November 15th, 2016
Parent Training Blog
Parent Training Blog
October 25th, 2016
What Will I Learn in Parent Effectiveness Training?
So let’s assume you’re looking for some help with your parenting skills. You’re feeling frustrated and know you need to […]
October 17th, 2016
How Do the P.E.T Principles and Christianity Align?
I have used, taught and promoted P.E.T. for more than 40 years. Because some people know that I have also […]
September 28th, 2016
Letting People Know the Real You
In the P.E.T. program, self-disclosing messages are referred to as I-Messages.* An l-Message is a communication about the self — […]
September 13th, 2016
What to Do When You Need to Confront Your Child
So what about you and your needs as a parent? When do your thoughts and feelings get expressed? When and […]
August 29th, 2016
More Helpful Stuff for Better Active Listening
P.E.T. suggests that when children own problems that the parent respond by: Attending, Accepting, Active Listening. It is important for […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
May 11th, 2016