Love and Logic Discipline Philosophy
What is Love and Logic for Teachers?
What is Love and Logic® for Teachers? Love and Logic® is a method of working with students which was developed by educational expert Jim Fay, child psychiatrist Foster W. Cline, M.D. and Charles Fay, Ph.D. Love and Logic has many tools for educators, principals and districts that promote healthy parent/teacher and teacher/student relationships and positive school wide discipline. And yes, Love and Logic works along with all other school discipline programs. It actually makes them work better!
Love and Logic helps educators, administrators, and counselors:
It works because:
Love and Logic helps educators, administrators, and counselors:
- Set limits in the classroom without anger
- Provide underachievers hope and willingness when the going gets tough
- Raise the odds for kids to stay in school
- Build strong connections between home and school
- Improve attendance
- Manage disruptive students
- Make teaching and learning more fun and productive
- Immediately handle disruptive students
- Get and keep students' attention
- Build positive student-teacher relationships
- Help students own and solve their own problems
- Bully proof children, diffuse power struggles, and handle difficult people
It works because:
- When adults take care of themselves, they hand the problem back to the student who created it.
- When the student has to solve the problem, they have to think.
- When students have to think, they learn that decisions have consequences.
- When students have to deal with consequences, they learn to think.
- When we allow the student to deal with the consequences, they learn to think before they cause a problem.
- When the student learns to ask themselves, "How is my behavior going to affect me?" they have learned self control
What is Love and Logic for Parents?
We will be covering the following concepts from this wonderful book:
1. Responding to adults
2. Making eye contact
3. Congratulating a classmate
4. Respect other students' comments, opinions, and ideas
5. If you win, do not brag; if you lose, do not show anger
6. If you are asked a question in conversation, ask a question in return
7. Cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough and say excuse me
8. Do not show disrespect with gestures
9. Always say thank you when given something
10. When you receive something, do not insult the gift or the giver
11. Surprise others by performing random acts of kindness
12. When grading other students' papers, give only the correct grade
13. Follow along when we read together in class
14. Answer all written questions with a complete sentence
15. Do not ask for a reward
16. You must complete your homework every day
17. Subject transitions will be swift, quiet, and orderly
18. Be as organized as possible
19. When homework is assigned, do not moan or complain
20. When a substitute teacher is present, all class rules still apply
21. Follow the specific classroom protocols
22. You may bring a bottle of water to class, you may not leave for a drink of water during class
23. Know other teachers' names and greet them in the hall by name
24. Keep yourself and the bathrooms clean and germ-free
25. Greet visitors and make them feel welcome
26. Do not save seats in the lunchroom
27. Do not stare at a student who is being reprimanded
28. E-mail me if you have a question about homework - once
29. The ABC's of etiquette
30. After dining in the cafeteria or elsewhere, be responsible for your trash
31. In a hotel room, leave a tip for the hotel workers who clean your room
32. On a bus, always face forward
33. When meeting new people, shake hands and repeat their names
34. When offered food, take only your fair share
35. If someone drops something and you are close to it, pick it up
36. Hold the door for people rather than letting it close on them
37. If someone bumps into you, say excuse me, even if it was not your fault
38. On a field trip, compliment the place you are visiting
39. On a field trip, enter a public building quietly
40. During an assembly, do not speak or call out to friends
41. At home, answer your phone in a polite and appropriate manner
42. When returning from a trip, shake the hands of every chaperone
43. On escalators, stand to the right, walk to the left
44. When walking in line, keep your arms at your sides and move quietly
45. Never cut in line
46. No talking in a movie theater during the movie
47. Do not bring Doritos into the school building
48. If anyone is bullying you, let me know
49. Stand up for what you believe in
50. Be positive and enjoy life
51. Live so that you will never have regrets
52. Learn from your mistakes and move on
53. Not matter the circumstances, always be honest
54. Carpe Diem
55. Be the best person you can be
1. Responding to adults
2. Making eye contact
3. Congratulating a classmate
4. Respect other students' comments, opinions, and ideas
5. If you win, do not brag; if you lose, do not show anger
6. If you are asked a question in conversation, ask a question in return
7. Cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough and say excuse me
8. Do not show disrespect with gestures
9. Always say thank you when given something
10. When you receive something, do not insult the gift or the giver
11. Surprise others by performing random acts of kindness
12. When grading other students' papers, give only the correct grade
13. Follow along when we read together in class
14. Answer all written questions with a complete sentence
15. Do not ask for a reward
16. You must complete your homework every day
17. Subject transitions will be swift, quiet, and orderly
18. Be as organized as possible
19. When homework is assigned, do not moan or complain
20. When a substitute teacher is present, all class rules still apply
21. Follow the specific classroom protocols
22. You may bring a bottle of water to class, you may not leave for a drink of water during class
23. Know other teachers' names and greet them in the hall by name
24. Keep yourself and the bathrooms clean and germ-free
25. Greet visitors and make them feel welcome
26. Do not save seats in the lunchroom
27. Do not stare at a student who is being reprimanded
28. E-mail me if you have a question about homework - once
29. The ABC's of etiquette
30. After dining in the cafeteria or elsewhere, be responsible for your trash
31. In a hotel room, leave a tip for the hotel workers who clean your room
32. On a bus, always face forward
33. When meeting new people, shake hands and repeat their names
34. When offered food, take only your fair share
35. If someone drops something and you are close to it, pick it up
36. Hold the door for people rather than letting it close on them
37. If someone bumps into you, say excuse me, even if it was not your fault
38. On a field trip, compliment the place you are visiting
39. On a field trip, enter a public building quietly
40. During an assembly, do not speak or call out to friends
41. At home, answer your phone in a polite and appropriate manner
42. When returning from a trip, shake the hands of every chaperone
43. On escalators, stand to the right, walk to the left
44. When walking in line, keep your arms at your sides and move quietly
45. Never cut in line
46. No talking in a movie theater during the movie
47. Do not bring Doritos into the school building
48. If anyone is bullying you, let me know
49. Stand up for what you believe in
50. Be positive and enjoy life
51. Live so that you will never have regrets
52. Learn from your mistakes and move on
53. Not matter the circumstances, always be honest
54. Carpe Diem
55. Be the best person you can be
Parents FAQ's
- What is Love and Logic?
- Who can benefit from Love and Logic?
- How is Love and Logic different from other approaches?
- Does Love and Logic Institute, Inc. provide counseling or therapy services?
- When is a good time to start using Love and Logic?
- What is the best way to get a spouse, loved one, or friend to adopt Love and Logic?
- I have never used Love and Logic. What are the first products I should buy?
- I am very stressed out by my kids and seem to be yelling at them a lot more lately. Do you have anything that can help me?
- I have a 10 month old and a 3 year old, but have never used Love and Logic. What should I buy?
- What products are best for parents with kids in middle school or junior high?
- My kids are just about to become teenagers and I am a little nervous about the issues we will face. Do you have any products that could help me?
- Do you have anything to help raise kids with special needs like autism or ADHD?
- How do I schedule Jim Fay, Charles Fay, Ph.D., and Foster W. Cline, M.D.?
- How do I find out about seminars in my area?
- Are Love and Logic products available in other languages?
- What if I'm not pleased with Love and Logic products?
- May I copy Love and Logic materials to share with others?
- Are you planning on modifying any existing products to address specific needs?
- Are your videos closed-captioned for the hearing impaired?
- How do we get Love and Logic started in our school?
- How do I get my order shipped outside the United States?