Raise Robust, Responsible Children With Our Practical Parent Effectiveness Training

Parenting is such a joy but oh so stressful. This dynamic is especially real for modern, conscious parents wanting to avoid traditional parenting styles and blueprints. While nothing can alter the twists and turns of life, our Parent Effectiveness Training (PET) can help support you in raising happy, emotionally healthy, secure, and resilient children...

What Makes Our Parenting Programs Unique?

We have based our parenting courses on a philosophy of respect – for your needs and feelings, those of your children, family, and your child's primary teacher, for example. A focus on changing behaviour is not enough. Instead, our training addresses the underlying emotions, helping to develop relevant emotional and social understanding and skills.

Leverage Comprehension and Compassion

Our approach helps yield long-lasting change and greater relationship connection without relying on coercive or punitive behaviour management such as negative consequences, threats, timeouts, bribes or rewards. As a result, children are also more content, disciplined, co-operative, and responsible, parents, carers, and educators are more relaxed, and parenting and teaching are easier and more fun.

Learn Healthy and Effective Parenting Communication Today

Rely on our face-to-face or online course to enhance listening, connection, and talking skills. Our parenting classes are also for carers and guardians from all cultures and backgrounds, including grandparents, foster parents, and single parents. At the end of our course, you'll feel more confident in active listening, relationship and preventative skills, resolving conflict, and more.

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About P.E.T.

Parent Effectiveness Training in Mandarin

Parent Effectiveness Training in Mandarin

Sophie Nie

Oct 7, 2026 - Nov 25, 2026

Doncaster, VIC

Children thrive when they feel safe and loved. P.E.T. equips parents with effective communication skills to listen attentively, express concerns respectfully, and resolve conflicts fairly, helping children feel secure, connected, and valued.

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P.E.T. Instructor Training

P.E.T. Instructor Training

Judith Richardson

Sep 8, 2026 - Oct 27, 2026

Anywhere in Australia or New Zealand, VIC

P.E.T. isn’t just another parenting course — it’s a powerful, proven approach that transforms the way people connect, listen, and lead as parents and professionals working with children.

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Loving Family | About ETIA

About ETIA

The Effectiveness Training Institute of Australia (ETIA) Ltd is a not-for-profit, community based organisation that is dedicated to making courses in communication and conflict resolution skills available and accessible to all people in Australia.

ETIA’s mission is to provide individuals with effective communication and conflict resolution skills to build connected, harmonious relationships.

Our inspiration and programs come from the late Dr Thomas Gordon who is the author and founder of Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.) program and Gordon Training International (GTI).

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