Many of us believed that once our kids turned 18, we would be “done.” How silly was that? Parenting isn’t a task with a deadline. It is a...
Teens
“Dedicated to all the parents who give unselfishly to ensure they do right by their children.” With just that one sentence on their book’s...
PreK School-Aged Teens
September 5, 2024 – The Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) applauds the U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Mental Health and Well-Being...
Parenting today can feel like a hamster wheel of doing, striving, scrolling and worrying. Filled with anxiety and the best of intentions, we may find...
School safety is an issue on every parent’s mind these days. It can be difficult to know where our fears end and our children’s begin. As...
If you’re the parent of an introverted child, you might find this article enlightening and potentially useful. If you’re the extroverted...
With all the uncertainties of the present moment, it is not surprising that many teens are experiencing anxiety. The combination of the unknown, fear...
School-Aged Teens
“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.” (Jon Kabat-Zinn) When our...
The article below shares some of PEP’s timeless ideas and wisdom for parenting our children through challenging times. The approach we can take to...
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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