[amazon_image id=”1424156963″ link=”true” target=”_blank” size=”medium” ]1001 Natural Logical Consequences: Specific Solutions to Help Kids Behave[/amazon_image]

I have some mixed feelings about this book!  While there are some great ideas in this book, I really think it is overpriced!  I really think that if you took the time and energy to really think about how your children act, you could come up with the same suggestions that are in this book (however, that may be because of my background)!

This book has different sections, where she groups typical behaviors.  She describes the overall theme of the behaviors and gives them a color.  Then she precedes to give consequences for willing and unwilling children.

She is very big into family meetings (which I think my kids are just now getting to the age where this would even be worth our time).  Now we’ve never been foster parents, so I don’t know if there is a difference when it comes to parenting, but I assume so.  Some of her suggestions I didn’t see how they would work in an immediate family situation.

I was also caught off guard because on the cover it has pictures of younger children and I felt like many of the consequences would work better for older children (however, there are some good ones for younger kids).  I also thought that the book would be much thicker than it is.

Positives

• this book can take some of the brain power and energy out of  analyzing your child’s behavior and coming up with the consequences
• there are some good suggestions in the book
• many of the consequences follow Love and Logic principles
• the last page is great, such wonderful advise!

My Advise

• ask for this book as a gift or wait until it goes on sale
• come up with your own logical consequences

Do It Yourself

Here is how I would recommend coming up with natural consequences on your own (or with a little help from a friend or family member):

• Try to set aside time when you can really think and try to figure out why you think your child is misbehaving:  are they overwhelmed, asserting their individuality, etc
• Ask what would happen to you if you were doing the exact some thing
• Brainstorm ideas and write them down so that you don’t forget
• Try some of your ideas

Be Patient

One thing that I am terrible about is being patient.  Almost always, natural consequences don’t seem to have an immediate affect.  It takes time and oftentimes many encounters with the same consequence.  Just stick to your guns and stay CONSISTENT!

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