Support the Prague Parent-Child Program

Non-profit organisation

The non-profit PEKiP e.V., the association for group work with parents and their children in the first year of life, has been in existence since 1988.

The goal of the association is to promote preventive work in the fields of early childhood development, movement development, attachment building, and the enhancement of parental skills according to the Prague Parent-Child Program (PEKiP®), which has been practiced since 1973.

It offers training to become a certified PEKiP® group leader as part of a certified professional development program.

Membership Application

Invitation to the Annual General Meeting of PEKiP e.V. 2025

08.03.2025 in Wuppertal, Germany

Warm Invitation to the Annual General Meeting of PEKiP e.V. 2025

Saturday, March 8, 2025, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM (including a snack) at Flemings Hotel, Döppersberg 50, Wuppertal.

Agenda:

Opening of the meeting by the Chairperson and election of the meeting leader
Determination of quorum
Approval of the agenda and rules of procedure
Approval of the minutes from March 3, 2024
Report of the Board
Reports from the Treasurer and Auditors
Discussion of the reports
Discharge of the Board
Election of the Auditor for the fiscal year 2025
Election of an election committee
Election of Board Members: Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, Treasurer, two Board Members
Other motions
Miscellaneous

We kindly ask for the submission of written motions by February 16, 2025, to the office.

If possible, please inform us of your participation informally via email at info@pekip.de so we can plan for snacks and seating.

We look forward to your participation. - The Board

E-Mail Link for registration

Aims

The association supports group work for parents and infants in early childhood, focusing on primary prevention in the areas of healthcare and psychohygiene for young families. Additionally, it provides further training for professionals working in family education since 1988 mostly in Germany and german speaking countries (Austria and Swizerland).

Its focus is on promoting the specific group work of the Prague Parent-Child Program (PEKiP®), developed by Ruppelt / Ruppelt and collaborators, based on the play, movement, and sensory stimulation principles of Prof. Dr. Jaroslav Koch (Prague).

The association encourages research into the early infant development. It promotes group work with parents and children during this early family time. The goal is to enable development and to support infant’s abilities in diverse ways. The association advocates for the application of these findings in public and provides ways to implement them in practice.

We see it as our duty to continue developing the PEKiP® concept and to address the needs of young families from various societal structures and cultures.

Board & Management

The PEKiP e.V. currently has more than 900 members. These include PEKiP® group leaders and institutions in family education. Every four years, the general assembly elects a new board.

The members of the current board
(Election period 2021 - 2025)

First Chairperson
Birgit Stegen-Sischka, Dipl.-Pädagogin aus Wuppertal

Deputy Chairperson
Ulla Busch-Löcker, Dipl.-Pädagogin aus Havixbeck

Treasurer
Tanja Schleyer, Erziehungswissenschaftlerin aus Bad Schönborn

Member of the board

Elke Hellweg-Schlömann, Erzieherin aus Freiberg &

Christiane Rohr, Dipl.-Sozialpädagogin aus Frankfurt

Staff Members

Managing Director
Anna Ruppelt

Head of Training Department/ PEKiP Institute
Nadine Fliegner

Other Staff Members

Tabea Monhof

Reinhild Overhoff

Graphic Designer: Svenja Schekalla

Quality Manager: Claudia Urssu

Co-founders of the Association (1988), Honorary Members, and First PEKiP Trainers who have made exceptional contributions to PEKiP:: Gudrun Kampmann, Dr. Dana Kubani, Liesel Polinski, Erika Roch, Gertrud Scherer, Annegret Thierhoff

Guiding Principles

Learning Through Movement – Pathways to the Future

We believe that all development begins with movement, that every movement initiates learning, and that learning means the future.

Every newborn is a unique individual. At birth, a baby brings the abilities to develop itself and form social relationships. These competencies must be recognized, respected, supported, and encouraged.

In our certification training programs, social pedagogy professionals learn how to empower parents to develop their own skills and abilities as fathers and mothers.
Thus, the PEKiP Association creates a solid foundation on which trust, appreciation, partnership, and conflict resolution can grow within the family, as prescribed by the principles of our democratic society.

"Families are the future!" Our PEKiP® groups lay the foundation for mutual development.

Media

Media Portal for PEKiP Group Leaders
The PEKiP e.V. portal offers extensive materials for public relations within the framework of PEKiP group work.

Certified PEKiP group leaders, participants in PEKiP training, and member organizations can log in here and use the media for their work. The appropriate password can be requested via the contact form.

Journalists, editors, and authors also have access to media here after requesting a password, which they can use in their publications about PEKiP. A guest account can be set up by indicating media requests via the contact form.

PEKiP group leaders can order promotional materials for PEKiP groups from the office for a flat fee.

Published Books:

Höltershinken, Dieter / Scherer, Gertrud: PEKiP Das Prager-Eltern-Kind-Programm – Dortmunder Beiträge zur Pädagogik. Bochum/Freiburg, 4th edition, 2011
Polinski, Liesel: PEKiP: Spiel und Bewegung mit Babys. Hamburg, 2019
Pulkkinen, Anne: PEKiP: Babys spielerisch fördern. Munich, 2008
Pulkkinen, Anne: PEKiP: Babys spielerisch fördern. New edition, Munich, 2014
Thiel, Monika: Babyspaß mit PEKiP-Spielen. Ravensburg, 2008
Polinski, Liesel / Krüger, Katrin: Die Elternschule - Die PEKiP®-DVD. Hamburg, 2008
Roch, Erika (Ed.): PEKiP - Wie alles begann. Berlin, 2013 (Internet Publisher: epubli.de, ISBN 978-3-7375-6300-0)
Ruppelt, Christa & Hans: PEKiP-Lesebuch. Wuppertal, 2023 (Internet Publisher: epubli.de, ISBN: 9783757508982)

External Link Suggestions:

GAIMH
www.gaimh.de
Society for Mental Health in Early Childhood (GAIMH) = German-Speaking Association for Infant Mental Health. GAIMH is a subsidiary of the WAIMH (World Association for Infant Mental Health).
Marie Meierhofer Institute Zurich
www.mmizuerich.ch
The Marie Meierhofer Institute for Children promotes the healthy development of children physically, mentally, and emotionally, as well as the prevention of developmental disabilities.
Elternbildung Schweiz
www.elternbildung.ch
Elternbildung CH is the umbrella organization for parental education in Switzerland.
Licht und Schatten e.V.
www.schatten-und-licht.de
Help with crises surrounding childbirth - A self-help organization for peripartum mental health issues.
Gütesiegelverbund
www.guetesiegelverbund.de
PEKiP e.V. is a member of the Gütesiegelverbund Weiterbildung (Quality Seal Association for Continuing Education). The PEKiP Association has received the Continuing Education Quality Seal, demonstrating quality according to the Gütesiegelverbund standards.
Lapurla
www.lapurla.ch
Lapurla Initiative creates creative spaces for the youngest. Children from 0 to 4 years old discover cultural sites as diverse sensory worlds together with their parents and caregivers.

Blog Post "PEKiP for All"
PEKiP für alle

The Little Babywearing Book by Erika Roch
Tragen 280224

Toys
We distance ourselves from the contents and toy concepts of the website pekip-spielwaren.de. In particular, PEKiP e.V. bears no conceptual or intellectual responsibility for the materials offered by Ms. Heike Schwarz from Munich.

Media Portal

Scientific Works on PEKiP