September 9th, 2015
Parent Training Blog
Parent Training Blog
August 26th, 2015
What Do P.E.T. Kids Have to Say About Being Raised with the Gordon Model? (Part l)*
(This Blog post kicks of a series of Blogs written by kids of P.E.T.—this first one is actually a video […]
August 11th, 2015
Everything You Need to Know About Active Listening
In P.E.T. (Parent Effectiveness Training), parents are urged to recognize that their children often experience problems that belong to […]
August 6th, 2015
Something Every Parent May Want to Consider When Interacting with Their Child
Charles Darwin. Rosa Parks. Chopin. Bill Gates. Eleanor Roosevelt. Albert Einstein. Warren Buffet. Do you know what all of these […]
July 28th, 2015
Did You Just Roadblock Me??
Perhaps you’ve heard of the “Communication Roadblocks”. Did you know that our founder, Dr. Thomas Gordon, created them? They are […]
July 14th, 2015
When to and When Not to Active Listen to Your Children
(Excerpted from the P.E.T. Participant Workbook) Active Listening is a powerful tool for helping children express and work through problems […]
June 23rd, 2015
Bill Gates – Raised by a P.E.T. Father
Interview by: Andrew Serwer of Fortune Magazine (from their archives) “It’s certainly a unique father-son relationship. The man who created […]
June 8th, 2015
P.E.T. Skills With The Very Young: You Can Change Behavior You Don’t Like Without Using Punishment
When children’s behavior interferes with their parents’ needs, as it inevitably will, parents naturally want to try to modify such […]
April 15th, 2015
So Who Owns It: How to Think About Problem Ownership
(Excerpted from writings from Dr. Thomas Gordon) It isn’t difficult to determine problem ownership. Whoever experiences negative thoughts or feelings […]
April 8th, 2015