From Self-Critical to Self-Confident: Raising I Can Kids | April 16, 2026
Live Webinar on April 16, 2026 from 8-9pm EST
Parents, are you searching for ways to empower your children with a positive ‘can-do’ attitude? Do your children fear making mistakes, criticize themselves, or struggle with motivation when facing a challenge? This state of discouragement often leads to nagging, conflict, and feeling helpless.
To turn the Discouragement cycle into Encouragement, join us to discover simple tools to infuse the parent-child relationship with the ‘I Can Quotient,’ a useful measure of a child's ability to thrive in life developed by psychotherapists Betty Lou Bettner and Amy Lew.
Learn strategies to increase your child’s:
- sense of feeling connected, capable, competent, and courageous
- ability to flex their ‘can-do’ muscles
- self-confidence to face challenges more independently
Registration includes access to the live webinar, video/audio recordings, a PDF of the slide deck and links to resources.
Your Instructor
Colleen Reed took her first PEP class when her son was 2 1/2 and a feisty, strong-willed toddler. New perspectives on parenting and new strategies to foster a cooperative relationship with her son transformed Colleen's family and professional life.
In addition to serving on the PEP staff and leading classes since 2012, she taught Music Together classes for 12 years where she put her PEP skills to work in understanding young children's needs in a group setting.
Colleen lives in the DC area with her husband, teenage son and a friendly flock of chickens.
"My husband and I really enjoyed the webinar. we have some practical strategies that we can start to implement right away."
--Participant, PEP Online
"It was a hard topic and I felt like she explained the issues well in a non-judgmental way. Thank you!"
--Participant, PEP Online
