Parent Training Blog

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February 10th, 2016

More Help From Active Listening—the Essential Skill for Parents

By: Dr. Thomas Gordon

Everyone knows that all children encounter lots of problems in their lives, some children more than others.  By problems, I […]

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January 26th, 2016

How P.E.T. Can Help Children Through a Divorce

By: Georgina Watson

Things between you and your spouse haven’t been good. In fact, they’ve been downright awful. Days turn into weeks, weeks […]

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January 13th, 2016

What’s this Irish Priest Got to Do with PET?

By: Linda Adams

We are honoring Father Patrick Tyrrell, a Gordon Training Instructor who has taught over 3,500 people (170 courses), including P.E.T., […]

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December 2nd, 2015

Why Dr. Thomas Gordon’s “Parent Effectiveness Training” is Classroom-based

By: Linda Adams

The question about whether P.E.T. can be taught online has come up from time to time and with the advances […]

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November 17th, 2015

Do Your Children Really ‘Make’ You Mad?

By: Larissa Dann

“You make me so happy!”  At first glance, this looks like a positive thing to say to your child.  But […]

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November 2nd, 2015

My Experience Growing Up with Parent Effectiveness Training

By: Georgina Watson

Part VI in a series of Blogs written by kids of P.E.T. Blog post by: Ms. Catrine Malan – Pretoria, South […]

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October 27th, 2015

My Life as a P.E.T. Son and Now, P.E.T. Trainer

By: Georgina Watson

Blog post by: Mr. Lauro Ortega Macias – Queretero, Mexico (Lauro is the Representative & Master Trainer for Gordon Training […]

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October 12th, 2015

Me & Parent Effectiveness Training

By: Georgina Watson

(Part III in a series of Blogs written by kids of P.E.T.) Blog post by:  Mr. Adolph Malan – Pretoria, […]

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September 28th, 2015

What It’s Like to Be Raised with Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.)

By: Georgina Watson

(Part III in a series of Blogs written by kids of P.E.T.) Blog post by: Mr. Jan-Wilkens Malan – Pretoria, […]

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September 16th, 2015

On Being a P.E.T. Kid

By: Georgina Watson

(Part II in a series of Blogs written by P.E.T. kids) Blog post by: Ms. Virag S. – Budapest, Hungary […]

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