About Love and Logic®
What Is Love and Logic® All About?
The Love and Logic Institute is dedicated to making parenting and teaching fun and rewarding, instead of stressful and chaotic. We provide practical tools and techniques that help adults achieve respectful, healthy relationships with their children. All of our work is based on a psychologically sound parenting and teaching philosophy called Love and Logic.
What Is Love and Logic®?
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. Children's failures must be coupled with love and empathy from their parents and teachers.
This practical and straightforward philosophy is backed with 30 years of experience. Parents can apply it immediately to a wide range of situations instead of struggling with difficult counseling procedures.
Who's Behind It?
Jim Fay - founder and former school principal - view biography
Foster W. Cline, M.D. - founder and psychiatrist - view biography
Charles Fay, Ph.D. - president and school psychologist - view biography
Why Does It Work?
- Uses humor, hope, and empathy to build up the adult/child relationship
- Emphasizes respect and dignity for both children and adults
- Provides real limits in a loving way
- Teaches consequences and healthy decision-making
Watch a sample clip from Love and Logic®
Love and Logic® in the News
The Heart of Love and Logic: Love and Logic Announces New Book.
That Outrageous Bus-Monitor Video: Why Kids Don't Fear Consequences: Jim Fay is interviewed on Time.com.
Teacher Meltdowns Caught on Tape: Dr. Charles Fay is interviewed on 20/20.
The age of entitlement: Selfishness is rampant, but can be corrected, experts say: Jim Fay contributed to an article for the Deseret News.
Teach Kids About Independence Early: Jim Fay was interviewed for the Denver Post.
Seven Tips for Practicing Positive Discipline: Jim Fay contributed to an article for PBS Parents.
Coddling Kids: Jedd Hafer was a guest on "Colorado Connection" on Fox21 in Colorado Springs.
Kids won't talk about school?: Jim Fay contributed to an article about how to get kids to talk about school.
This website is not associated with or sponsored by the Love and Logic Institute, Inc. Love and Logic® is a registered trademark of the Love and Logic Institute, Inc. Love and Logic® was founded by Jim Fay and Foster W. Cline, M.D., with continued creative and operational direction by Charles Fay, Ph.D. It is based on the experience of a combined total of over 100 years working with and raising kids and is based on a psychologically sound parenting and teaching philosophy called Love and Logic®. For more information, please go to www.loveandlogic.com or call 800-338-4065
The Heart of Love and Logic: Love and Logic Announces New Book.
That Outrageous Bus-Monitor Video: Why Kids Don't Fear Consequences: Jim Fay is interviewed on Time.com.
Teacher Meltdowns Caught on Tape: Dr. Charles Fay is interviewed on 20/20.
The age of entitlement: Selfishness is rampant, but can be corrected, experts say: Jim Fay contributed to an article for the Deseret News.
Teach Kids About Independence Early: Jim Fay was interviewed for the Denver Post.
Seven Tips for Practicing Positive Discipline: Jim Fay contributed to an article for PBS Parents.
Coddling Kids: Jedd Hafer was a guest on "Colorado Connection" on Fox21 in Colorado Springs.
Kids won't talk about school?: Jim Fay contributed to an article about how to get kids to talk about school.
This website is not associated with or sponsored by the Love and Logic Institute, Inc. Love and Logic® is a registered trademark of the Love and Logic Institute, Inc. Love and Logic® was founded by Jim Fay and Foster W. Cline, M.D., with continued creative and operational direction by Charles Fay, Ph.D. It is based on the experience of a combined total of over 100 years working with and raising kids and is based on a psychologically sound parenting and teaching philosophy called Love and Logic®. For more information, please go to www.loveandlogic.com or call 800-338-4065