“Something very important that I’ve learned is that I don’t have to do what my parents did. I can change, I can break the cycle right here right now and I don’t have to carry it. I may see a lot of negatives but why do I have to be negative? Why do I have… Read more “And with all the assets that we have I can change and I can make it better for my children and make them better parents when they become parents.”

“A lot of the kids come in very broken, misunderstood and quite lost. I just want to take back what I’ve learned to help them. And give them the support and guidance so they feel better than when they come in.”

“I just feel incredibly grateful for you putting this together. It’s incredibly professionally done and I’m very impressed so thank you. This web is very symbolic that we were all one–teachers, parents, grandparents. We have to respect one another. As a teacher I realize how important it is to have these parents involved with their… Read more “It’s incredibly professionally done and I’m very impressed so thank you.”

“I know as a teacher sometimes it was easy to blame the parents who weren’t involved and it just felt like they were screwing up their kids. So I’m excited to be able to have a tool to take to them as a solution. And so you know we can move forward and create parents… Read more “And so you know we can move forward and create parents with skills and tools that are really helping them and not just blaming them and say there’s no hope for you.”

“I too want to thank Parenting Partners. I’m excited to be a presenter. I had my first son when I was 15. I never had this guidance to be able to guide my son through a good path. But now I can take this to my sons so they can know how to be good… Read more “I never had this guidance to be able to guide my son through a good path. But now I can take this to my sons so they can know how to be good parents for their sons…”

“I am going to say it in Spanish because it is my first language. I never had any parents to teach me how to be a father. Now this is a grand opportunity for me to take this to my house, to my children and everyone who is around me.”

“What I like the most is the sharing with the families and getting to know that there is no perfect parent. But we bonded here so I hope that when we do this at our school we can trade phone numbers and create some kind of support group so we can continue on.”

“I work with the Head Start. I’m real thankful because this was encouragement and support for the work I have been doing, and now I can do it in a more structured way. We will teach parents about how to use consequences. It’s their responsibility to teach their children and make them accountable for what… Read more “I work with the Head Start. I’m real thankful because this was encouragement and support for the work I have been doing, and now I can do it in a more structured way.”

“I’m excited to do the Action Plan not only with my children but with all the children in our community so that something could be about them every day.”

“As a parent I felt challenged, and encouraged to grow. As a Family and Community liaison, I look forward to making parents feel comfortable and growing together in this process for our students.”