Advice & Self-Help | Empowering Tools for Growth

Okay Parents, Time to Test Your Active Listening Skills - Gordon Training International

Ready? Excellent! The following is from an actual conversation between parent and child. Instructions: What you will need: paper and pen or tablet/phone

I studied PET and became a training Director in Chicago in 1973. Learning how to listen to the soul when the language is in the Mental/Waking World and sometimes emotionally reactive was a game-changer for my work.

Psychology | Psychology & Psychological Research

Listening to Your Kids in Times of Stress - Gordon Training International

It goes without saying that stress is all around us—and we’re all trying to keep our sanity. It’s also hard to listen to others when we ourselves

Advice & Self-Help | Couples and Relationship Support

What Great Listeners Actually Do

It’s about more than keeping quiet.

Family & Parenting | Family and Parenting

Empathetic Listening - How to Listen So Your Kids Will Too - Hey Sigmund

Empathetic listening will deepen the connection with your child, open them up to your guidance, and grow their emotional intelligence.

Family & Parenting | Family and Parenting

When to and When Not to Active Listen to Your Children

Blog post by: Lance Johnson (from the P.E.T. Participant Workbook) Active Listening is a powerful tool for helping children express and work through proble

I began teaching P.E.T. in 1974 and have continued using Tom Gordon's principles and tools ever since. I teach P.E.T. and have the utmost respect for this teaching. This article is filled with wisdom and how to's.

Family & Parenting | Family and Parenting

How the Evidence of Today Supports the Wisdom of Yesterday International

Why Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.) Works Article by:  Larissa Dann More and more parents are educating themselves on the best way to bring up their

When I first studied P.E.T. my children were 4 and 5 years old and I already had my PhD with a heavy emphasis on child development and clinical work with children. I learned so many simple and practical ways to communicate from Tom Gordon that I became a leader in the teaching of P.E.T. and head of the Organizational Training Division in Chicago. I still use and teach P.E.T. today - it works.