Table of contents : Cover TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PREFACE ABOUT THE AUTHORS CHAPTER 1 Basic Ingredients of "Love and Logic" Magic Parenting Can Be a Joy! Investing in the Future Four Types of Deposits: The Basic Principles of Love and Logic Love and Logic Experiment #1: Sharing the Control CHAPTER 2 It's Never Too Early to Start Better Now Than Later Three Common Myths about Discipline The "Terrible Twos" Can Be Terrific Three Years and Beyond: Too Much Fun? Love and Logic Experiment #2: Putting an End to Whining CHAPTER 3 Planting the Seeds of Responsibility, Kindness, and Empathy. Basic Needs in the Early YearsLearning to Trust The Difference between Needs and Wants Love and Logic Experiment #3: Strengthening the Bond CHAPTER 4 Love Them Enough to Take Care of Yourself Parenting Doesn't Have to Be Brain Surgery Discipline without Frustration or Anger The Misbehavior Cycle Love and Logic Experiment #4: Have Some Fun with Temper Tantrums CHAPTER 5 Give Your Children an Advantage in Life The Way the Real World Works Set the Limit Once and Follow Through Turning Your Words to Gold: The Art of Enforceable Statements Provide a Healthy Sense of Control. Love and Logic Experiment #5: Hassle-Free MorningsCHAPTER 6 Turning Misbehavior into Wisdom Empathy Opens the Mind to Learning Empathy--The Most Important Love and Logic Technique Empathy + Consequences: Kids Younger than Three Love and Logic Experiment #6: The Power of Empathy CHAPTER 7 Give Them the Gift of Thinking Building Responsibility and Self-Esteem Helping Kids Solve Their Problems What to Do When "Energy Drain" Doesn't Seem to Fit Love and Logic Experiment #7: Have an Energy Drain CHAPTER 8 Don't Wait until They're Teenagers! Good News about the Terrible Twos. Becoming a Loving Authority FigureWhy We Parent the Way We Do Love and Logic Experiment #8: "Uh-oh. Looks like a little bedroom time." CHAPTER 9 Potholes along the Road to Responsibility It Can Be a Bumpy Road Common Potholes Arguing for Fun and Profit Neutralizing Family Arguments Love and Logic Experiment #9: Putting an End to Arguing CHAPTER 10 The Power of Chores Chores Build Responsibility and Self-Esteem Formula for a High Self-Concept Getting Your Kids to Do Chores Love and Logic Experiment #10: Building Responsibility and Self-Esteem with Chores INDEX A B C D E F G.