by pepadmin | Jul 1, 2022 | School Age Children, Teens, Uncategorized, Young Children
Scenario: Tired after a long day at work, you pick up your child, head home and prepare the evening meal. You have no sooner joined each other at the table than you are greeted with a high-pitched whiny voice complaining “I don’t like that!” and the evening spirals... 
by pepadmin | Dec 4, 2018 | School Age Children, Young Children
I smile now, reflecting on my futile attempts to use time out with my headstrong and persistent 3-year-old. I would say, “Time out,” and he would ask, “What is my consequence?” This required me to think on my feet, usually making some lame attempt like no screen time... 
by pepadmin | Nov 2, 2018 | School Age Children, Young Children
Check out this formula for finding balance from this fall’s Noted Parenting Author Julie Morgenstern. Watch the video on Facebook by clicking here. Then join us on November 15th when Julie will join us online to talk more about this her recently released... by pepadmin | Mar 29, 2018 | School Age Children
Stories of “free-range” parenting have sparked intense debates over the past decade, but the concept is nothing new. Back in 1946, the influential American pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock promoted tenets similar to those of the free-range parenting... by pepadmin | Sep 22, 2017 | School Age Children
Will I get lost? What if my new teacher is mean? Who will I sit with at lunch? Will any of my friends be in my class? As summer draws to a close and the new school year approaches, it is normal for children to feel butterflies in the pit of their stomachs and to... 
by pepadmin | Mar 15, 2016 | School Age Children, Young Children
“It was fun because I could use a real vacuum!” —Theo, 7 At the 15th annual Can Do Kids Fair last Saturday afternoon, nearly 200 children aged 3–11 walked with their parents the three floors of PEP’s building, stopping to try their hand at...