Here at PEP, one activity we do early on in many of our classes is the “Out of the Nest” exercise. In this group exercise, parents brainstorm a...
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Flex the Muscle of Kindness This Thanksgiving
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3 Steps to Conquer 21st Century Parenting Challenges
Have you ever dressed your 4-year-old because you can do it faster, or told your 7- year-old she has to wear a coat when she says she isn’t...
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Building New Pathways to Meet Parents Where They Are: PEP’s New Strategic Direction
Over the past 6 months, PEP has reached out to a variety of stakeholders to learn how we can more effectively reach, and meet the needs of,...
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Parenting Extra-Challenging Children
Your toddler son clears out a grocery store aisle with an hour-long tantrum when his favorite cereal is sold out. Your kindergarten daughter loses...
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When Parents Disagree About Raising Their Children
Seven-year-old Amanda pensively chews on a lock of her hair, absorbed by her parents’ rising voices. Meanwhile, her 5-year-old brother stares...
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The Good News About Bad Behavior
Look around any grocery store across the country and you’ll find preschoolers having full-blown temper tantrums, young children yelling at...
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Moving From Critic to Coach
This story was recently shared in the Discussion Forum for our new 4-week online class, Redefining Discipline: A No Gimmicks Guide to Raising...
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3 Reasons to Say No to Time-Outs
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...
