The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff. The Love and Logic program has been reviewed by the CEBC in the area of: Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (Secondary), but lacks the necessary research evidence to be given a Scientific Rating.

• Types of Maltreatment: Physical Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Exposure to Domestic Violence
• Target Population: Parents, grandparents, teachers, and other caretakers working with children.

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.

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

Love and Logic was not designed with a child component.

Love and Logic was designed with a parent/caregiver component that addresses the following presenting problems and symptoms:

• Anger in response to their child's behavior.

Love and Logic was designed to be conducted in a group setting; but has not been tested for use in a group setting.

Recommended group size:

Any size group may be used.

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.

This program is typically conducted in a(n):

• Community Daily Living Settings
• Religious Organization
• School

This program does not include a homework component.

Love and Logic does not have materials available in a language other than English.

The typical resources for implementing the program are:

• One instructor
• TV monitor
• VHS/DVD player
• Overhead projector
• Space large enough to hold the number of participants

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

There is a manual that describes how to implement this program, and there is training available for this program.

Training Contact:

• Troy McCaskell
  phone: (303) 278-7552

Training is obtained:

Onsite.

Number of days/hours:

3-6 days, all day workshops.

This program has been reviewed and it was determined that this program lacks the type of published, peer-reviewed research that meets the CEBC criteria for a scientific rating of 1 – 5. Therefore, the program has been given the classification of "NR - Not able to be Rated." It was reviewed because it was identified by the topic expert as a program being used in the field, or it is being marketed and/or used in California with children receiving services from child welfare or related systems and their parents/caregivers. Some programs that are not rated may have published, peer-reviewed research that does not meet the above stated criteria or may have eligible studies that have not yet been published in the peer-reviewed literature. For more information on the "NR - Not able to be Rated" classification, please see the Scientific Rating Scale.

Child Welfare Outcomes: Not Specified

Currently, there are no published, peer-reviewed research studies for Love and Logic.