Reading Assignment: Love and Logic Principals and Enforceable Statements
Love & Logic Principles
1. Belief in the Infinite Value of People
2. Self (Staff/Volunteer/Parent) Care is Not Selfish
3. Communicate Respect to Children
4. Choices Lead to Responsibilities
5. Share Power/Control with Children
6. Consequences Do The Teaching
7. Responsibility To Children; Not Responsibility For Children
8. Children Do As Much Thinking As Parents/Staff/Volunteers
Enforceable Statements to Set Limits
Telling a Child What to Do |
I Message: Telling the Child What You Will Do (Enforceable Statements often start with “I…”) |
Please sit down. I'm going to start now. |
I'll begin as soon as you are seated. |
Please be quiet. It's time to begin. |
I'm glad to start as soon as you show me you are ready. |
Open your Bibles to page 54. |
I'll be starting at page 54. |
Don't sharpen your pencil while I'm talking. |
I allow people to sharpen pencils when I am not giving directions. |
You can't go to the restroom until I finish the directions. |
Feel free to go to the restroom when I'm not giving directions. |
Keep your hands to yourself. |
Feel free to stay with us when you can keep your hands to yourself. |
Don't talk to me in that tone of voice! |
I'll listen as soon as your voice is as calm as mine. |
Write an Unenforceable statement:
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Rewrite as an Enforceable statement:
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