July 9th, 2025
“A Parenting Class!? That’s Supposed to Come Natural.”
“Thank God our kids never got into drugs.” “Fortunately, our daughter got over her shyness.” “We were really lucky with […]
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June 17th, 2025
A Diamond in Our Own Backyard
Recently there was one of those home-garden-art events—you know where people open up their yards for tours and local artists […]
June 9th, 2025
“My coworker is such a….”
There is a difference between what actually happens and your interpretation about those events. It is natural and normal for […]
May 8th, 2025
Leave That Stuff at Home
People are conditioned almost from infancy to think of feelings as bad and dangerous— enemies of good human relationships. People […]
May 8th, 2025
Word of Advice for Parents: Skip the Sandwich
Sometimes parents use praise to soften up a child before they send a critical message, as in these examples: “Emma, […]
April 24th, 2025
Praise ‘Em and They’ll Work Their Heads Off
The “Hidden Agenda” in Most Praising Parents, teachers, and other adults, as everyone remembers, often use praise for the primary […]
April 23rd, 2025
Ben Was Right—and So Was Tom
Most of us live much of our lives in groups—when we work, when we worship, when we play, when we […]
March 13th, 2025
Happy St. Parent’s Day!
It was the year of 1962 When Thomas Gordon knew That he wanted to reach Parents he could teach Skills […]
March 12th, 2025
Do We Even Need Leaders?
It might be helpful to think of the principal function of a group leader as facilitating problem solving and conflict […]
February 12th, 2025
So you got promoted to a leadership position, now what?
Becoming a group’s leader almost inevitably brings about significant changes in your relationships with group members. People who previously reacted […]