You acquire more influence with young people when you give up using your power to control them...and the more you use your power to… — Thomas Gordon Copy Share Image
“Readers who have owned animals will appreciate how difficult it would be to train a dog to play exclusively in his own yard, to… — Thomas Gordon Copy Share Image
It is one of those simple but beautiful paradoxes of life: When a person feels that he is truly accepted by another, as he… — Thomas Gordon Copy Share Image
An adolescent does not rebel against her parents. She rebels against their power. If parents would rely less on power and more on nonpower… — Thomas Gordon Copy Share Image
“Parents can raise children who are responsible, self-disciplined, and cooperative without relying on the weapon of fear; they can learn how to influence children… — Thomas Gordon Copy Share Image
“But what if your kid runs into the street in front of a car? Don't you have to use Method I?" ... If a… — Thomas Gordon Copy Share Image
An adolescent does not rebel against his parents. He rebels against their power. If parents would rely less on power and more on non-power… — Thomas Gordon Copy Share Image
We know that when people learn to communicate effectively with each other, their lives and their relationships can be truly transformed. This book gives… — Thomas Gordon Copy Share Image
Most parents hate to experience conflict, are deeply troubled when it occurs, and are quite confused about how to handle it constructively. Actually, it… — Thomas Gordon Copy Share Image
True honour is an attachment to honest and beneficent principles, and a good reputation; and prompts a man to do good to others, and… — Thomas Gordon Copy Share Image
