June 10th, 2024
Prescribe Your Doctor a Dose of the Gordon Model?
Wouldn’t it be great if your doctor/healthcare provider Active Listened to you? Countless studies have shown that a large percentage [&hel
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Prescribe Your Doctor a Dose of the Gordon Model?
November 9th, 2023
How to Avoid Sibling Mutant Mayhem with P.E.T.
…Or in other words, how to mediate conflicts between siblings. Our two boys (ages 8 and 6) currently enjoy everything […]
March 24th, 2022
The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Conflicts
Before you try the No-Lose Method, all persons involved in the conflict should understand the differences between Methods I and […]
January 18th, 2022
Active Listening: Is it hard sometimes? Yes. Worth it? YES.
Active Listening is not an easy skill to learn. Most people in their relationships are accustomed to telling, questioning, judging, [&hellip
October 13th, 2021
How Is Your Relationship Bank Balance?
When your child is born, you give them your time, energy, attention, caring and love. You treat your baby with […]
May 24th, 2021
Listening in the Time of a Pandemic
“I really don’t want to go back to the office full-time. I think it’s too soon.” 1. “What!? We need […]
March 16th, 2021
Communication Lessons from a Reality TV Show Connoisseur
In recent years, I have become a reality show connoisseur. After a long day at work, I enjoy watching something […]
February 19th, 2021
How to Talk More with Your Kids
One of the most effective and constructive ways of responding to children’s feeling-messages or problem-messages is the “door-opener”
February 18th, 2021
How Realistic is Group Decision-Making? (Spoiler Alert: Very)
Think of the leader of the management team as also being a member. However, leaders usually have special responsibilities in […]
January 12th, 2021
What Precisely Is the P.E.T. Method of Parenting?
(Newly-found speech from 1999!) When people ask me: what exactly is the P.E.T. method of parenting, I usually feel somewhat […]