Parent Effectiveness Training

by Thomas Gordon

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P.E.T. began over 45 years ago as the first national parent-training program to teach parents how to communicate more effectively with kids and to offer step-by-step advice for resolving family conflict so that everybody wins. This beloved classic is the most studied, highly-praised, and proven parenting program in the world. This groundbreaking book will teach you the following lessons: - How to avoid being a permissive parent - How to listen so kids will talk to you and talk so kids will show more 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, and 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 children will thrive. show less

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This book isn't just for helping communication between you and your children, this book also helped me communicate and compromise better with my husband, stopped a lot of arguments in their tracks. Can't speak highly enough of it.
I just began what I think is the first book my mother has ever recommended to me (I'm 44 and she's never been much of a reader). This got me to thinking what other books I read because she had them around the house. Some Al-Anon propaganda, maybe some Erma Bombeck, What Color Is Your Parachute? and this (not that I know whether she read it) are the few titles I know she owned. I remember marveling as a child at the pat situations the author used to illustrate his principles. At 12 I saw how useless and facile he was. Anyway, for completeness, I hereby note the title

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Thomas Gordon founded Gordon Training International (www.gordontraining.com), a human relations training organization with programs for parents, teachers, and businesspeople.

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Lalanne, Jacques (Translator)
Roy, Jean (Translator)

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Canonical title
Parent Effectiveness Training
Original title
P.E.T. Parent Effectiveness Training
Alternate titles
Parent Effectiveness Training
Original publication date
1970
Dedication
To my Judy, and to the hundreds of children I haved counseled, who provided me the opportunity to learn about parenthood.

To Elaine, my companion, counselor, and colleague in parenthood, whose penetrating insights so f... (show all)requently enriched my own thinking and contributed immeasurably to the development and growth of Parent Effectiveness Training.

To the group of dedicated P.E.T. instructors, whose faith and inspired efforts as pioneers of our program in their own communities helped shape my dream into a reality.
First words
Everyone blames parents for the troubles of youth and for the troubles that young people appear to be causing society.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And it can start there today, this minute - in your home.
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Rogers, Dr. Carl R.; Rogers, Carl R.
Canonical DDC/MDS
649.1; 649; 649'.1

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Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
649.1Applied science & technologyHome economics & family managementChild rearing; home care of people with illnesses and disabilities by family and friendsParenting
LCC
HQ769 .G69Social sciencesThe family. Marriage, Women and SexualityThe Family. Marriage. WomenThe family. Marriage. HomeChildren. Child development
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710
Popularity
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Reviews
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Rating
(4.02)
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15 — Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Spanish, Swedish
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Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
ISBNs
67
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