More Tools for Parenting Preschoolers
(formerly Parenting Preschoolers B)
(for parents of children age 2½ to 5)
Power Struggles & Tantrums: Getting to Calm
(For parents of children age 1 - 5)
Putting an End to Whining
(For parents of children age 2 - 12)
Parenting Preschoolers
(formerly Parenting Preschoolers A)
For parents of children age 2½ to 5
Understand your child's development and what it means to be an effective parent in today's world. Learn to set limits and solve behavior problems calmly and consistently; use positive discipline methods to address tantrums, power struggles, and other misbehavior; foster cooperation and responsibility; and rediscover the joy of parenting.
Parenting Preschoolers teaches:
- Stages of children's emotional development -- what to expect, and when
- Firm and friendly ways to set and maintain boundaries
- A toolkit of effective responses to problem behaviors
- How to promote cooperation and responsibility through routines and order
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Tuesdays, 4/9/13 - 5/28/13 • 7:30 - 9:30 pm • PEP Office, Kensington, MD • 8 sessions • (childcare available) • #411
Tuesdays, 4/16/13 - 6/4/13 • 9:45 - 11:45 am • PEP Office, Kensington, MD • 8 sessions • (childcare available) • #412
Saturdays, 4/27/13, 5/4/13, and 6/1/13 • 9:00 am - 2:00 pm • PEP Office, Kensington, MD • 8 sessions in 3 days • #413
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Course fee: $217/person; $195.30/PEP member
Required Text: Positive Discipline for Preschoolers (3rd ed) by Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, and Roslyn Duffy • $17.97; PEP members: $16.17
To register online, click
and scroll down the chronological list of classes to find the one that interests you.
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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More Tools for Parenting Preschoolers
(formerly Parenting Preschoolers B)
For parents of children age 2½ to 5
Who Have Taken Parenting Preschoolers (A)
Stock your positive parenting toolbox with more skills to diagnose and reverse patterns of misbehavior and foster respect and a "Can Do" attitude in your child. This course gives you more extensive work with familiar concepts and introduces new ones, including:
- Emotion coaching, a way to help your child cope with strong feelings
- Influences of birth order on parenting and sibling relationships
- How to teach young children a variety of life skills, promoting self-sufficiency and cooperation
- A regular Family Meeting that helps all members enjoy each other and solve problems together
| Prerequisite:
Parenting Preschoolers (A) |
Course fee: $217/person; $195.30/PEP member
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Positive Discipline for Preschoolers (3rd ed)
by Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, and Roslyn Duffy
Nonmembers: $17.97
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PEP Members: $16.17
(Note: This is the same text used in Parenting Preschoolers (A))
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Parenting with Courage and Uncommon Sense
by Linda E. Jessup and Emory Luce Baldwin
Nonmembers: $15.00
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PEP Members: $13.49
(Note: This is the same text used in PEP I)
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To register online, click
and scroll down the chronological list of classes to find the one that interests you.
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.
Return to Top of Page
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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. |
Parent Encouragement Program • 10100 Connecticut Avenue • Kensington, MD 20895 • 301-929-8824 • 703-242-8824
