May 24th, 2018
What Do We Mean by “Problem Ownership” in P.E.T.?
Parent Training Blog
April 9th, 2018
How Come Some Parents Resist Parent Effectiveness Training?
(excerpted from Teaching Children Self-Discipline, an e-book) Few professionals would disagree that parents and teachers need first to see some alternatives […]
March 13th, 2018
How Does Parent Effectiveness Training Improve Your Health?
(excerpted from Teaching Children Self-Discipline) Less Stress, Less Illness Other positive effects can be found in families where parents have […]
February 14th, 2018
For Parents and Teachers: A disagreement about limits
(excerpted from Teaching Children Self-Discipline, an e-book) A common misunderstanding crops up in most discussions about discipline. It centers on […]
January 18th, 2018
Do Children Misbehave?
(excerpted from Dr. Thomas Gordon’s booklet, “What Every Parent Should Know”) David, a very curious and active three-year-old, empties everything […]
December 4th, 2017
P.E.T. Continues Through Generations: The Fishel Family Story
Joe Fishel was raised in a P.E.T. family. And by that we mean, both of his parents were P.E.T. Instructors. […]
November 16th, 2017
Spanking Outlawed in South Africa – Words from our P.E.T. Representative
written by P.E.T. Representative for South Africa, Heidi Malan For days now, I’ve been reading about parents up in arms […]
October 3rd, 2017
Take the P.E.T. Quiz on Problem Ownership and See How You Do!
Take the P.E.T. Quiz on Problem Ownership and See How You Do! The following quiz includes 20 statements that fit […]
August 30th, 2017
How We Are Crippling Our Children with Discipline
(Originally published in The Journal of Education, 1981. This booklet has been missing for about 20 years and we just […]
July 10th, 2017