I started doing focus wheels again recently, and I noticed something interesting. In a focus wheel, you write down something that you want to believe (but don't currently believe) in the middle of a piece of paper. Then, slowly, surely, you write down 12 thoughts in a circle...
"Early on, we learned that this model... applies in all relationships – at home, at work, at school, and in the world at large. ... Over the years, I came to realize that as people use these methods and skills, their relationships become more and more democratic. These democratic relationships produce...
All are welcome in P.E.T., including parents, caregivers, grandparents, and any interested community member who would like to learn key skills that can help strengthen and improve any relationship. P.E.T. began in 1962 and was the first national effectiveness program for parents. In this eight-week, 24-hour...
Ones of the purposes of P.E.T. and other Gordon programs is to equip parents, teachers, youth, and workplace leaders with the same helping skills that trained counselors can provide. (Yes, if you're a parent, P.E.T. could help you save money on therapy!) Effectively helping...
It has to do with the structure of our three brains.
What the Gordon Model and Star Trek have in common
"He felt better. I felt better, and I put into my relationship bank right away. That concept gave me the idea that I can fix this – I don't have to self-criticize. I can change what just happened."
One of the things that first drew me to P.E.T. is that it allows for parents to be human – that is, inconsistent in their feelings and levels of acceptance for different kinds of behavior they experience from their children and from others.
P.E.T. and RIE have a common philosophy that the parent-child relationship is a two-way street that involves mutual respect and the needs of both the parent and child being met.