Between skyrocketing costs and not enough supply, finding childcare is a huge cause of stress for families. In our latest blog post, we explore the state of childcare in the Seattle area in 2024, how real families are coping, and why there’s some reason to feel hopeful.
Read So Many Waitlists, So Little Time: A 2024 Update on Finding Childcare in Seattle
Children have big feelings. As parents, our own feelings about big feelings (also known as meta-emotions) can impact how our kids learn to process their emotions. Learn about the 5 steps of emotion coaching to help your child learn to navigate big feelings.
Read Dealing with Big Feelings: Theirs, and Ours!
What do teens and toddlers have in common? They’re seeking autonomy, dealing with big feelings, and experiencing rapid brain growth, to name a few! If daily battles with your adolescent child feel like déjà vu, parent educator Beth Goss has some wisdom and advice to share about this phase of parenthood.
Read Teens and Toddlers: Déjà Vu?
In so many ways, our society doesn’t do enough to support working parents. Being a parent is often framed as an obstacle to reaching your full potential in the workplace. But what if we reframed this mindset to recognize and celebrate the ways that parenting can make us better leaders and assets to our teams and organizations? PEPS alum and Advisor Priyanka Sahni shares her reflections on how skills she’s learned through parenting have helped her thrive at work.
Read Parenthood: The Ultimate Masterclass in Leadership
Washington State’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program is 5 years old. We asked local parents how the program worked for them – what’s going well, and what could be going better? Read real families’ experiences with PFML, how the program has been improved in recent years, and how PEPS is advocating for better policies for families.
Read Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Five Years In: Policy Advances Quickly; Society Advances Slowly