The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare
The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare

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Love and Logic - Detailed Report

Scientific Rating:
4
Lacks Adequate Research Evidence
See scale of 1-6
Scientific Rating:
4 - Lacks Adequate Research Evidence

Relevance to Child Welfare Rating:
1
Relevance to Child Welfare Rating:
1 - High

Type of Maltreatment: Emotional abuse, Exposure to domestic violence, and Physical abuse

Target Population: Parents, grandparents, teachers, and other caretakers working with children

Brief Description:

Love and Logic has been rated by the CEBC in the area of Prevention (Secondary). The Love and Logic Institute, Inc. developed training materials designed to teach educators and parents how to experience less stress while helping young people learn the skills required for success in today’s world. This approach is called Love and Logic and is based on the following two assumptions: 1) that children learn the best lessons when they're given a task and allowed to make their own choices (and fail) when the cost of failure is still small; and 2) that the children's failures must be coupled with love and empathy from their parents and teachers. This model has been used by parents and teachers for 30 years and has been applied to a wide range of situations.

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Essential Components

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All of the Love and Logic programs are based on the following four principles, which are designed to enhance the relationship between the adult and the child:

  • Build the Self-Concept: Help children feel good about themselves.
  • Share the Control: Give children choices that do not cause problems for others.
  • Provide the Empathy: Provide a strong dose of empathy before delivering consequences.
  • Share the Thinking: Allow the child to think and solve their own problems.

Parents and teachers are taught new skills to deal with the children in a calmer way:

  • Adults set limits without anger, lectures, threats or repeated warnings and instead use enforceable statements.
  • When children cause problems, adults hand these problems back in loving ways by replacing anger and lectures with a strong dose of empathy.

Parents, teachers, or other caregivers are required to purchase of at least one of the core programs:

  • 9 Essential Skills for the Love and Logic Classroom
  • Becoming a Love and Logic Parent
  • Easy Childhood Parenting Made Fun


Group Format

Love and Logic was designed to be conducted in a group.

Love and Logic has not been tested for use in a group setting.

The recommended group size is: Any size group may be used


Recommended Parameters

Recommended intensity: Parents, grandparents, and/or teachers attend a voluntary one-day seminar, or 3-day, 5-day, or 6-day conference to help them learn the techniques.

Recommended duration: 1 day to 6 days depending on length of training they choose to attend.


Homework

Love and Logic does not include a homework component.


Delivery Setting

Love and Logic is typically conducted in a(n): Community Daily Living Settings, Religious Organization, and School.


Parent Component

Love and Logic was designed with a Parent Component.

Love and Logic addresses the following presenting problems and symptoms: Anger in response to their child's behavior


Child Component

Love and Logic was not designed with a Child Component.

Love and Logic was not developed for children with developmental delays.

Love and Logic has not been tested for children with developmental delays.


Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Love and Logic was not designed for specific racial/ethnic/cultural groups.

Love and Logic was not tested in specific racial/ethnic/cultural groups.


Education and Training Resources

There is a manual that describes how to implement this program.

There is training available for Love and Logic.

Training contact: Troy McCaskell at 303-278-7552

Number of days/hours: 3-6 days, all day workshops

Training is obtained: Onsite

There currently are not additional qualified resources for training.


Identified Resources Necessary to Implement Program

The typical resources for implementing Love and Logic are: One instructor, TV monitor, VHS/DVD player, overhead projector, and space large enough to hold the number of participants.


Minimum Provider Qualifications

There are no minimum qualifications for parents or teachers who implement this program, aside from reading one of the core programs.


Relevant Published, Peer-Reviewed Research

There are currently no research studies for Love and Logic.


References

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Fay, C. (2005). Effects of the Becoming a Love and Logic Parent training program on parents’ perceptions of their children’s behavior and their own parental competence: A preliminary investigation. Retrieved December 4, 2007, from the World Wide Web: http://www.loveandlogic.com/pdfs/research_data_bllp.pdf.

Fay, C. (2005) Effects of the 9 Essential Skills for the Love and Logic Classroom training on teachers’ perceptions of their students’ behavior and their teaching competence: A preliminary investigation. Retrieved December 4, 2007, from the World Wide Web:http://www.loveandlogic.com/pdfs/research_data_9e.pdf



Contact Information

Contact name: Charles Fay, Ph.D.

Affiliation/Agency: Love and Logic Institute, Inc.

Email: drcfay@loveandlogic.com

Phone: 800-338-4065

Fax: 800-455-7557

Website: http://www.loveandlogic.com


Date reviewed: December 2007