We’ve all heard it before – there’s never an easier time to learn a new language than when you’re young. Did you learn to communicate in multiple languages as a child? Or perhaps you wish your parents had taught you a second language? Our latest blog post shares 5 language learning games and activities for all ages to help incorporate language-learning into your home!
I’ve never lived through a pandemic before. But like all parents, I know what it’s like to have my world shrink. My world used to be much tinier than this, those first weeks after I had each baby when I barely left my bedroom, and the months afterward when even a walk down the street sometimes seemed impossible.
The quarantine’s tight intimacy has been strangely familiar, so sweet and so suffocating at the same time. Thanks to those early baby years, I know what it’s like to have my world close in on me and my children, and how to re-craft my expectations around those new boundaries. Luckily, this time around, I have that past experience to guide me.
When it comes to playing in and around the water, there are two things families can do to keep children and adults safe and save lives.
In this way, a quarter of quilting fabric and bobbins of leftover thread became something much bigger: a project to unite our family in an uncertain time. We pored over pictures of loved ones wearing the masks we made, our scraps and stitches forming an amulet for them to wear into this new world.
Swarnima, our Leader Impact Specialist, shares with us one of her family traditions that’s been in her family for more than 3 generations…
~ By Soo Young Lee While exploring new environments, I love seeing the world through the eyes of my son Niko, a fiercely curious 3-year-old. So, I was delighted when PEPS invited us to attend the Northwest Family Festival, a family-friendly festival founded by the owner of The Perfect Push, who provides birthing and doula services, with the support of…
It’s true. You and your little ones can have loads of fun out and about without spending much money. Check out this extensive list to find out where…
This month, we chatted with Rue Khosa, a mother of two boys and business owner of The Perfect Push, a lactation clinic in Redmond. She is also the founder and organizer of Northwest FamilyFest, a fun family event taking place on Saturday, August 3, 2019, featuring kids’ activities, live music, delicious food, and a marketplace for local businesses and organizations…
Last month, we gathered to hear an engaging and relevant topic from Shanna Donhauser, a clinically trained social worker and psychotherapist and infant mental health expert. PEPS Grandparents learned how best to support their adult children when they become parents. Parenting changes all the time, and today’s parents experience different demands and expectations. Today there are high expectations for parenting…
Recently we reached out to families with young children in our area who are primarily using bikes for transportation. Families are using bikes for a variety of reasons, including cost, traffic, active lifestyles, environmental reasons and a passion for biking. Amanda Wanner is birth and postpartum doula at Cygnet Doula Services. Amanda uses her bike as a parent, and also…