March 16th, 2021
Communication Lessons from a Reality TV Show Connoisseur
In recent years, I have become a reality show connoisseur. After a long day at work, I enjoy watching something […]
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Communication Lessons from a Reality TV Show Connoisseur
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”
February 18th, 2021
How Realistic is Group Decision-Making? (Spoiler Alert: Very)
Think of the leader of the management team as also being a member. However, leaders usually have special responsibilities in […]
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 […]
September 23rd, 2020
Isn’t Active Listening Just Another Way to Manipulate People?
First, let’s define Active Listening. Active Listening is a special way of feeding back your understanding of what the other […]
August 6th, 2020
“But I Was Just Trying To Help…”
Throughout our lives, we have learned a variety of ways to help other people when they have strong feelings, thoughts […]
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 13th, 2020
How Active Listening Helped Me Get “Unstuck”
I am an anxious person by nature, a germaphobe stuck in a consistent state of nervousness. In late February, as […]
March 18th, 2020
Using Better Communication Skills in Times of Crisis
Leader Effectiveness Training, Parent Effectiveness Training, and Teacher Effectiveness Training are specific applications of a universal ap
March 4th, 2020
So How Are Your L.E.T. Skills Coming Along?
So hopefully you’ve been working hard to understand and apply many of the L.E.T. concepts, principles and skills. There are […]