Written Response to Love and Logic Audio Segments

I have written out what I consider to be the best ideas from each of these audio segments - "Funny Parenting Stories" and "Funny Stories from the Classroom." These audio segments are done by Jim Fay and Dr. Charles Fay. They can be found and listened to at the Love and Logic website (http://www.loveandlogic.com/audioclips.html).

Funny Parenting Stories:

The idea I liked the best from this audio clip dealt with delaying punishment. Dr. Fay tells the story about his grandson requesting to go to McDonald's and when his dad says no (because they just ate) the kid calls his father a butthead. Instead of swift punishment the father tells the child that saying that word was not a great idea but not to worry about it right now. The father says he will take care of it later. Dr. Fay goes onto explain that his grandchild will eventually forget about his negative action. Dr. Fay continues the story a little later that night around suppertime. The day his grandson said this was also pizza night so around 6:00 PM that night his grandson begins to get hungry and realizing that it is pizza night he gets really excited. He finds his dad in the garage and tells him that he is hungry and ready to go out for pizza. The dad looked at his son and said something to the extent that he would love to go out to eat but he is to afraid to do it tonight because he does not want to be embarrassed by a son who calls him a butthead. His son is devastated by the delayed punishment. Delayed punishment is also a good idea because it allows parents to contemplate the best course of action for the negative behavior.

Funny Stories from the Classroom:

The "unique condition" I liked the best from this audio segment dealt with having a student fall in love with you. Jim Fay says that when a student falls in love with you they will try harder for you than any other teacher. Students who love themselves may not fall under this "unique condition" but it applies heavily to students with low self-concept who do not love themselves. The reason for this is that kids who love themselves will perform well without falling in love with us. On the other hand, if a kid has a negative self-image of himself and does not love himself it will take years before he loves himself. A teacher's job is to get that to the point where he will love himself and perform for himself in the classroom.