March 16th, 2021
Do You Like Yourself as a Parent?
Parent Training Blog
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” or “invitation […]
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 […]
November 12th, 2020
Is That Really Your Need?
Identifying needs is often difficult. Many children as well as adults will talk about solutions when asked for their needs: […]
October 14th, 2020
Tales from a P.E.T. Kid…Who became a P.E.T. Instructor…Who’s Now a First-time Mom
As a P.E.T. kid and instructor of the Gordon model myself, I was really looking forward to having a baby. […]
September 16th, 2020
Who’s Helping the Parents?
(from the P.E.T. book, 2019 revised edition) Everybody blames parents for the troubles of youth and for the troubles that […]
August 13th, 2020
Using Active Listening When Your Child is Upset
(excerpted from the P.E.T. workbook) In P.E.T., we use a conceptual Behavior Window to view behaviors of others = what […]
July 15th, 2020
Tips on How to Handle Values Collisions in the Age of COVID-19
It’s official. I’ve been kicked off the guest list for an upcoming family wedding! Turns out, it’s payback for a […]
June 10th, 2020
Why Don’t More Dads Come to Parent Effectiveness Training Classes?
Oftentimes in P.E.T. classes the majority of the participants are mothers, and this is common around the world. However, Gordon […]
May 6th, 2020