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Family Education team helps the Watsons learn new parenting skills

Family Education team helps the Watsons learn new parenting skills

Mr. & Mrs. Watson raised their two boys and were enjoying their sons’ successes when a tragedy hit their extended family. The tragedy left a young girl with no one to care for her. The Watsons knew they had the resources to take her into their home and care for her to avoid foster care. Despite their good intentions, they struggled to discipline this young girl whose life had been turned upside down. In addition to the trauma she had been through, she was entering puberty and all that teenage years can bring.

 

Mr. Watson was a self-proclaimed “old-school” parent, having raised his boys sternly with more of a dictatorship style. Realizing they needed help, they reached out to our Family Education team and were enrolled in an Incredible Years® class. At the beginning of the program, Mr. Watson was stuck in his ways, and it was doubtful if anything would change him. However, after learning and practicing the tools discussed in class, he “softened up just a little” as his wife described it. He is now showing more patience, and is more open to other methods outside of harsh discipline.

 

‘I am thankful for everything we learned during the program and continue to use the skills we learned.’ ~ Mr. Watson