behavioral programs that you have tried not worked with your child? Would you like an alternative treatment approach to medication? Parents Can Help The truth is, there is a lot that parents can do to help their children who struggle with mood disorders learn to regulate their emotions within tolerable levels. Understanding Emotions The first step to treatment

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What is family counseling?

Family Counseling in Mesa Arizona Family counseling is where the focus of counseling is not on just one individual but rather the focus is on the way individuals relate within the family.  A family systems approach to counseling is similar to understanding how a car engine works.  Each part of the engine affects, and is affected by, other parts of the engine.  If one part breaks, it doesn’t take long for other parts to be affected.  Similarly, when one individual