1KHO 936: Parenting Without the Power Struggles | Dr. Charles Fay, Love and Logic

Love and Logic changed the trajectory of my family, and getting to sit down with Dr. Charles Fay for this conversation was an emotional, full-circle for me. I discovered the Love and Logic principles when I was just starting out in teaching. The principles allowed me to practice an entirely different way to interact with kids that eventually translated into my parenting. I was able to learn how to do it all without yelling, nagging, rescuing, or controlling. Love and Logic entails more empathy, strong boundaries, natural consequences, and a deep trust that our kids are capable of figuring things out. In this episode, Dr. Fay shares incredibly practical language parents can use when kids are bored, whining, fighting, forgetting responsibilities, making poor choices, or pushing our buttons. We talk about why kids need to make mistakes while the price tag is still small, why boredom is training for life, how to step out of power struggles, and the deceptively simple question that gives a problem back to a child: “What do you think you’re going to do?” We also dive into his new book, Raising Spiritually Strong Kids, and why raising children of deep faith and character has far less to do with controlling their behavior than we may think. I’ve carried this parenting framework with me for decades, and I cannot recommend this conversation enough. Please share with a friend!

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