An adolescent does not rebel against her parents. She rebels against their power. If parents would rely less on power and more on nonpower methods to influence their children from infancy on, there would be little for children to rebel… — Thomas Gordon Copy Share
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 is, then he is freed to move from there and to begin to think about how he wants to change, how we wants to grow, how he can become different, how he might become more of… — Thomas Gordon Copy Share
An adolescent does not rebel against her parents. She rebels against their power. If parents would rely less on power and more on nonpower methods to influence their children from infancy on, there would be little for children to rebel against when they become adolescents. The use of power to change the behavior of children, then, has this severe limitation:… — Thomas Gordon Copy Share
“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
