PEPS Unplugged

• PEPS & Roots of Empathy
• Golden Teddy Award
• Home Sweet Home

Resources

• Putting yourself first to help your family
• Travel tips from zulily
• Summer family activities
• Simple steps to protect your childs oral health

Upcoming Events

• PEPS Summer Lecture
• PEPSapalooza 2012

Top Ten Reasons you Don't want to miss Pepsapalooza

Just in case you haven't bought your tickets for PEPSapalooza yet, here's a list of the top 10 reasons why the Fourth Annual PEPSAPALOOZA Family Music Festival on Saturday August 11th, will be the best event of the summer.

1) Caspar Babypants, Recess Monkey, and the Not-Its.

2) A real beer garden – courtesy of RedHook Brewery.

3) Safe, enclosed venue for kids to run around, while parents can sit back, enjoy and relax.

4) It’s not too short and not too long. Come for an hour or stay for four.

PEPS Unplugged

A PEPS Mom and her baby volunteer to teach local third graders empathy

Imagine walking into an elementary school classroom with your infant, an orderly circle of third graders singing a song to welcome you to their room, open and engaged faces eagerly beaming up at you. All eyes are on baby, curious minds are firing on all cylinders, and each student is fully present and so very interested in you and your child.

PEPS receives a Golden Teddy Award for the second year in a row!

We're excited to announce that PEPS was the recipient of a Parent Map Golden Teddy Award for "Best Parent Support Program" for the second year in a row! Our Parent Talk Lecture Series was a runner up for "Best Parenting Class." Thanks to everyone who voted for us! Click here to read about this, and see the other ParentMap top picks for activities for kids, family food and dining, camps and classes, shopping and more.

Home Sweet Home

PEPSapalooza Presenting Sponsor Smith Brothers Farms is offering a wonderful opportunity to support PEPS while enjoying the service of fresh milk and other foods delivered right to your door. For each new customer, Smith Brothers Farms contributes $25 directly to PEPS. Sign up today at www.smithbrothersfarms.com or call 1-877-645-5626 and use promo code: PEPS10. If you sign up in July, you will receive one free lemonade and one free raspberry lemonade during the first two weeks of delivery. Perfect for summer!

Resources

Creating healthy families by putting yourself (and your relationship) first!

Creating a healthy family is not just about doing all the right things for your child and meeting all of their physical, developmental, social and emotional needs. It's about taking care of yourself and your relationships. On the airplane, we are told that we must put our oxygen mask on first; then we can assist those around us. The same is true in our lives. You need to be the first priority in order to care for your family.

Travel tips from PEPS Community Partner zulily

Take the stress out of traveling this summer with tips and suggestions from PEPS Community Partner zulily. When it's time to pack your bags, you'll have everything you need to make the journey as comfortable and convenient as possible for everyone in your family.

Family activites for summer

Family activities do not require in-depth planning nor do they have to be financially costly, especially in the summer. The longer daylight hours are conducive to spending time outside. Here are a few easy, fun family activities from PEPS Community Partner Bright Horizons that foster family bonding while also supporting your child's growth and development.

Simple steps to protect your child's oral health

Some parents think baby teeth are not important since they all fall out. Baby teeth, which start to appear at about six months, are extremely important. Healthy baby teeth are essential for children who are learning to talk and beginning to eat solid foods. Here are several simple tips from PEPS Community Partner Washington Dental Service Foundation that parents can do to make certain their child has healthy teeth and gums.

Events

PEPS Summer Lecture | July 25 | Creating Healthy Families by putting yourself & your relationship first!

An interactive workshop for parents based on the research of Drs John & Julie Gottman. Come and learn about Gottman's Sound Relationship House and how to build your emotional bank account. With Melissa Benaroya - LICSW & Certified Gottman Educator. Wednesday, July 25 at 7 p.m. at the Bothell Bright Horizons. Click here for more information.

PEPSapalooza Presented by Smith Brothers Farms | August 11

Reserve a spot for your family at the 4th Annual PEPSapalooza Family Music Fest to benefit PEPS! The PEPSapalooza 2012 Mainstage line-up includes Caspar Babypants, The Not-Its!, and Recess Monkey, plus we'll have many fun activities for the entire family including JamTown drumming, pony rides by Pony Paradise, Dizzy's Tumbelbus, trampolining with Springfree Trampolines, Hula Hooping with Seattle Children's, balloon art and more. Click here to make a $45 donation to PEPS which gets you a family ticket (good for two adults and their children) This event sells out!

Can't come to PEPSapalooza? Support PEPS by purchasing raffle tickets for a chance to win fabulous prizes. Raffle tickets are $20 and these prizes are worth it!

Thank you to our 2012 PEPSapalooza Presenting & Champion Sponsors

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Contact the PEPS Development Office
206-547-8570x 30
marionm@peps.org.