Parent Training Blog

December 10th, 2024

Are You an Effective Model for Your Kids?

By: Lance Johnson

As with any parent, it’s important to my wife and me to influence our kids with our values and beliefs. […]

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November 11th, 2024

Your Children Are Not Your Children—sorry…WHAT!?

By: Dr. Thomas Gordon

When parents themselves have unmet personal needs at any level in Maslow’s Hierarchy, they are very often unaccepting – not […]

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October 10th, 2024

Can I Accept What I Cannot Change?

By: Lance Johnson

(Excerpt* from the P.E.T. Book with a personal note from Lance Johnson, P.E.T. Program Director and Father of Two Boys) […]

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Child with drawing of rainbow at window

September 17th, 2024

Imagine…

By: Michelle Adams

You know when you start digging around looking for something and you stumble across a letter or a memento that […]

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August 19th, 2024

“I was spanked and I turned out just fine.”

By: Dr. Thomas Gordon

(Excerpted from the P.E.T. book – by Dr. Thomas Gordon) We’ve heard this statement from a LOT of parents. This […]

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July 11th, 2024

How Not to Lose Your Cool This Summer

By: Lance Johnson

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. […]

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June 10th, 2024

Don’t Use That Active Listening Stuff on Me

By: Dr. Thomas Gordon

Unsuccessful experiences of parents who first try Active Listening often occur because parents use it at inappropriate times. As with […]

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May 1st, 2024

What Do We Mean by Three Kinds Of Time?

By: Steve Emmons

Many times, the cause of problems and conflicts in families is an imbalance in the way that parents and children […]

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April 3rd, 2024

Is There a Stranger Living With You?

By: Anthony Zener

“There’s one thing you can start doing right now that will change how you communicate with any young human: Remember […]

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March 14th, 2024

How Clear ARE You with Your Kids?

By: Anthony Zener

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 […]

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