PEP Home Parent Encouragement Program

Workshops

For Parents, Couples, and Families


Our workshops are one evening (or morning) presentations on a wide variety of parenting subjects.

Communicating with Teens and Talking About Sensitive Subjects (For parents of children ages 13-18)

Talking About Drugs & Alcohol with Teens (For parents of children ages 13-18)

Talking About Sexuality with Teens (For parents of children ages 13-18)

Setting Limits for Young Children (For parents of children ages 1 - 4)

Raising a Responsible Only Child (For all parents with one child.)

Journey Toward Intimacy (For any couple in a committed, intimate relationship.)

Family Facebook Night (For parents with or without their children ages 10 and up)

Stop the Yelling, Start the Cooperation (For parents of children ages 2 - 12)

Fighting, Biting, Hitting and Spitting (For parents of children ages 1½ - 5)

Family Council Workshop (For all family members, age 6 and up.)

"You Can't Make Me Do That!" -- Power Tools for Power Struggles (For parents of children ages 4 - 12.)

Choosing an Internet Filter (For parents of children ages 5-18.)

Consequences: Effective Discipline Without Punishment (For parents of children ages 4-14.)

Communicating with Teens and Talking About Sensitive Subjects

For parents of children ages 13-18

Teens often seem to tune parents out and shut down. Your communication style greatly affects how much your teen hears on key subjects. Sign up for Week 1 (2/1) of this popular series to focus on key communication skills. Add on the additional two classes to focus on effective ways to talk about drug and alcohol use (2/8) and sexuality (2/15).

Wednesdays   •   7:30 - 9:30 pm   •   PEP Office, Kensington, MD   •   $30/person; $27/PEP member

2/1/2012: Communicating with Teens*   •  #601
    *Note: You must either complete this workshop or have taken Thriving with Teens before taking weeks 2 and/or 3 below.

2/8/2012: Talking About Drugs and Alcohol with Teens   •  #602

2/15/2012: Talking About Sexuality with Teens   •  #603

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Setting Limits for Young Children

For parents of children ages 1 - 4

Limits help young children learn to go to bed on time, pick up after themselves and get along with others. Limits also provide security, order and an understanding of the way the world works. Learn to say "no" and mean it -- in firm, friendly and age-appropriate ways.

Friday, 2/17/12   •   9:45 - 11:45 am   •   PEP Office, Kensington, MD   •   $30/person; $27/PEP member  •  #604
Snow date: February 24th

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Raising a Responsible Only Child

For all parents with one child.

Parents of onlies worry about the lack of siblings and about either excessively pressuring or overindulging their one and only. Learn how positive discipline works to encourage cooperation, self-sufficiency, and age-appropriate social skills.

Tuesday, 2/21/12   •   7:30 - 9:30 pm   •   Kensington, MD   •   $30/person; $27/PEP member  •   (childcare available)  •  #605
Snow date: February 28th

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Journey Toward Intimacy

For any couple in a committed, intimate relationship.

Presenters: Barbara and Don Fairfield are a certified marriage enrichment leader couple with Better Marriages.

This all-day workshop is for couples who are interested in exploring where they are in their development of a close, connected and passionate relationship. The all-day format will allow couples to process more completely some of their issues. Bring a bag lunch. Beverages will be provided.

Saturday, 2/25/12   •   9:00 am - 4:00 pm   •   Kensington, MD   •   $130/couple; $117/PEP members  •  #606

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Family Facebook Night

For parents with or without their children ages 10 and up

Get to know Facebook privacy settings and other features to keep kids safe. In this computer lab workshop at St. John's Episcopal School in Olney, Alecia Berman-Dry, St. John's technology coordinator and i-Safe Web Safety trainer, will teach the hands-on skills both parents and children need.

Wednesday, 2/29/12   •   7:00 - 8:30 pm   •   Olney, MD  •  #607
  •   $30/person; $27/PEP member
  •   $10/child; $9/PEP member child

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Stop the Yelling, Start the Cooperation

For parents of children ages 2 - 12

Children become deaf to our requests and we raise our voices to get a response. They start yelling back at us and each other. Break the cycle, motivate cooperation, and create a more harmonious — and quiet — household.

Friday, 3/2/12   •   9:30 - 11:30 am   •   Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, Washington, DC   •   $30/person; $27/PEP member   •  #614

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Fighting, Biting, Hitting and Spitting

For parents of children ages 1½ - 5

Unsure what to do about tantrums, aggressive behavior and lack of cooperation? Wondering how to discipline your child without getting into a power struggle? Learn ways to weather the storms of toddler and preschooler emotions and handle tough behaviors while being respectful to your child and yourself.

Tuesday, 3/6/12   •   7:30 - 9:30 pm   •   PEP Office, Kensington MD   •   $30/person; $27/PEP member  •   (childcare available)  •  #608
Snow date: March 13th

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Family Council Workshop

For all family members, age 6 and up.

In many families parents make most of the decisions. At PEP we believe that everyone in a family has much to learn and much to contribute to:

  • increasing cooperation and increasingly sharing responsibility
  • making plans and coordinating activities
  • listening to each other and being heard
  • solving problems and setting limits

Come with your children to learn the skills for organizing the business of being a cooperative family. When registering, please include the ages of children attending.

Sunday, 3/11/12   •   1:00 - 3:30 pm   •   PEP Office, Kensington, MD   •   $95/family; $85.50/PEP members  •  #609

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"You Can't Make Me Do That!" -- Power Tools for Power Struggles

For parents of children ages 4 - 12.

Nobody wins a power struggle between a parent and child. Even if a parent is successful in making a child do something, the parent is left with the feeling of frustration that there had to be a fight in the first place. This workshop will focus on the causes of power struggles, the tools to prevent them, and how to transform fighting into cooperation.

Friday, 3/16/12   •   9:45 - 11:45 am   •   PEP Office, Kensington MD   •   $30/person; $27/PEP member  •  #610

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Choosing an Internet Filter

For parents of children ages 5-18.

Presenter: Alecia Berman-Dry, technology coordinator and teacher at St. John's Episcopal School, certified i-Safe Web Safety Trainer, and Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholar.

Are you concerned about what your child might be seeing on the computer - either accidentally or on purpose? Want an expert introduction to NetNanny and CyberPatrol? Learn how much control you can have, how to exercise it, and how to keep technology a safe and useful tool for your family.

Monday, 3/19/12   •   7:30 - 9:30 pm   •   PEP Office, Kensington, MD   •   $30/person; $27/PEP member  •  #611
Snow date: March 26th

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Consequences: Effective Discipline Without Punishment

For parents of children ages 4-14.

When children misbehave, parents often resort to punishment or rewards to motivate better behavior. Learn how to use natural and logical consequences instead, for a more cooperative and respectful home life.

Tuesday, 3/20/12   •   7:30 - 9:30 pm   •   Kensington, MD   •   $30/person; $27/PEP member  •   (childcare available)  •  #612
Snow date: March 27th

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NOTE: Workshops marked as FULL will take a short waiting list. If someone cancels before the workshop, 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