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“Readers who have owned animals will appreciate how difficult it would be to train a dog to play exclusively in his own yard, to fetch his sweater whenever he sees it is raining outside, or to be generous in sharing his dog biscuits with other dogs. Yet these same people would not even question the feasibility of trying to use reward and punishment to teach their children the same behaviors.”
― Thomas Gordon, Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children

“Parents are blamed but not trained.”
― Thomas Gordon, Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children

“Children don't say, “I had a hard day at school today; can I talk to you about it?” They say, “Will you play with me?”
― Lawrence J. Cohen, Playful Parenting: An Exciting New Approach to Raising Children That Will Help You Nurture Close Connections, Solve Behavior Problems, and Encourage Confidence

“Active Listening provides parents with a way of moving in and offering to help the child define the problem for herself, and starting up the process of problem-solving within the child.”
― Thomas Gordon, Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children