Foster W. Cline

Dr. Foster W. Cline is an American child psychiatrist, author, and co-founder of the Love and Logic Institute. With decades of clinical experience working with troubled youths and families, he pioneered a parenting approach focused on empathy, natural consequences, and accountability.

He is best known for co-authoring the bestselling parenting guide Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility alongside Jim Fay. His books and seminars offer practical alternatives to punitive discipline and helicopter parenting.

Dr. Cline’s philosophy has empowered millions of parents and educators to raise resilient, self-reliant children. His enduring body of work remains a pillar of modern positive parenting literature.