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Parent Encouragement Program |
# 501 Raising Children to Be Resilient (for all parents)
# 502 Parenting Teens: The Challenge Continues (for parents who have completed PEP's Thriving with Teens)
# 503 PEP II Plus (for parents of children ages 5-14 who have completed PEP II)
# 504, 505, and 506 Managing Anger: A Parent's Guide (for all parents)
# 507 Limit Setting (for parents of children ages 5-12)
Raising Children to Be Resilient
For all parents
Thursdays, September 30, October 7, 14, and 21, 2010
Learn the fundamentals of resilience and how to help your child develop the strengths and skills to deal with life's challenges and to bounce back from adversities.
Class Schedule:
# 501 Thursdays 7:30 - 9:30 pm
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PEP Office, Kensington
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9/30/10 - 10/21/10
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(Has childcare available)
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Fridays, October 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2010
If you've taken PEP's Thriving with Teens and are still working on issues involving discipline, respect, communication -- among others -- you are not alone. Explore teen issues in greater depth, such as alcohol and drugs, sex, anger, and encouraging responsibility and independence. There will be ample time to problem-solve real-life situations.
Course length:
Four weeks
Prerequisite:
PEP Thriving with Teens or PEP I
Class Schedule:
# 502 Fridays 9:30 - 11:30 am
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Kensington
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10/1/10 - 10/22/10
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For parents who have taken PEP II, with children ages 5 - 14
Wednesdays, October 13, 20, 27, and November 3, 2010
Learn more and increase your parenting skills in the areas of encouragement, mistaken goals, consequences, limit setting, agreements, and anger management.
Prerequisite:
PEP II
Class Schedule:
# 503 Wednesdays 9:45 - 11:45 am
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Kensington
• 10/13/10 - 11/3/10
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For all parents
#504 Thursday evenings, October 28, November 4, and 11, 2010
Why do we lose our tempers over some issues and not others? Can we really control our anger? And how can or should we? What are the underlying causes of anger? Join us for this seminar and learn the answers to these questions and more. Learn ways to change what you think, say, and do to express your concerns in more positive, effective ways. This seminar will also focus on how we can help our children learn coping strategies and techniques.
Course length:
Three weeks
Class Schedule:
# 504 Thursdays 7:30 - 9:30 pm
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PEP Office, Kensington
• 10/28/10 - 11/11/10
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(Has childcare available)
# 505 Saturdays 1:00 - 3:00 pm
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PEP Office, Kensington
• 11/6/10 - 11/20/10
# 506 Tuesdays 9:45 - 11:45 am
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PEP Office, Kensington
• 11/9/10 - 11/30/10*
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(Has childcare available)
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For parents of children ages 5 - 12
Mondays, November 29, December 6, and 13, 2010
Presenter: Steven J. Stein, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor/Marriage and Family Therapist, as well as a Coach for Personal and Professional Success, has over twenty years of Adlerian teaching and clinical experience.
This three-part seminar will underscore the importance of establishing clear boundaries, provide parents with a process for limit setting, and discuss obstacles and difficulties.
Parents will learn ways to:
Class Schedule:
# 507 Mondays 7:30 - 9:30 pm
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PEP Office, Kensington
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11/29/10 - 12/13/10
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Course Fee:
Nonmembers:
$95/person; $160/couple
PEP members:
$85/person; $145/couple
Pre-registration with full payment required for all PEP programs. See policies for more information.
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Parenting Teens: The Challenge Continues
For parents who have taken Thriving with Teens, who have teens ages 13 - 18
Course Fee:
Nonmembers:
$95/person; $160/couple
PEP members:
$85/person; $145/couple
Text:
How to Keep Your Teenager Out of Trouble and What to Do If You Can't by Dr. Neil Bernstein
Nonmembers: $15.85
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PEP Members: $14.27
Pre-registration with full payment required for all PEP programs. See policies for more information.
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PEP II Plus
Course Fee:
Nonmembers:
$95/person; $160/couple
PEP members:
$85/person; $145/couple
Pre-registration with full payment required for all PEP programs. See policies for more information.
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Managing Anger: A Parent's Guide
#505 Saturday afternoons, November 6, 13, and 20, 2010
#506 Tuesday mornings, November 9, 23, and 30, 2010
*skips 11/16/10
Course Fee:
Nonmembers:
$81/person; $139/couple
PEP members:
$70/person; $129/couple
Pre-registration with full payment required for all PEP programs. See policies for more information.
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Course length:
Three weeks
Course Fee:
Nonmembers:
$81/person; $139/couple
PEP members:
$70/person; $129/couple
Text:
Recommended reading before the first class:
Setting Limits with Your Strong Willed Child by Robert J. MacKenzie
Nonmembers: $15.85
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PEP members: $14.27
This text is available at the PEP Office, can be found in local bookstores, or can be purchased through PEP's link to Amazon.com by clicking on the image to the right.
Pre-registration with full payment required for all PEP programs. See policies for more information.
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