PEP Home Parent Encouragement Program

For Parents of Young Children

PEP Parenting Babies and Toddlers (for parents of children ages birth to 2 1/2)

PEP Parenting Preschoolers A (for parents of children ages 2 1/2 to 5)

PEP Parenting Preschoolers B (for parents of children ages 2 1/2 to 5)

# 603 Whining, Crying and Tantrums

# 609 Positive Time Out

PEP Parenting Preschoolers A

 (formerly named Parenting Preschoolers I)

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:

Course length: Eight weeks

Maryland Class Schedule:
# 411 Tuesdays 7:30 - 9:30 pm  •  PEP Office, Kensington  •  1/19/10 - 3/9/10  •  (childcare available)  •  Class is FULL

# 412 Wednesdays 9:45 - 11:45 am  •  PEP Office, Kensington  •  1/20/10 - 3/10/10  •  (childcare available)

# 415 Thursdays 7:30 - 9:30 pm  •  PEP Office, Kensington  •  1/28/10 - 3/18/10  •  (childcare available)

Virginia Class Schedule:
# 413 Thursdays 9:45 - 11:45 am  •  Christ the King Lutheran Church, Great Falls, VA  • Cancelled

Course Fee: Nonmembers: $197/person; $352/couple
PEP members: $176/person; $320/couple




Text: Positive Discipline for Preschoolers (3rd ed)
by Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, and Roslyn Duffy
Nonmembers: $17.97  •  PEP Members: $16.18

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Pre-registration with full payment required for all PEP programs. See policies for more information.

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PEP Parenting Preschoolers B

 (formerly named Parenting Preschoolers II)

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 (or I)

Class Schedule:
# 421 Tuesdays 7:30 - 9:30 pm  •  PEP Office, Kensington  •  1/19/10 - 3/9/10  •  (childcare available)

# 422 Thursdays 9:45 - 11:45 am  •  PEP Office, Kensington  •  1/21/10 - 3/11/10  •  (childcare available)

Course Fee: Nonmembers: $197/person; $352/couple
PEP members: $176/person; $320/couple




Texts: Positive Discipline for Preschoolers (3rd ed)
by Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, and Roslyn Duffy
Nonmembers: $17.97  •  PEP Members: $16.18
(Note: This is the same text used in Preschoolers A)
Children the Challenge
by Rudolf Dreikurs
Nonmembers: $16.96  •  PEP Members: $15.27
(Note: This is the same text used in PEP I)

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 Babies and Toddlers

For Parents of Children Ages Birth to 2 1/2 years

Learn what it means to be an effective parent in today's society. Build parenting skills that will last a lifetime and ensure that you and your child are starting out on the right foot together. Parenting Babies and Toddlers teaches:

  • Ways to develop a healthy relationship with your child
  • How a young child changes you and your relationships
  • How your child's temperament influences behavior
  • The "ages and stages" of child development and how to foster healthy growth
  • Brain development and why your child needs various types of interactions
  • Ways to encourage your child and redirect unwanted behavior

Infants ages 6 months and under, while quiet, are welcome to attend. On-site childcare is available for babies and toddlers who are crawling or walking and therefore could disrupt class. See policies for more information.

Course length: Eight weeks

Class Schedule:
# 401 Thursdays 7:30 - 9:30 pm  •  PEP Office, Kensington  •  Cancelled

# 402 Fridays 9:30 - 11:30 am  •  PEP Office, Kensington  •  Cancelled

Course Fee: Nonmembers: $197/person; $352/couple
PEP members: $176/person; $320/couple




Texts: Bringing Up Baby: Three Steps to Making Good Decisions in Your Child's First Years
by C. Lerner and A.L. Dombro
Nonmembers: $15.85  •  PEP Members: $14.27

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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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