P.E.T. - Parent Effectiveness Training - Parenting Skills Course in Providence, Rhode Island

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P.E.T., or Parent Effectiveness Training, is an eight-week course that’s appropriate for anyone who wants to improve their relationship with the children in their lives, experience greater ease, and fewer power struggles.

P.E.T. facilitates clear communication and problem-solving

with children of any age and ability, including infants,

toddlers, and teens.

Parents-to-be, grandparents, alloparents, childcare workers, and all interested community members are welcome in this course.

The weekly three-hour sessions take place in a small, supportive group atmosphere with 6 - 10 people. You can join an in-person version of the course in Providence, Rhode Island, or join an online version of the course using Google Meet.

The next in-person class begins:

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March 15th - May 3rd, 2025

Saturdays from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

The International House

8 Stimson Ave
Providence, Rhode Island

It’s possible to join the first class with a $45 materials fee, so you can try it out and see if you’d like to register for the full course.

The registration fee for the full course is $375, which includes the materials fee for the textbook and workbook. You can use this link to submit the registration fee, which will take you to a secure payment form on Stripe.com, or contact me directly for other options.

If you prefer to use the Kindle or Audible version of the textbook, please let me know in advance so I can have it ready for you.

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P.E.T. began over 62 years ago and it’s been taught in over

53 countries! Dr. Thomas Gordon, the author of P.E.T., was

nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times.

Each session is active! and focuses on applying these skills to real-life problems right from the get-go. We learn as a group through short presentations, demonstration of the skills, workbook exercises, coaching, group discussions, and role-playing activities.

There’s a lot of room for you in this space because P.E.T. empowers you to connect more deeply in your relationship with your child and to find your own best solutions to your challenges as a parent. The textbook and workbook support our practice and the group gives you a support system as we learn and practice the skills.

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What You’ll Learn

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How to talk to your children (and others) so that they will listen to you

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How to listen to your children (and others) so they feel genuinely understood

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A win-win method for solving conflicts and problems in your family that keeps the problem solved

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Benefits of P.E.T.

  • Parents can be real people who aren’t always accepting or consistent. They’ll gain skills that allow them to feel more confident in resolving problems and conflicts between their needs and the needs of the child.

  • Parents don’t have to put up a “united front.” The skills learned in P.E.T. to communicate and problem-solve with children are identical to the skills used in effective co-parenting, even in different living situations or when parents have different feelings or values.

  • P.E.T. offers a proven alternative to parenting styles that are either authoritarian (parent wins conflicts at the expense of the child) or permissive (child wins at the expense of the parent). Both parent and child get their needs met, and you will no longer have to rely on reward or punishment.

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What I love about P.E.T. is that it is a philosophy of nonviolence grounded in tangible, well-defined skills that

will reshape all of your relationships. I took a P.E.T. course in 2013, right before I became a stepmom to two awesome

kids. When I learned these skills for the first time, it created a positive ripple effect in my personal and professional life.

These skills benefit me every day. As a Certified Instructor with Gordon Training International, I appreciate the chance to share the P.E.T. skills with others and keep practicing them myself!

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If you have any questions, or a class scheduling request, please contact me at @posteo.com, by phone at 828-782-0856, or via WhatsApp.

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The four skills you’ll learn and practice in P.E.T. are:

The Behavior Window

  • Used to identify problem ownership

  • Helps make quick decisions about which of the following

    skills to apply in a given situation

Active Listening

  • Used when the child is the owner of a problem

  • Communicates acceptance and empathy to the child

  • Empowers children to solve their own problems

I-Messages

  • Used when you are the owner of a problem

  • Confronts the child in order to influence them to modify

    behavior that is unacceptable to you and preventing you

    from meeting your own needs

  • Used to express feelings and values, to show

    appreciation, and to prevent conflicts when no problem

    is present

Method III / No-Lose Conflict Resolution

  • Used when there is a conflict; when both you and the

    child are the owners of a problem

  • Radically creative way to find lasting solutions

    that meet your own needs and the needs of the child

  • Oddly fun once you get used to it