by pepadmin | Apr 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
At the playground recently, I watched a mom try to convince her 6- or 7-year-old daughter to leave behind a collection of sticks and twigs she had been playing with. The mom’s patience finally ran out, and she spoke firmly: “Sarah, you heard me. No sticks in the car.... 
by pepadmin | Feb 21, 2020 | All Ages, Uncategorized
A cornerstone, and often overlooked, part of parenting is the simple (but not easy) task of encouragement. I can never remind parents enough to encourage their kids and encourage themselves. Often we spend so much time trying to get them... 
by pepadmin | Feb 13, 2020 | All Ages, Uncategorized
When we are parenting in an anxious time, whether it be anxiety due to our personal problems, our kid’s problems, our work problems, problems in the community or even world problems, we can become debilitated by stress and worry. Sometimes we soothe ourselves... 
by pepadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | All Ages
Did you know that PEP is on Pinterest? And that the PEP in the Press board has dozens of articles by PEP Parent Educators? Pins include Emory Luce Baldwin’s advice in the Takoma Park–Silver Spring Voice, Katherine Reynolds Lewis’s articles for Fortune and... 
by pepadmin | Jan 22, 2016 | All Ages
Chances are, we’re all going to spend a lot of time indoors this weekend. Here are some easy and creative indoor activities for kids; a video to help teens learn to face the uncomfortable; and positive parenting tips to keep us on track through the snowbound...