August 13th, 2020
Using Active Listening When Your Child is Upset
(excerpted from the P.E.T. workbook) In P.E.T., we use a conceptual Behavior Window to view behaviors of others = what […]
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August 6th, 2020
“But I Was Just Trying To Help…”
Throughout our lives, we have learned a variety of ways to help other people when they have strong feelings, thoughts […]
July 15th, 2020
Tips on How to Handle Values Collisions in the Age of COVID-19
It’s official. I’ve been kicked off the guest list for an upcoming family wedding! Turns out, it’s payback for a […]
June 10th, 2020
How to Say No with Respect for Yourself and Others
You may know that one of the essential skills we teach in our programs is the I-Message. And there are […]
June 10th, 2020
Why Don’t More Dads Come to Parent Effectiveness Training Classes?
Oftentimes in P.E.T. classes the majority of the participants are mothers, and this is common around the world. However, Gordon […]
May 13th, 2020
How Active Listening Helped Me Get “Unstuck”
I am an anxious person by nature, a germaphobe stuck in a consistent state of nervousness. In late February, as […]
May 6th, 2020
Is Your Primary Relationship With Your Spouse?
From Dr. Thomas Gordon’s P.E.T. book. Many parents look to their children for their primary relationship, rather than to their […]
April 21st, 2020
How to Speak Up Without Damaging Your Relationships
We find ourselves trying to cope with others in a very stressful environment. No matter if you’re on a Zoom […]
April 14th, 2020
Listening to Your Kids in Times of Stress
It goes without saying that stress is all around us—and we’re all trying to keep our sanity. It’s also hard […]
March 18th, 2020
Using Better Communication Skills in Times of Crisis
Leader Effectiveness Training, Parent Effectiveness Training, and Teacher Effectiveness Training are specific applications of a universal approach to nonviolent, respectful, […]