Parenting with Love and Logic Skill 4: Avoiding Power Struggles

Driving Question: How can I empower my child to make responsible choices and maintain a positive connection while avoiding unnecessary power struggles?

Power struggles are unavoidable and the direct result of children’s natural curiosity. Equipping ourselves with the proper tools to prevent an argument from escalating and build connection is a key concept found in this fourth skill. Staying calm and supporting our learners’ needs teaches responsibility through choices that empower children to succeed as they grow. Take a look at Love and Logic’s five core principles for avoiding power struggles.

Skill 4 encourages you to use enforceable statements to shift control back to the parents and reinforces responsibility by allowing natural and logical consequences. This helpful sheet provides some examples of enforceable statements.

For more information and resources, we invite you to explore this slideshow.

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