PARENT COACHING INSTITUTE MARKED ITS 8TH ANNIVERSARY

PCI Founded in 2000 with a Mission to Help Parents Transform the World

BELLEVUE, WA—(September 30, 2008)—The Parent Coaching Institute (PCI), a nationwide non-profit, marked its 8th anniversary this September. In September 2000, the PCI was founded with the mission to "transform the world by revitalizing parenting."™ Gloria DeGaetano, educator, best-selling author, speaker, and Founder and CEO of the Parent Coaching Institute, is quoted as saying "When we parent well, we do change the world. I founded the PCI on the basis of this inspiring idea. Each of us as a parent has a sacred trust to give back to society by making sure our children are not only fit for society but fit to improve society, as well. Each parent is one small part of a much greater whole. Yet, without our small contribution, there is a hole in the whole. With too many such holes, the fabric of our very society tears to shreds as we see in our current state of crisis."

It was sadly ironic that DeGaetano's book, written with Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and titled Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill: A Call to Action Against TV, Movie, and Video Game Violence, was set to be published a few weeks after the tragedy at Columbine in 1999. "After Columbine, I found myself depressed and trying to figure out HOW to reach parents with accurate information, encouraging support, and compassionate listening to help and empower them for all the new emerging challenges in raising children in our increasingly complex society. I had a thought that it is in relationships that we grow our best selves most often. I looked to a coaching model to provide a relationship-centered support system for families, and the PCI and a specific coaching model that I developed was born!" said DeGaetano. The PCI became official on September 15, 2000 and will celebrate its 100th graduate this November.

About The Parent Coaching Institute

The Parent Coaching Institute (PCI) is a nationwide not-for-profit organization and the originator of the parent coaching profession. The PCI, founded by Gloria DeGaetano in 2000, sets the highest standards for parent coaching professionals. Using our innovative coaching model, we co-create with parents solutions to parenting challenges, leading to new levels of family fulfillment. For more information about the Parent Coaching Institute, with corporate offices in Bellevue, Washington, please refer to our Web site www.thepci.org or contact us at (425) 401-1519.