If you are looking for parenting classes, Parent Effectiveness Training is made up of a very specific set of communication skills that enable parents to positively influence their children’s behavior. It is a blueprint for following the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would like them to do unto you.
At the very root of P.E.T. is a belief that children aren’t bad or mischievous; they simply behave in ways that satisfy their particular needs at the moment. A baby cries because he is hungry; four-year-old sticks her hands into a can of paint and spills it on the carpet because she wants to play with the paint, to explore; a sixteen-year-old comes home later than you feel is safe because he feels a need to be with his friends.
Children have the right to meet their needs, but parents do too. It is in meeting these conflicting needs that most parent/child relationships get into trouble. Some parents insist on obedience from their children, so they get their needs met at the expense of the children meeting theirs’. Other parents, wishing to spare their children any hurt and aggravation, give in and let their children get their way, but then the parents suffer. Either way, someone is left feeling resentful of the other. It is this constant cycle of power struggles and the subsequent pent-up resentments that result that slowly begin to erode the parent/child relationship.
But it doesn’t have to be that way. There is a third option: Both parents and children can get their needs met. We offer parenting classes throughout San Diego that can teach you how through an in-depth course that offers lots of in-class practice, engaging teachers and a thorough understanding of the practice that you can start using right away.
Kelly Meier, Nikki Weil, Catherine Dickerson & Deborah Rana are certified P.E.T instructors in San Diego, CA who can teach parents how to help their children become self-aware, thoughtful and independent people.
Check out the latest version of the P.E.T. book* here or visit the P.E.T. website for even more information.
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