A little bit of logic and a lot of LOVE!

I went to school to be a teacher not a parent. This means I have years of learning, reading, and student loans and still I’m no better equipped to be a mom then the next person. I might have thought this was the case but I was wrong. Handling my own child is much, much different. When I was a teacher I could handle 18 children, no problem. I had a system and most days it was all good. All day with my own two children and I’m ready for the box of wine! Sorry but it’s true and many of you probably feel the same way!

I work from home, I have a large home I clean by myself, I’m the CEO of my home. I do the bills, manage the house, take care of the kids and still try to find time to work. It is not easy but it’s nothing more than most moms do. Throw in a temper tantrum, stubbornness, boredom and regular four and two year old antics and my day can sometimes seem like a circus. I, however, wouldn’t trade it for the world. It’s what I want and I love it.

To help me cope with some basic parenting stuff I often refer to the guru, in my opinion, Jim Faye. I used his program of Love and Logic when I taught and until my son was three, I had forgotten all about it.  Then we started having fits, not listening, wanting to not sleep or melt downs in stores. My husband thought I had the answers because I was a teacher. Laugh because I did. Ha! I have no answers, nothing more than the next person. Yes, I know about child development but I don’t everything. Yes, I learned about how to manage a classroom and ways to teach ABC’s but not how to stop my son from loving his pacifier or my daughter to sleep in her crib verses with mommy.

For parents, teachers, childcare providers and grandparents, I recommend the Love and Logic series.  It worked for me as a teacher and now as a parent because it’s logical and puts my hubby and I on the same page. I signed up for their weekly email and on Wednesday when the tip comes, I’m always glad to get the tid bit.  This, however, does not imply you’ll never have a fit or everything with be perfect, that isn’t logical. You’ll just be prepared and have a manual to help guide you through the storm.

by Sommer.