Parent Effectiveness Training (Book)

P.E.T. Book Cover

P.E.T., or Parent Effectiveness Training, began almost forty years ago as the first national parent-training program to teach parents how to communicate more effectively with kids and offer step-by-step advice to resolving family conflicts so everybody wins.  This beloved classic is the most studied, highly praised, and proven parenting program in the world — and it will work for you. Now revised for the first time since its initial publication, this groundbreaking guide will show you:

 

  • How to avoid being a permissive parent
  • How to listen so kids will talk to you and talk so kids will listen to you
  • How to teach your children to “own” their problems and to solve them
  • How to use the “No-Lose” method to resolve conflicts

Using the timeless methods of P.E.T. will have immediate results: less fighting, fewer tantrums and lies, no need for punishment. Whether you have a toddler striking out for independence or a teenager who has already started rebelling, you’ll find P.E.T. a compassionate, effective way to instill responsibility and create a nurturing family environment in which your child will thrive.

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P.E.T. is written by Thomas Gordan. Who is Thomas Gordan, and why should you pay attention to him? (From Wikipedia):

  • American clinical psychologist
  • Pioneer in teaching communication skills and conflict resolution methods to parents, teachers, leaders, women, youth and salespeople
  • In 1962, introduced Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.), a course which is widely recognized as the first skill-based training program for parents
  • To date, the P.E.T. book (revised in 2000) has been published in 33 languages and sold over five million copies. Over a million people have participated in the course in 45 countries around the world.

2 thoughts on “Parent Effectiveness Training (Book)

  1. Tom

    P.E.T. is well established for a good reason – it helps. I can’t say it’s solved all my parenting issues as my son was growing but it sure helped, especially the “No-Lose” approach to conflict resolution.

    1. admin Post author

      Congratulations for seeking it out and using it in your family. That’s fabulous that you found it helpful. Thanks for your comment.

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