Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood

by Jim Fay and Charles Fay

[Berls]

Such a great book! I came to this already a fan of Love and Logic, but as a teacher not a parent. And even though the principles are basically the same, the application as a parent and with toddlers is different. I especially enjoyed all the real life examples, they really helped make the principles and recommendations come to life. I've seen how effective these principles are in the classroom and I feel confident they embody the type of parent I want to be.

The second edition, which I was reading has QR codes embedded to hear Drs Jim and Charles Fay extend the advice or illustrate the tone of voice to be used. I wish the extensions were written in the text - stopping to go to the QR code and listen was disruptive, especially considering that I then would write the note out. The voice illustrations were neat though. So I guess I'm okay with QR codes, but I wish they'd been used more specifically for things that need to be heard. And I'm curious what the audiobooks version of the book does with them?

My first time reading this, Dante is just 1 year old. But the advice is really geared to toddlers 1-4 years old. Which is why I say my first time reading. I've highlighted and made notes but I feel confident I'll be rereading as Dante gets older. I couldn't recommend a better book for parents of toddlers.