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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. We use Google Meet.
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.
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.
What You’ll Learn
How to talk to your children (and others) so that they will listen to you
How to listen to your children (and others) so they feel genuinely understood
A win-win method for solving conflicts and problems in your family that keeps the problem solved
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.
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!
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
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