by pepadmin | Jul 17, 2015 | All Ages
This week’s parenting news brings tips for talking with children about emotions; a long-term study showing why that’s a good idea; cool playgrounds; creative things to make and do; and an article to spark a discussion with your teen about sleep. Four... by pepadmin | Jul 15, 2015 | All Ages
“What If Everything You Knew About Disciplining Kids Was Wrong?” is the title of a 2015 article by journalist and PEP parent educator Katherine Reynolds Lewis, in the July/August issue of Mother Jones magazine. In it, we hear the stories of schools and juvenile... 
by pepadmin | Jul 10, 2015 | All Ages, Uncategorized
Whether you’re at home, at the beach or elsewhere, July is a good time for activities with your children that tend to get crowded out during the school year. Here are a few good suggestions. Parents can build in ‘special time’ with kids this summer... 
by pepadmin | Jun 19, 2015 | All Ages
Summer parenting gear includes lists of good children’s books and movies; some fun, fatherly blogs to check out, and advice for parents of middle-school graduates. The secrets I still want my teen to learn When a child goes from middle school to high... 
by pepadmin | Jun 12, 2015 | All Ages
The school year’s end brings on some sort of sigh of relief for most parents, even if the next breath is a bracing for the round of camps, swimming pools, family trips, homework packets and child care arrangements. Take a few moments, while the kids are...