"My son loves me now. He doesn't fear me."

                                       -   Minneapolis, Minnesota

"It taught me to be more patient with my children, to listen, to know that they are little human beings and have feelings too. Somehow that got lost-so  it put me back on track.

                                       -   Oakland, California

"I learned things that I really needed to know. A lot of us didn't always get the structure from our parents, so we're trying to break out of that parenting cycle into one that will allow us to help our children meet their goals."

                                       -    Seattle, Washington

"I never gave my children a chance to express themselves. It was always 'Shut up. I'm your mother, you're the child. What I say goes, and that's it.' But what I've come to realize is that children have ideas and opinions too and they need to express them."

                                    -    Los Angeles, California

"One thing that really hit me kind of close to home was the fact that I was raising my children under a form of slavery."

                                   -    Brooklyn, New York

"The program helped me understand my feelings about being black."

                                   -    Detroit, Michigan

"One of my sons is in prison for drug selling. Now I know from this class that if I had let him speak more than I used to, if I didn't always say, 'Shut your mouth,' I don't think he'd be in the position he is now."                 

                                   -    Atlanta, Georgia

"It's a positive influence to all parents. It brings us together as Black parents to understand more of each other's feelings and to help us set excellent examples for our children."

                                -    Chapel Hill,  North Carolina

"I thought discipline was punishment, that spanking was the only way. I'd react immediately with my hand. Now I am able to communicate. I have a method that increases behaviors I want to see. My son is more open, more affectionate. He'll pass me in the hallway, he'll grab me and hug me, and tell me, "I love you, Mom."

                               -    Baltimore, Maryland

"My world of parenting has been opened to a new horizon. I'm a better mother and a better friend to my children."

                               -    Compton, California

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