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Odette Umali Gordon Parenting Founder,
P.E.T. Educator
and Trainer

Educating parents; empowering families

Hi, I’m Odette, Founder of Gordon Parenting, and I’m here to help parents connect and communicate with children in ways that bring the fun back to family life.

Let’s be honest: Parenting is by far the toughest job in the world. At all ages and stages, raising children can feel like a daily battle. Tears and tantrums, screaming and slammed doors, frustrated parents and flustered kids.

It doesn’t have to be this way!

Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.) is a skills-training relationship course designed to create relaxed, confident parents and resilient, responsible children. Tailored to suit any family, it’s proven to ensure parents’ and children’s needs are met. No more power struggles, no more sacrifices, no more resentment. Instead, this transformative program makes way for stronger connection, communication, and compassion.

P.E.T. worked for me. It’s worked for the hundreds of clients that I’ve supported since 2016, and it’s worked for millions of families across 54 countries since psychologist and three-time Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Dr. Thomas Gordon developed the course in 1962.

Whether you’re a parent looking for a peaceful way to create harmony and healthy boundaries at home, an individual looking to become a P.E.T. instructor, a school looking to develop a parent support program, or a corporate that wants to empower the working parents in your team so they thrive at home and in the workplace, I can help you. Connect with me at odette@gordontraininghk.com.

Odette Umali

How I can help

P.E.T courses

Learn science-backed tools to become the best parent you can be. Interactive 6-12 participant workshops spanning 8 sessions that include instructor presentations, role play, and group discussion.

Hong Kong Private Coaching

Private coaching

Address specific parenting challenges and the consistent practice of P.E.T. skills. Receive 1-on-1 or couples coaching in a safe and confidential setting.

School-based workshops

Empower your parent community with parent-education workshops. Effective parenting is proven to lead to better school performance and less problematic students.

Corporate workshops

Happy parents = happy employees. Equip teams with the skills to improve parent-child relationships and set healthy boundaries, so they bring their best selves to work.

P.E.T instructor training

Become a certified P.E.T. instructor and empower more families to build healthy, happy relationships. A week-long program followed by assessment and mentoring.

My husband Daniel and I decided to pursue the P.E.T. program because we wanted to be better parents to our growing teenagers. Teenage years can be challenging to navigate, and the P.E.T. techniques and skills contribute to a deeper, more enriching relationship with our kids. Some people think that Active Listening isn’t that important. But I tell you, it’s a huge game-changer! It’s easy to snap at kids when you feel they aren’t behaving in the most polite way. But P.E.T. taught us that they have a need that hasn’t been met. If we were strategic and analysed these ‘difficult’ scenarios in the most logical way, we could foster a calm environment to help reduce the stress.

Odette was so patient with us. Sometimes, Daniel and I did not see eye to eye on situations, but she helped us break down barriers and work on a solution that was a win-win for all. Odette, we are excited to do follow-up classes with you, and our kids can also benefit from them.

Thank you again; we highly recommend this program!

Rosa Tseng, Hong Kong

Clients

BNP Paribas HK ·  Bank of America  ·  Goldman Sachs  ·  Mayer Brown  ·  Bloomberg  ·  Morgan Stanley  ·  DBS  ·  German Swiss International School  ·  Chinese International School  ·  French International School  ·  American International School  · Victoria Shanghai Academy  ·  International Montessori School  ·  City University of Hong Kong  ·  Education University of Hong Kong  ·  Woodlands Pre-schools  ·  Li Sing Tai Hang School  ·  The ISF Academy  ·  ARCH Education  ·  Thames International  ·  Miriam College  ·  Maryknoll College  ·  RUN Hong Kong  ·  JP Morgan  ·  Christian Action – Centre for Refugees  ·  St John’s Cathedral – Counselling Service