Casey Seidenberg, a mother of two young boys, blog about her method of productive competition between her boys. To summarize, the competition could be called, "The Soup Wars." This is when each of the boys would pick a specific soup recipe and fill out a chart in order to decide who has won more recipes by the end of the day. This tactic would be highly praised and accepted by Jim Fay and Foster Cline, the authors of "Parenting with Love & Logic."
According to Fay and Cline, they quote through their book: "Parents win because they love in a healthy way and establish control over their kids without resorting to the anger and threats that encourage rebellious teenage behaviors. Kids win because they learn responsibility and the logic of life by solving their own problems. Thus they acquire the tools for coping with the real world. Parents and kids can establish a rewarding relationship built on love and trust in the process (Fay and Cline page 20)."
The tactics of Casey Seidenberg matches Fay and Cline's expectations perfectly. According to the book, Casey uses a great strategy in order to feed her child's competitive nature, understand more about responsibility, and have fun at the same time. The more fun they have, the more they bond with each other and stay closer to their family.
Casey wrote this blog solely to share her experience of raising her kids. She wants to show how she creatively raises her kids and advises people on ways parents can help their child with responsibility by simply creating a fun, desirable atmosphere. Therefore, in Casey's case, she made a soup war that would bring the boys and her together through cooking, and at the same time, bring the kids to understand one another and enhance their need for responsibility.
The overall tone of the article was very obvious: Advising. This blog is mainly a guide book for new insecure parents who are trying to find newer methods to raise their kids.
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