by pepadmin | Dec 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
We are in the last month of the most challenging, unprecedented and trying year that most of us have ever experienced. We have cycled through confusion, despair, overwhelm and gratefulness, while looking hard for silver linings. Parents have had to run their own home... by pepadmin | Jan 29, 2018 | All Ages
We’re in the sprint toward summer and the daily grind of school and homework seems interminable. Here in Montgomery County, Maryland, the report cards will arrive in homes soon. The timing provides us with an opportunity to think about how we’ve handled... 
by pepadmin | Aug 28, 2015 | School Age Children
ABC News interviewed Meghan Leahy on Wednesday about advice for parents on easing the back-to-school transition for children. A professional parent coach, Meghan writes the “On Parenting” column in Local Living section of The Washington Post every... 
by pepadmin | Aug 14, 2015 | All Ages
You won’t have to search far to find back-to-school articles this week. So, we’ll give you a break: only two of this week’s Tweets are about the S-topic. The others will give you information on teens and video games; books to help kids when their... 
by pepadmin | Aug 12, 2015 | School Age Children, Teens
We asked five of PEP’s parent educators for their favorite back-to-school tips. Their answers show a variety of parenting tools in action, including emphasizing the process of learning; looking for tasks and responsibilities to turn over to growing children;...