1. Parent Empowerment Program (PEP)
Presented by:
G.R.A.Y.S. Group, LLC
Gradually Raising the Awareness in Our Community

2. Parents Just Don’t Understand

3. What is PEP?
PEP is a component of a holistic educational, healthy mental empowerment program design to empower the parents of youth through Knowledge of Self Training and Exploration.

4. Starting Point

7. Month 1
Month 2
Month 3
Month 4
Month 5
Month 6
Month 7

8. Examples
A214
Using Lexiles to Enhance Summer Reading (COM) Learn Lexiles and get tips to help Your Child find summer reading material
B107
You Don't Need a Title to be a Leader Learn what it takes to make a difference in the lives of others
A111
Learn to Use CPR You may have to save someone's life one day...
B124
Internet, Technology Conversations With Your Teen Appropriate use of technology and reporting ABUSE and BULLYING
B125
Managing your diabetes with medications Managing your diabetes with medications Discover ways to have the best quality of life with diabetes
B112
Oh The Wonderful Things That A Kinder Can Do How to Prepare Your Child For That All Important Year--Kindergarten

9. Class Title & Description
Raising a Reader Using the Public library to keep our children reading
Free Tutoring Opportunities for Your Child Find out how you can participate in these important sessions
A Road Map to Financial Wellness Learn about the first steps to Financial Health
Things You Should Know About Gangs Learn what we need to know about gang activity to help our children.
CPR Training* Learn The Life Saving Techniques of Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation.
The Ten Deadliest things a Child Might Encounter Here are the areas where our children’s safety is at greatest risk
What’s so special about Special Education Let’s take a closer look at what we call special education
What can RCBOE do for you Learn about the features of RCBOE website and how it can help you
Getting Our Children Ready for the Workforce This is training we can give our children to prepare them for work

10. Class Title & Description
Developing Good Mentoring Skills "If my Parents only knew what I know now."
Summer First Aid Learn about ways to help if someone needs it this summer
Home Sweet Home First Steps on Your Journey to home ownership
Do You Think You Have Experienced Job Discrimination? There are laws to help us deal with these illegal acts in the workplace
Down Home Healthy Living Tips Learn Diet, Nutrition, Fitness and disease prevention for the family
Activities You Can Do at Home and in the Community This Summer Learn about free and reduces cost summer camps and other activities
Building a Positive Family Connection New Techniques to Discipline our very young children
Keys To Effective Job Training: Ways to Strengthen your chance of getting and keeping the job you want.
How To Keep Your Child from Experiencing Brain Drain Fun and clever ways to insure our kids stay focused through the summer
Survivor Language School: Learn Beginners Spanish as a Second Language.

11. Dawning Day

12. Creating the Compound, Security and Safety
DAWNING DAY
Creating the Compound, Security and Safety
“The Wholeness of Life is in my hands, because I am blessed to participate in Creation”

13. During this Stage, What should be Avoided?
Direct and indirect negative experiences such as arguments, fights and other abusive behaviors or horrific interactions to include horror or violent media and music.
Smoking tobacco, over indulging in alcoholic beverages, using illegal and harsh prescription drugs.
Over exertion is undesirable, but proper exercise is mandatory
Getting insufficient amounts of rest and relaxation is destructive.
Negative people, negative thoughts and negative environment should be shunned, because the negative energy may cause deep structural cellular structures to develop poorly.

14. Ten Basic Skills to Strengthening Your Child(ren)’s Core Self
Start now in assisting in soothing her/himself in healthy ways that match its observed temperament (mood mastery).
Encourage the child to listen and be comfortable with responsible adults (respect).
Promote the child’s unique style of expression (expressiveness).
Protect our children enthusiasm and love of life (passion).
Guide our children relationships with peers and friends (peer smarts).
Help our children to pay attention and to love learning (focus).
Help our children to accept and appreciate their physical appearance and to feel comfortable in their body (body comfort).
Encourage the child to think ahead and to weigh the impact of action on self and other (caution).
Inspire the children to develop a capacity to be a part of their own group w/o losing individuality (team intelligence).
Encourage and expect the children to be grateful and to give thanks, thereby, nurturing faith and spirituality (divine appreciation).

15. Questions