Another excellent resource for parents and teachers is the Love and Logic Institute. The Love and Logic philosophy was founded by Jim Fay and Foster W. Cline, MD and is based on good common sense parenting, empathy and natural consequences. The idea is that the same types of issues and problems come up for us over the course of a lifetime (i.e. conflict resolution, negotiating, integrity issues, personal responsibility issues, acceptance of delayed gratification, etc...). Why try to save our children from experiencing these problems when we can instead lovingly guide them through them in childhood where they are protected, and teach them coping mechanisms and problem solving strategies that they can rely on later in life when the cost of consequences is often much greater. They offer all sorts of information about the philosophy and techniques for carrying it out through conferences, workshops, weekly emails, lots of published literature and free resource information.
According to the website, they are...
"Helping Raise Responsible Kids Since 1977™
Love and Logic® provides simple solutions, tips practical techniques to help adults with kids of all ages:
- Raise responsible kids
- Have more fun in their role
- Strengthen the relationship with the kids in their life
- Tips, advice and real solutions trusted for over 35 years"
Please visit their website to learn more about this valuable resource at:
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