Love & LogicLove & Logic

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What is Love and LogicWhat is Love and Logic

““....philosophy of teaching philosophy of teaching children which allows adults children which allows adults to be happier, empowered, to be happier, empowered,

and more skilled in the and more skilled in the interactions with children.”interactions with children.”

Jim Fay & Foster Cline M.D.Jim Fay & Foster Cline M.D.

Creators Love and Logic approachCreators Love and Logic approach FayFay

– 31 years of experience31 years of experience– Teacher, administrator and professional Teacher, administrator and professional

consultantconsultant ClineCline

– PsychiatristPsychiatrist– Consultant Consultant

psychiatric institutes, schools, and parent psychiatric institutes, schools, and parent groups. groups.

Roots of Love and LogicRoots of Love and Logic

Research on Research on principles of principles of learning and learning and conditioning which conditioning which includes social and includes social and cognitive learning cognitive learning theories. theories.

Research on Research on human emotional human emotional needs and their needs and their relationship to relationship to motivation. motivation.

5 Basic Principles

Child’s Self ConceptChild’s Self Concept

View of one’s self influence their View of one’s self influence their performance. performance. – Love and Logic approachLove and Logic approach

Engineer situations where students:Engineer situations where students:– Struggle with solvable problemsStruggle with solvable problems– Receive guidance from adultsReceive guidance from adults– Achieve successAchieve success– Attribute success to their effortAttribute success to their effort

Own and Solve Problems they Own and Solve Problems they createcreate

2 conditions2 conditions– Think about and solve the problems Think about and solve the problems

they create.they create.– Teach and model problem solving skills. Teach and model problem solving skills.

Problem solving processProblem solving process– Identify and define the problem. Identify and define the problem. – Brainstorm solutions. Brainstorm solutions. – Evaluate each solution.Evaluate each solution.– Implement the solution chosenImplement the solution chosen

Share control and decision-Share control and decision-makingmaking

Control has a normal human Control has a normal human emotional need.emotional need.

Shared control leads to increased Shared control leads to increased levels of:levels of:– cooperationcooperation– ability to cope in stressful situationsability to cope in stressful situations– academic motivation academic motivation – physical health. physical health.

Combine consequences with Combine consequences with empathy and warmth.empathy and warmth.

Law of effect. Law of effect. – Positive consequences results in positive Positive consequences results in positive

behavior. behavior. Model positive behavior and provide Model positive behavior and provide

logical consequences. logical consequences.

Build the adult child Build the adult child relationshiprelationship

When students experience a caring When students experience a caring relationship with their teacher and an relationship with their teacher and an overall supportive school climate:overall supportive school climate:– There is improvement in:There is improvement in:

BehaviorBehavior Academic achievementAcademic achievement AttendanceAttendance

Goals of Love and LogicGoals of Love and Logic

““The primary goal of the Love and The primary goal of the Love and Logic program is to give educators Logic program is to give educators

practical strategies for reducing practical strategies for reducing behavior problems.” behavior problems.”

StrategiesStrategies

Enforceable StatementsEnforceable Statements– Turn Your Word into Gold

Anticipatory ConsequencesAnticipatory Consequences Share ControlShare Control Empathy before delivering Empathy before delivering

consequences.consequences. Classroom InterventionsClassroom Interventions

– 23 Classroom Interventions

Works CitedWorks Cited Fay, Charles Ph.D., Fay, Charles Ph.D., EFFECTS OF THE 9 ESSENTIALS

SKILLS FOR THE LOVE AND LOGIC CLASSROOM® TRAINING PROGRAM ON TEACHERS PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR STUDENTS BEHAVIOR AND THEIR OWN TEACHING COMPETENCE: A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION. May 5, 2009. From <http://www.loveandlogic.com/pdfs/research_data_9e.pdf>

Fay, Jim (2007) How to create a Love and Logic Fay, Jim (2007) How to create a Love and Logic classroom. May 5, 2009, from classroom. May 5, 2009, from <http://www.loveandlogic.com/pages/classroom.html<http://www.loveandlogic.com/pages/classroom.html>>

Fay, Jim (1990) Turn Your Words Into Gold. May 5, Fay, Jim (1990) Turn Your Words Into Gold. May 5, 2009, from 2009, from <http://www.loveandlogic.com/pages/goldschool.htm<http://www.loveandlogic.com/pages/goldschool.html>l>

Fay, Jim (1998) Twenty-Three Classroom Fay, Jim (1998) Twenty-Three Classroom Interventions. May 5, 2009 from Interventions. May 5, 2009 from <http://www.loveandlogic.com/pages/23-classroom-<http://www.loveandlogic.com/pages/23-classroom-interventions.htmlinterventions.html>>