Set limits with empathy and understanding from "summary" of Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood by Jim Fay,Charles Fay
When children misbehave, it is important for parents to set limits with empathy and understanding. This means that parents should enforce rules and consequences in a loving and compassionate way. By doing so, parents can teach their children valuable lessons while maintaining a strong and positive relationship with them. One way to set limits with empathy and understanding is to use enforceable statements. Instead of making empty threats or ultimatums, parents should communicate clear expectations and consequences that they can actually follow through on. For example, instead of saying, "If you don't stop misbehaving, you'll never watch TV again," parents can say, "If you choose to continue misbehaving, you are choosing to lose TV privileges for the rest of the day." Another important ...
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