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Comments and Letters

"Without the instructor's guidance to help us work through our frustrations by understanding where they come from, we wouldn't be able to help our children."

"I went into the morning presentation expecting a lecture on how to be a better father. I left with tremendous insight about how my father's parenting impacts my own fathering today..."

"I am moved to tears to write this thank you letter. For the past eight long years I’ve prayed every single day for some kind of help or intervention for my situation… Then came a referral to Families First… I feel such tremendous relief and happiness. I’m ecstatic not only to be reunited with my kids, but very importantly, I have become more enlightened about many issues concerning my kids and how I can better parent. I am amazed to see my kids treating each other and me better than they have in ages.

I pray that Families First will get all the support it needs from all possible sources… Your services are so vitally important and urgently needed. Thank, thank you, THANK YOU!!!"

"Like many parents, we read a number of parenting books over the years, and we tried our best to apply what we learned. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts we frequently found ourselves caught with our children in cycles of escalating anger and misbehavior. We felt trapped.

Families First helped us develop a variety of practical and concrete responses, so we could avoid some of the old patterns. After our experience with you, we seem not to get angry as frequently, in large part because we have more confidence that we can cope using the techniques we learned."

"The leader’s easy style and clear message make me feel accepted and open to learning. She exposed me to ideas that enabled me to think differently about being a parent. I learned information that helped me better understand my children and be able to deal with them more confidently and enjoyably."