Encouraged Parents, Encouraged Kids
Parenting can be tough. But you don’t have to go it alone.
Encouraged Parents, Encouraged Kids is brought to you by the Parent Encouragement Program (PEP), a nonprofit, positive parenting education organization that has provided valuable support to thousands of parents, teachers, grandparents and other caregivers since 1982.
PEP’s programs are based on research-tested best practices for positive parenting education and support. We offer some of this same information so that you can feel supported and encouraged anytime, anywhere, to get you through the tough times of parenting kids in today’s especially challenging world. We hope you’ll join us so that we can learn, laugh and sometimes even cry together as we join hands virtually to raise the next generation of young adults.
Visit us at www.PEPparent.org.
Episodes
11 episodes
When Asking Kids to ‘Hang Up and Hang Out’ Isn’t Enough – with Devorah Heitner, PhD
We followed up with Dr. Devorah Heitner, a professional on helping children thrive in the age of technology, after appearing on a PEP webinar,
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37:02
How Are the Kids Doing? With Emory Luce Baldwin
Emory Luce Baldwin, a Licensed Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapist and a Certified Parent Educator with the Parent Encouragement Program, returns to share observations on kids’ mental health in 2023: what they learned over the past 3 ye...
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35:45
9. Better boys, better men
Host Robbye Fox sits down with Andrew Reiner, author of the new book Better Boys, Better Men: The New Masculinity That Creates Greater Courage and Emotional Resiliency, to discuss how parents of sons can encourage improved co...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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51:25
8. Are The Kids Alright? Talking about Mental Health with our Children
There's no question that the life-limiting impact of the pandemic and concern about other current events are affecting our emotional and mental health, but how do we talk with our kids about it? This episode includes a conversation with Rachel ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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51:56
7. A Dad's Perspective on Pandemic Parenting
The latest episode of Parenting With PEP During the Pandemic is all about the dad's perspective. Covering the challenges and opportunities of working and schooling at home including: keeping the family organized, who cooks dinner, who takes out...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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34:38
6. A Conversation about Parenting and Race
The events of Summer 2020 laid bare the racial injustices we face in this country. Parents want to raise the next generation to embrace the diverse communities we live in and take action to spark conversations and action with their children.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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36:19
5. How to help your high schoolers prepare for college in the middle of a pandemic
Preparing for and applying to college wasn't ever a cakewalk. Now with the Coronavirus keeping our kids at home without the structure of extracurriculars, internships, and sports, the question arises: how can our graduating seniors plan for col...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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30:00
4. The importance of family fun during times of high stress
Parks closed. Camps and activities cancelled. Play dates unavailable. Where's the fun? And why should my kids be having fun when they're not giving their schoolwork the attention it deserves or helping around the house? The fact is fun is an an...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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26:10
3. How to Set Limits That Cut the Chaos and Increase Connection
With everyone in the house together 24-7, family life can feel more than a bit of chaotic and out of control. What are limits and how can they help families improve connection. Host Robbye Fox is joined by Certified Parent Educator Dana Spencer...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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30:56
2. Tips on what to do when technology use feels pandemically out of proportion
Being stuck at home with all activities cancelled means children of all ages want to spend more time on electronics and even need to because of virtual schoolwork. How can families reduce electronic battles and maintain a life balance while sur...
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Episode 2
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35:06
1. Maintaining your family's emotional health during a pandemic
Yelling, crying, fighting, shutting down ... parents and caregivers across the world are seeing these emotions and many more as their children deal with quarantine and the disruption of their spring and summer plans. In this first episode of Pa...
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Episode 1
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