Improved family life as experienced by previous course participants:

"My goal when I started was to gain more tools.  You have provided a host of tools that have exceded my expectations."  

"I am becoming familiar with how to respond -trying not to react, and now I use ‘I’ messages frequently.”

"More positive interactions with my children."

"Acknowledging feelings has diffused most situations almost immediately in circumstances that used to lead to power struggles or tantrums.”

"(There is) more respect on an equal level. ‘I know you can do it.’ (We) listen more to their ideas, acknowledge feelings”.

"We have stopped yelling 90%."

"I have changed my approach to how I speak to my children and found it works!”

"Tantrums are dealt with more lovingly and effectively."

"Help with inspiring self-esteem from within for my children."

"My husband and I with the kids have less power struggles, talk lots about feelings, and there is more problem solving between the kids.”

"More tools = more aware!!”

"We have better tools to interpret (understand) and deal with difficult behavior."

"I have become more patient and self aware of my parenting style and the pitfalls and patterns I fall into when disciplining, etc.  Being aware is helping me change."

"Communication improved; connection improved; feelings validated.”

"Fewer tantrums. Less yelling. I’m choosing my battles, and they are few and far between.”

"More patience with the kids."

"We have a more common understanding towards partner parenting."

"Increased communication, empowering the children and looking to control myself."

"I am working on giving options, providing choice and respecting my own feelings and realizing how much this impacts our family life.”

"Giving my children choices. Not getting into power struggles any more, really listening to my child’s problems – being curious rather than judgmental.”

"I understand my ways and are aware of my reactions to situations.”

"Decreased stressed: increased insight.”

"I am more patient as a parent.”

"Child/parent are exploring and learning more about feelings.”

“Enjoying each-other more – spouse and kids."

"I went into the class thinking I would learn how to change my kids, but really I learned that I need to change myself."