Why read Parent Effectiveness Training?

Book cover of Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children

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UPDATED 2019 EDITION • The pioneering book that’s guided millions of parents to more effectively resolve conflicts, communicate, and create loving relationships with their children—from Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr. Thomas Gordon

P.E.T., or Parent Effectiveness Training, began in 1962 as the first national parent-training program to teach parents…

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1 author picked Parent Effectiveness Training as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Judy Arnall

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This is the book that started the whole “learn about parenting” movement. Yes, it has been published for 60 years, but children’s needs have not changed in the past million years, and the premise of non-punitive parenting and relationship skills taught in the book, are still present today in other books under different names. The skills are still essential to learn for building solid parent-child relationships. In this book, parents learn assertiveness skills, active listening skills, and problem-solving skills as well as ideas to resolve value differences with older children. It is totally non-punitive and essential for every parent who…

From Judy's list on The best books on gentle, non-punitive, relationship-building parenting.