COMMENTS

Parents

"I liked having both men and women, the sharing of stories and questions, having the support of other people going through the same situation and feelings. There were helpful ideas about what to say to your child and to other people about divorce, and about going from an intimate to a formal relationship."

"[I liked] being with others going through the same thing; also having the mixed class was very helpful, to hear the other side speak out."

"[I liked] the session on effective communication and the session on discipline and consequences. I liked that it was a mixture of problems and stages of divorce."

"[I liked] the ‘I’ messages – very, very helpful and effective. The workshops have been very good at helping me learn to communicate overall. Great job!"

"[I liked] learning to be more compassionate to my ex-husband’s outlook by hearing other men’s feelings."

"I liked most the fact that my children enjoyed it. I think it was a huge benefit. I also benefited by observing other members of the group going through bitter divorce, which reminded me why I would try not to let that happen."

"[I liked] the benefits the children received and the bonding that occurred in the children’s group."

"My children were able to talk and communicate better."

"I liked most that the children and both parents were attending. I think that signified to the children that both parents are committed to wanting to make things better for their children."

"[I liked] that our child knew we were all doing this together – that [he] had a place to hear what other kids might be going through so he did not feel alone."

"[It] gave me some ideas on how to approach my kids, how to help them through this. Also gave my kids a place where they felt more comfortable talking, and even thinking about divorce."

"The facilitators are great! Good and helpful handouts. Hearing others’ stories made me realize my situation is not so bad."

"I liked my child’s positive reaction to the class."

"I liked the emphasis on the child’s point of view and some concrete ways of reducing the stress they are going through."

"[It helped] obtaining tools to verbally avoid arguments – learning how to discuss issues civilly with the other parent."

"The greatest gift was that my children feel that they can speak about their sessions and what they learned. They are able to get in touch with some of their own thoughts and feelings. I also feel we all were given techniques to help with our situation. It wasn’t just lecture but actions we can take to improve things."

"It definitely helped us more that anything else we tried. I’ve dropped litigation – let consequences and nature cure."

"It helped my daughter deal with her fears and sadness around the divorce."

"Kids’ Turn helped my daughter and myself more than private counseling, evaluation or attorneys. Thank you for your great program."


Kids

"[It helped] because everybody else was going through the same thing."

"[I learned] that it is never the kids fault when parents get divorced."

" I liked everything. It helped everyone in the family, even the ones who didn’t come."

"Now I know I can be myself."

"Even though my parents couldn’t get along, I should learn from their mistakes so I can have a successful marriage."

"[I learned] that your parents will always love you and take care of you and will always talk about something that you are feeling."

"Now that I’ve gone to Kids’ Turn I’m better at expressing my feelings."

"I learned that it’s not that bad having your parents get divorced."

"The most important thing I learned is that other kids get divorced."

"[I liked] hearing other kids stories and feeling better about my own."

"The most important thing I learned is you’re not different or bad because of the separation."

"[It helped] because it taught me how to handle things at home."

"I have learned that you can talk to a parent if you have something on your mind, like you can tell a parent how you feel, like I feel angry! And that would help more than just lying."

"Somehow we were all related, and I was not alone."

"I thought the judge was nice and she helped me a lot."

"I learned that I am not alone."

"You can finally let go, to talk about your divorce. It helped because usually people aren’t divorced but here everyone is."