# 604 Setting Limits for Young Children
(for parents of children ages 1 to 4)
PEP Parenting Preschoolers A
For Parents of Children Ages 2 1/2 to 5
This class will help you establish healthy relationship patterns with your child
throughout the preschool years. Parenting Preschoolers A teaches:
- Ways to encourage your child with words and actions
- Tools for responding respectfully to problem behavior
- Ways to set limits in a friendly and consistent manner
- How to promote cooperation and responsibility
- Ways to diagnose and redirect misbehaviors
Course length:
Eight weeks
Class Schedule:
# 411 Tuesdays 9:45 - 11:45 am
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PEP Office, Kensington
• 9/21/10 - 11/16/10*
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(childcare may be available)
*skips 11/2/10
# 412 Wednesdays 7:30 - 9:30 pm
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PEP Office, Kensington
• 9/22/10 - 11/10/10
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(childcare may be available)
| Course Fee: |
Nonmembers: |
$197/person; $352/couple |
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PEP members: |
$176/person; $320/couple |
| Text: |
Positive Discipline for Preschoolers (3rd ed)
by Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, and Roslyn Duffy |
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Nonmembers: $17.97
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PEP Members: $16.18 |
Click here to download a printable copy of PEP's Class Registration Form.
Pre-registration with full payment required for all PEP programs. See policies for more information.
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PEP Parenting Preschoolers B
For Parents of Children Ages 2 1/2 to 5
For parents who have taken Preschoolers A, this class will continue down the path of developing a healthy relationship with your child. Parenting Preschoolers B teaches:
- Increased understanding and techniques for diagnosing and addressing misbehaviors
- Ideas for teaching social skills and manners
- How to use emotion coaching to help your child cope with strong feelings
- Knowledge of birth order, how it can influence parenting and sibling relationships
- More practice and a greater understanding of setting and upholding limits
- How order and training in life skills promotes self-sufficiency and cooperation
- How to structure regular family meetings to promote cooperation and responsibility
Course length:
Eight weeks
Prerequisite:
PEP Parenting Preschoolers A
Class Schedule:
# 421 Tuesdays 7:30 - 9:30 pm
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PEP Office, Kensington
• 9/21/10 - 11/16/10*
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(childcare available)
*skips 11/2/10
| Course Fee: |
Nonmembers: |
$197/person; $352/couple |
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PEP members: |
$176/person; $320/couple |
| Texts: |
Positive Discipline for Preschoolers (3rd ed)
by Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, and Roslyn Duffy
Nonmembers: $17.97
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PEP Members: $16.18
(Note: This is the same text used in Preschoolers A)
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Children the Challenge
by Rudolf Dreikurs
Nonmembers: $16.96
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PEP Members: $15.27
(Note: This is the same text used in PEP I)
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Pre-registration with full payment required for all PEP programs. See policies for more information.
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NOTE:
Classes marked as FULL will take a short waiting list. If someone cancels before the second class, we will contact the people on the list, in the order they were added, to see if they would like to join the class. Please call the PEP Office at 301-929-8824 or 703-242-8824 if you are interested in being added to a waiting list for a class that is full.
Parent Encouragement Program • 10100 Connecticut Avenue • Kensington, MD 20895 • 301-929-8824 • 703-242-8824
