P.E.T., Parent effectiveness training : the tested new way to raise responsible children

by Thomas Gordon

Paper Book, 1975

Status

Available

Call number

649.1 Gor

Collection

Publication

New York : New American Library, 1975.

Description

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 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.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member ljhliesl
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
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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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LibraryThing member spiritedstardust
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.

Language

Original publication date

1970

Physical description

xi, 334 p.; 21 cm

ISBN

0452252520 / 9780452252523
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