Dear PEPS Community, As we step into a new year, I’ve been reflecting on the extraordinary progress we made together in 2025. Highlights of 2025 include: And throughout the year, even as we reached more families, we were also looking ahead, listening closely to parents, partners, and leaders as we shaped the future of PEPS. What we heard in those conversations echoes…
Check out our five most popular articles published on our Highs and Lows Blog in 2024!
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.
Check out our five most popular articles published on our Highs and Lows Blog in 2023!
Some people will meet lifelong friends in their PEPS Groups, and some will meet peers who are the perfect companions to help them navigate through a specific phase of life. We can’t guarantee any one result, as the dynamics of each group are unique. But if you’re eager to stay in touch with your group, read some tips from a past PEPS participant whose group has managed to stay connected and support each other through the highs and lows of the past decade.
How do you create an uproar among parents and caregivers in Washington State all at once? Threaten our paid family leave. Last fall, Washington State’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) made local and national headlines when it was projected to hit an 8.7 million dollar deficit by year-end.
Children start absorbing messages about money at an early age. Our most recent blog post shares how one family taught their kids important messages about saving while reducing their future student loan debt by opening a WA529 college savings account.
• You’ve opened up a 529 for your child and maybe you’re asking yourself a lot of ‘what if’ questions….What if we move? What if my child goes to a school outside of Washington state? What if my dad in NY wants to open an account too? You’ve got lots of questions and WA529 has some answers for you!
Estate planning lawyer, Megan Gebhardt of Gebhardt Law Office, shares how families can live their values and support social change through their will.
Check out our five most popular articles published on our Highs and Lows Blog in 2020!