Is your child ready for school? Supporting your young child’s development so they are ready for school by age 5 means much more than teaching them...
PreK
What do you do when you hear your child say (or wail, or whine, or shriek), “I’m bored! There’s nothing to do.” Do you cringe, clench your...
PreK School-Aged 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...
We want to be resilient. We want our children and teenagers to be resilient. However, a recent study conducted by the Boys & Girls Clubs of...
I started noticing the “Adulting” checklists during my children’s early high school years. “Adulting 101” … “12 Life Skills All Kids...
Teens
If you’re the parent of an introverted child, you might find this article enlightening and potentially useful. If you’re the extroverted...
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson” What...
“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...
Five-year-old Miriam watches the ice skaters twirling on the television screen during an international competition. “I want ice skates for my...