PEP II: Next Steps for Parenting 5 to 12 Year Olds, Winter 2020

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Building on the foundation of positive parenting, PEP II introduces more skills and guided practice for ending power struggles, talking so your children really listen, using consequences and working out solutions with children. Class time is structured for individual problem solving, helping all participants better understand their children’s goals and figure out how to respond more effectively.

Please Note: PEP II is a second-level course. The required prerequisite for taking it is the completion of PEP I: Parenting 5- to 12- Year-Olds or More Tools for Parenting Preschoolers.

Class Details:

  • Meets in person at the PEP Office, 10100 Connecticut Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895 (in Kensington Baptist Church on the corner of Connecticut and Dresden)
  • Mondays, January 6 - March 23, 2020, from 7:30 - 9:30 pm. The class does not meet on the following dates: January 20 and 27, and February 17.
  • Textbook: Positive Discipline (2006 revised edition) by Jane Nelsen. Copies will be available for purchase at the first class. Cost: $12.27 (tax included). Payment may be made by cash or check only.
  • Cancellation policy: Cancel at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the class and receive a refund minus a $15 administrative fee per person. Withdrawals after the first meeting, but before the second, receive a 75 percent tuition refund. There are no refunds after the second class meeting.

Cost: $279 per person, or $498 per couple registering together. EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: Get 20% off individual registrations and 10% off couple registrations by using the coupon code EARLYTWO when you check out. Early bird registration discount expires January 3, 2020 at 11:59 PM.

Note: Should you require proof of attendance for any reason, please notify PEP by email: [email protected] before registering.

The Benefits of an In-Person Class

  • You are able to interact with your PEP Leaders and other parents face to face.
  • You will have the opportunity to ask questions in class and will have the contact information of your PEP Leaders for questions that come up between classes.
  • You will learn new parenting techniques and be able to practice them before you "debut" them at home.
  • You will learn from other parents that you are not the only person with an uncooperative child and learn many ways to win your child's cooperation.




Your Instructor


PEP  Parent Educators
PEP Parent Educators

PEP Parent Educators are first and foremost parents just like you. They started in PEP classes, looking for answers to their parenting questions. They found the PEP approach so helpful in their families that they trained to become a PEP parent educator. Your PEP Parent Educators have spent hundreds (and in some cases, thousands) of hours in classes and training sessions as well as in on-the-job training in order to gain the skills to be working with you today.


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Frequently Asked Questions


What if I have to withdraw from the class? Will I get my money back?
If you cancel your registration at least 48 hours before the first class meeting, you will receive a refund minus an administrative fee of $15 per person per class. If you withdraw after that, but before the second meeting, we will refund 75% of the tuition. There will be no refunds after the second class meeting.
Can my spouse and I share a class? We both travel a lot and there will only be one of us at each meeting of the class.
No, each person planning on attending the class must be registered. We do offer a couple's discount to make two registrations more affordable.
I have to miss a few classes. What do I do about that?
You have a few options. If there is another class offered during the same term (e.g., PEP II in Great Falls and in Kensington), you could attend the week's meeting of the class you missed at the other location. Or, you may make up two weeks of your class in the next term in which that class is offered. One more option is to join the class remotely via a class participant's phone or ask someone to record the class for you (provided the rest of the class gives their permission to have it recorded). Talk to your PEP Leaders about it.
Do you offer scholarships?
Please call or email the PEP Office about scholarships or payment plans. Phone: 301-929-8824. Email: [email protected].
I have a preschooler and a school age child. Which class should I take?
We recommend that you take the class that corresponds to the age of your more puzzling or challenging child.