I knew something had to change as I looked at my 2 year old daughter, because despite winning some battles, I felt like I was losing the war. I was parenting the way I had been parented but found myself exhausted and feeling like a failure. And if I was being honest, I wasn’t enjoying being a mom and at times felt resentful. When I decided to try a free Love & Logic parenting class offered by MATFORCE, I was both desperate yet skeptical. In the first class, I sat with my arms crossed listening to the facilitator with cynicism and disbelief.  I inwardly rolled my eyes at the instructor and the participants who were eating up her every word. Yet I decided I was wasting my time if I didn’t at least give some of the parenting strategies a try. It didn’t take long for me to realize that the class was more about me and less about my daughter. Within the six-week course, I yelled less, she argued less, the tantrums stopped, I got less frustrated, and so much more. In fact, there was such a significant shift in our home and how my daughter and I engaged with each other that my husband insisted on taking the class the next time it was offered. I now have three kids, continue to use the skills learned in the classes, and am an imperfect yet better parent.