Gordon Training International

08/25/2026

🥰🪻One of our favorites.



Honoring our founder, Dr. Thomas Gordon, on the eve of the anniversary of his passing - August 26, 2002.

Around the world, we continue his mission to help people learn the skills to help themselves, their families, their schools, their organizations, have healthier, democratic, respectful relationships.

08/24/2026

08/24/2026

What is Active Listening?

08/24/2026

Here's your chance! Take PET with Kelly Meier at Respectful Parent and transform your relationships at home! 😀

She has two upcoming classes to choose from:
Sep 9 – Nov 11 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm (Pacific Time); Wed Evenings
Sep 15 – Nov 3 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Pacific Time); Tues Mornings

Learn more and sign up directly on her website here:
www.respectfulparent.com

08/24/2026

Starting off this week, honoring the creator of the Gordon Model: the man who introduced Active Listening and the Roadblocks to Communication to the world, the person who brought us the I-Message, Shifting Gears, Method III and the one, the only...the Behavior Window.

Thank you, Tom Gordon.
March 11, 1918 - August 26, 2002

08/20/2026

"We’ve all got our hidden demons from childhood, and we don’t leave them at home when we come to work."

Anyone at an organization, who has influence and/or has followers, is a leader. But for the sake of this blog, let’s say that you’re officially recognized

08/19/2026

Q: Is P.E.T. a permissive approach to parenting?

A: Definitely not. When parents let kids do whatever they want (and parents don’t get their needs met), children grow up to be irresponsible, inconsiderate and uncaring of parents’ and others’ needs. Kids brought up this way are often not liked by peers – they experience unrewarding, shallow relationships. Worse, parents suffer and distance themselves from these kinds of children.

The Gordon Model, by virtue of its effective communication skills, does away with the need to be a controlling, authoritarian parent and because of this it can easily be confused as a permissive approach. The secret of the Gordon Model is that it’s a method for resolving conflicts in a way that both parents and children get their needs met at all times. The difference between our model and other parenting programs is that when children behave in ways that interfere with parents’ needs, the Gordon Model prescribes the use of I-Messages so parents can influence them to change their behavior.

Check out some of our other frequentlly asked questions here:
https://www.gordontraining.com/p-e-t-frequently-asked-questions/

Still have questions? 🤔 We're here to help! 😃

Contact us at:
[email protected]
800.628.1197
www.gordontraining.com

08/19/2026

And even better if it's Active Listening. 🙂

08/19/2026

⏰ Time is running out to join us at our next P.E.T. Instructor Training Workshop! ⏰

Contact us today to learn more and begin the enrollment process:

➡️ [email protected]
➡️ 800.628.1197
➡️ gordontraining.com

You can also learn more about workshop and the three-step process of becoming a certified P.E.T. Instructor here: https://www.gordontraining.com/p-e-t-instructor.../

08/17/2026

Ahem....cough...cough...(tap, tap...is this thing on?)....

Now is the time, today is the day, this is your sign...

Online class begins September 1st:

https://www.gordontraining.com/leader-effectiveness-training-l-e-t/l-e-t-workshops-for-individuals/