Agape Counseling Center Articles

Put The Fun Back Into Parenting!

February 08, 2007

Mary Ortiz

How would you like to get your kids to do their chores without reminding them, or how about your kids doing their school work without you getting frustrated?
Often I will have parents come in for counseling and proclaim that they can't get their kids to do their chores or schoolwork. They have tried everything from grounding, yelling, lectures, and even spanking. Yet to no avail.
How would you like to enjoy your kids more and have fun with them? Enjoying a less stressful family life. Even if things are going well now, a lot of parents worry about the upcoming teen years. Love and Logic is based on the idea that a good self-concept is achieved through struggle and achievement with loving supportive parents. All the while expecting kids to be respectful and responsible. This is based on the biblical concept of sowing and reaping, teaching combined with unconditional love (Gal. 6:7, Psalms 127:3, Deut. 6:7-9, Eph. 6:2-4).
I often incorporate the Love and Logic philosophy in counseling families. Helping teach parents to prepare their kids for the future by allowing mistakes and holding their kids accountable for their own poor decisions. Parents learn to give a healthy dose of empathy, love and understanding before the consequences are handed out. The kid's poor decision becomes the "bad guy" instead of an angry parent. The parent actually becomes the "good guy" as they build a closer relationship with their child. Love and Logic offers solutions for almost any situation.
Here at the Agape Counseling Center we offer parenting classes for any stage of parenting. If your church or daycare would like to host a "Becoming a Love and Logic Parent" class or if you are interested in attending a class, please call us at 253-891-4000 and we will be glad to send you more information.

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