PEP

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Source:

"Who We Are - PEP." PEP. PEP, 1 Jan. 2013. Web. 27 Mar. 2015.

http://pepparent.org/who-we-are/


Summary:
PEP is an organization who want to help parents better understand on how to take care of their child. They claim to be “ a nonprofit, educational organization established in 1982, providing classes, events and other educational resources to parents and all who care for children, toddlers through teens,” (Who We Are). They provide parents and/or caregivers the resources needed such as classes, presentations, and even books.


Quality:

The quality of this article is very good. Information about the organization is easy to find on the website. Pictures of individuals in the program and of families make the website more visually interesting and welcoming. There are links to classes that could be provided to parents. They speak about children of different ages, not just expecting parents. The website is an organization so they are not necessarily trying to sell you things. Instead they seem to want to actually help. PEP also provides percentages and numbers that gives a good logos (logical/ statistic credibility). An example of this is when they stated that “4,000 parents and caregivers received parenting classes,” which was accomplished in 2013 (Who We Are). This website is a good source for the pros of parenting classes.


Issues:

The website is one sided. They do not speak about the negative views about parenting classes. It could also be slightly outdated due to being about two years old. You have to pay for classes, which can be a problem for individuals who do not want to spend. Finding out the information of the cost was difficult to find. They almost fooled me into thinking classes were actually free. After searching PEP’s webpage for a while I finally found a statement saying “Pre Registration with full payment in advance is required for each class or workshop. Enrollment is limited; register early to reserve your space. Each of our multi-week classes offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to be attended in its entirety; therefore, there are no reduced rates for attending fewer sessions of the class,” which was in the Classes and Programs bar at the top under the title called Other, which was called Policies (Who We Are). It was too complicated to find and quite tricky on their part.


Key Words and Phrases:

Parenting

Nonprofit

PEP