Education Coordinators Attend Training
(Press Release 05-14-09)
Hank Mooney, Office of Public Information

Three members of the Eastern Oklahoma State College GEAR UP for a Brighter Tomorrow team attended a Love and Logic Parent Instructor Training May 7–9, 2009, in Denver, Colorado. The three day intensive training was conducted by Jim Fay, Foster Cline, and Charles Fay. The training included Understanding the Love and Logic Philosophy, The 9 Essential Skills for the Love and Logic Classroom, Teens Need Not Be Terrifying, A Framework for Applying the Love and Logic Skills, How to Get People into Your Classes and Keep Them There: Presentation Secrets, and informal breakout groups.

Although kids can bring much joy, laughter, and fulfillment into our lives, they can also be confusing, bewildering, and downright frustrating at times, often causing parents to wish their kids had been born with an instruction manual dangling from their necks. Over 30 years ago, these same challenges confronted two of America’s burgeoning parenting experts—Jim Fay and Foster Cline, M.D.—the co–creators of the Love and Logic method for raising responsible kids. Since those early days, Jim’s son, Charles Fay, now a school psychologist, but also one of the first kids to be raised with the Love and Logic method, joined the team and has helped the Love and Logic company grow to include books, tapes, videos, seminars, and more.

The two Rules of Love and Logic: Rule #1: Adults set limits without anger, lectures, threats or repeated warnings. Rule #2: When children cause problems, adults hand these problems back in loving ways.

GEAR UP staff members attending were Education Coordinator Nina Fereday, Education Coordinator Michelle Whitecotton, and Project Director Linda Morgan. The three are now Certified Becoming a Love and Logic Independent Facilitators and plan to offer the parent curriculum in the GEAR UP cohort schools.

“The Love and Logic seminar in Denver was a wonderful experience,” Fereday said. “I listen to the CDs every time I get in my vehicle. I can't wait to facilitate parent sessions next school year. Think how great it would be to have less angry parents and more cooperative kids.”

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Eastern GEAR UP staff attending the training and pictured with Love and Logic co–founder Jim Fay, second from right, are Linda Morgan, left; Michelle Whitecotton and Nina Fereday.