August 16th, 2016
Gordon Training News – Spring/Summer 2016
We’ve got lots to share so let’s get to it! We’re proud to welcome new Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.) representatives […]
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August 9th, 2016
“But I Was Only Trying to Be Nice!” Identifying the *Positive* Communication Roadblocks
One of the most challenging bosses I ever worked for could also be, on the surface, one of the nicest. […]
August 8th, 2016
The Many Different Kinds of Listening
(Excerpted from the P.E.T. Workbook) Listening is one of the most vital ingredients of our communication with children, partners, […]
July 19th, 2016
Pokémon Go: It’s Awesome! It’s Stupid! It’s…Causing Conflicts
She: “Put your phone away right. Now.” He: “Are you kidding me? There’s a PokeStop with a lure at the […]
July 13th, 2016
The Discipline Debate
(This article is excerpted from Dr. Thomas Gordon’s book, Teaching Children Self-Discipline, 1989.) One of my favorite college professors badgered […]
July 7th, 2016
The Four Stages of Learning: They’re a Circle, Not a Straight Line
Summer is upon us, and along with the sun and pool time and vacation time come multiple opportunities to conveniently […]
June 21st, 2016
On Millennials, Conversation, and Listening Skills
I received from my Mother, recently, via a seemingly endless string of Forwards (as one does), an email with the […]
June 14th, 2016
“An Open Letter to My Child Who is in the Next Room”: Rewriting A Mother’s Letter to Her Teenage Daughter
“An Open Letter to My Teen Daughter Who Is In The Next Room” is a short blog by Margarita Gokun […]
June 7th, 2016
Powerful Words on Power from a Non-Power Person
I have been asked many times about the source of power, where does it come from? Occasionally the people who […]
May 23rd, 2016
Facebook and Twitter Are Trying To Kill My Empathy…and Burn the Body
Never read the comments. That’s a sanity-saving rule for All Things Internet. It’s served me well for at least twenty […]