AGIS Conference 2024 Potsdam

Using the 'Love and Logic' approach to promote positive, respectful relationships between children and adults in your school. "The Love and Logic Approach teaches adults a range of skills that support the development of positive, supportive, and respectful relationships with children. Joyce and Chris have used these resources to support teachers, parents, and children over many years, with families of different cultures and religions and in several countries.

The 5 key principles of Love and Logic are:

Mutual Dignity - Love and Logic believes that mutual respect and dignity are critical for teaching children how to treat others.

Shared Control - Power struggles between parents and children are fundamentally about control. When we try to exert control over others, we lose it, but when we share control, we can gain it.

Shared Thinking - Enabling children to think about the consequences of their choices is a lifelong gift. By sharing the thinking process with them, they learn how to think on their own and solve their own problems at an early age.

Sincere Empathy -When we respond to children with anger and frustration, they will respond with defensiveness and defiance. When we respond with empathy, there is a much better chance that we will encourage them to think about their behaviors and consequences. Nothing works without empathy!

Loving Relationships - By following these principles parents will naturally develop a loving and mutually respectful relationship with their children. Kids learn to see their parents as both powerful and loving, and they are much more likely to grow up and become respectful, responsible adults.