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May 24th, 2018

What Do We Mean by “Problem Ownership” in P.E.T.?

By: Linda Adams

President of GTI (excerpted from the P.E.T. Participant Workbook) In your relationship with your child, you will have one of […]

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parent training discipline

April 9th, 2018

How Come Some Parents Resist Parent Effectiveness Training?

By: Dr. Thomas Gordon

(excerpted from Teaching Children Self-Discipline, an e-book) Few professionals would disagree that parents and teachers need first to see some alternatives […]

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parenting punitive punishment

March 13th, 2018

How Does Parent Effectiveness Training Improve Your Health?

By: Dr. Thomas Gordon

(excerpted from Teaching Children Self-Discipline) Less Stress, Less Illness Other positive effects can be found in families where parents have […]

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parenting kids limits

February 14th, 2018

For Parents and Teachers: A disagreement about limits

By: Dr. Thomas Gordon

(excerpted from Teaching Children Self-Discipline, an e-book) A common misunderstanding crops up in most discussions about discipline. It centers on […]

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parenting discipline misbehaving

January 18th, 2018

Do Children Misbehave?

By: Dr. Thomas Gordon

(excerpted from Dr. Thomas Gordon’s booklet, “What Every Parent Should Know”) David, a very curious and active three-year-old, empties everything […]

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December 4th, 2017

P.E.T. Continues Through Generations: The Fishel Family Story

By: Michelle Adams

Joe Fishel was raised in a P.E.T. family.  And by that we mean, both of his parents were P.E.T. Instructors. […]

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parenting spanking outlaw

November 16th, 2017

Spanking Outlawed in South Africa – Words from our P.E.T. Representative

By: Heidi Malan

written by P.E.T. Representative for South Africa, Heidi Malan For days now, I’ve been reading about parents up in arms […]

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parenting quiz problem

October 3rd, 2017

Take the P.E.T. Quiz on Problem Ownership and See How You Do!

By: Linda Adams

Take the P.E.T. Quiz on Problem Ownership and See How You Do! The following quiz includes 12 statements that fit […]

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August 30th, 2017

How We Are Crippling Our Children with Discipline

By: Dr. Thomas Gordon

(Originally published in The Journal of Education, 1981.  This booklet has been missing for about 20 years and we just […]

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parenting behavior kids

July 10th, 2017

Confrontive I-Messages in Action

By: Dr. Thomas Gordon

More Free “It seems to me (a mother) that before P.E.T. I had to play certain roles—be a certain way.  […]

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