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PPE: FAQ's

What is the basic philosophy of Practical Parent Education?

Our mission is to be proactive in providing all community parents with support, parenting skills and resources in their efforts to rear responsible, self-confident, mentally healthy children who will be able to function to the best of their ability in their personal lives, their educational opportunities and as contributing members in today’s complex society.

Practical Parent Education’s sole agenda is to help families find their own most effective ways of functioning. Our classes do not present any religious, cultural or political platforms; rather, they present research-based information designed to help parents draw thoughtful conclusions.

What does Practical Parent Education do?

Practical Parent Education provides curriculum, training and support for effective Parent Educators.

How long has Practical Parent Education been in existence?

Practical Parent Education began in the early 1980’s in Plano, Texas at the initiative of local business professionals and school administrators. They recognized the challenges today’s families were facing and believed that the community as a whole needed to join forces to support all parents and children with quality services and education.

Can anyone be a Practical Parent Education Facilitator?

The PPE Parent Educator Facilitation package is available to all practitioners working with families, whether individually or as part of a larger organization.

Is PPE nationwide?

Practical Parent Education has trained facilitators in 37 states, Mexico and Japan.

Who writes the Practical Parent Education curriculum?

The PPE curriculum modules are developed and written by professional parent educators with advanced class work in family studies and extensive experience in teaching parenting classes. All curricula are field-tested and refined. Spanish translations are done by native speakers.

Can I see a sample of a PPE module?

A sample module can be obtained by contacting our home office at 877.340.6262 or ppe@practicalparent.org.

Will I receive CEU credit for trainings or the conference?

PPE is authorized to grant continuing education units to Licensed Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Social Workers in the state of Texas, and Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) credit by the National Council on Family Relations.

How Do I Purchase the PPE Program?

Practical Parent Education has structured its parent educator facilitation package to maximize the services it provides to individuals and organizations who work with families. A facilitation package provides for one parent educator to receive the training and materials needed to provide outstanding services to families in their community. An organization may purchase multiple packages should they have more than one parent educator on staff.

Curriculum updates are made available each fall. With an annual renewal fee of $125, the facilitator will receive a new set of materials with added curriculum modules and Parenting Quick Tips. List of currently scheduled trainings.

Do you offer parenting classes?

Practical Parent Education, LLC no longer offers parenting classes. We provide training and materials for parent educators who in turn provide this service. Classes previously offered by Practical Parent Education including For Kid's Sake are now provided by Plano ISD. Please contact PISD at 469-752-2272 for class information & schedule.

Practical Parent Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, age, gender identity and expression, or military/veteran status in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Kelley Perez, 877.340.6262 x 105. Address: 2300 W. White Avenue, Suite 102, McKinney, Texas 75071.