Parent Effectiveness Training P.E.T. overview and aims
This article outlines the 24 hour Parent Effectiveness Training course led by licensed instructors, including its goals to reduce rebellion and whining by teaching active listening, nonpunitive conflict resolution, and nonauthoritarian parenting. It notes ETL involvement in Eastern Iowa and the program’s wide sponsorship by churches schools and agencies.
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P.E.T. course promises kinder parenting and new skills
In a first person appraisal Jerry Elsen reviews an eight session Parent Effectiveness Training program. He notes that the course rejects harsh parenting and spankings, teaches problem ownership, and aims for no lose agreements while acknowledging some cases remain beyond help.
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