November 11th, 2024
Your Children Are Not Your Children—sorry…WHAT!?
Parent Training Blog
October 10th, 2024
Can I Accept What I Cannot Change?
(Excerpt* from the P.E.T. Book with a personal note from Lance Johnson, P.E.T. Program Director and Father of Two Boys) […]
August 19th, 2024
“I was spanked and I turned out just fine.”
(Excerpted from the P.E.T. book – by Dr. Thomas Gordon) We’ve heard this statement from a LOT of parents. This […]
July 11th, 2024
How Not to Lose Your Cool This Summer
I learned about Confrontive I-Messages in P.E.T. and here’s a real-life story of my experience confronting one of my sons. […]
June 10th, 2024
Don’t Use That Active Listening Stuff on Me
Unsuccessful experiences of parents who first try Active Listening often occur because parents use it at inappropriate times. As with […]
May 1st, 2024
What Do We Mean by Three Kinds Of Time?
Many times, the cause of problems and conflicts in families is an imbalance in the way that parents and children […]
April 3rd, 2024
Is There a Stranger Living With You?
“There’s one thing you can start doing right now that will change how you communicate with any young human: Remember […]
March 14th, 2024
How Clear ARE You with Your Kids?
If you’ve read or taken P.E.T. surely you know about the Confrontive I-Message–a skill to use when your child’s behavior […]
February 7th, 2024