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Testimonials
Only a person
or family in crisis can understand or appreciate what PHP will
do! Our family crisis resulted in many calls to the police and
going to the courts trying to resolve many conflicts and provide
right solutions. By being involved in PHP, everyone was working
for the common good of our family, which I believe helped our
marriage and saved a person's life.
Forrest Gorkowski
Parents Helping Parents gave us the support we needed to let our
children feel the consequences of their actions. We stopped rescuing.
Our daughters have become fine young women in strong marriages
and are raising loving children. And best of all, we are a close
family once again.
Patrick and Patricia Foley
The support system at PHP helped me through many tough times when
my daughter was a teen. The philosophy is still stored on the
hard drive in my brain and many times in life; I still pull it
out and use it. It never fails to amaze me how it helps me to
deal with problems when they come up. I am very grateful for the
things I learned in PHP and that it was there for me when I needed
it.
Beth Veres
Parents Helping Parents has helped my husband and me remain emotionally
and physically healthy while our 18-19 year old daughter has made
poor and inappropriate choices in regard to health, living arrangements,
dropping out of high school, not being responsible for financial
commitments and relationships with persons who have been involved
in criminal activities.
They have given the support to us to be able to avoid actions
and communications that would be enabling to our daughter. We
are thankful to this organization.
Harry and Marci Watson
In 1985 I remarried after being a divorced single parent for 15
years. My son had just graduated from high school, an average
student and a pretty good kid. He had chosen to move to his dad's
since my husband was a widower with three children. PHP became
my best friend. My son almost broke up his father's marriage,
put himself on the street, began to openly abuse drugs and alcohol
and put a major strain on my marriage and my conscience. My husband
and I were active with PHP through two years of going to group,
just to get a grip, then four years serving as facilitators, board
members and available to speak to outside groups. Now, 20 years
later we are still married, my son is alive and functioning well
as a parent of two children. If you ask my son, he will tell you
his is alive because of PHP. The principals of PHP helped us raise
our other three children through their ups and downs and knowing
how to say no and not enable. We weren't always the most popular
parents, but now that they are all over 25, what looked like popularity
at the time was not very important.
Beth Kaback
We are grateful that Parents Helping Parents was there in our
time of crisis. We are convinced that our involvement in this
unique organization, and the support and help from other parents
strengthened us, and enabled us to take appropriate action which
led to our son's full recovery and probably saved his life. Our
son is now a fine, productive young man and we are a very close
family.
Roger and Norma Weiher
Parents Helping Parents has been a blessing to me. The advice
I have received and the concern I have been shown has helped me
get through some very difficult times. Just to be able to talk
confidentially with others about my struggles with my child has
been a comfort. What a God-send that there is a place where parents
can go, when our children are in crisis, to help us find some
peace.
Sharon Koeningseker
Seven years ago, our then 17 year old son, was having substance
abuse problems. Parents Helping Parents was a real lifesaver for
me and, ultimately, I believe our whole family. It helped me to
stay focused on the fact that my son was not a bad person, only
someone who had made bad choices. I learned better communication
skills from PHP, setting limits and consequences, and I was encouraged
not to give up. The supportive atmosphere of PHP is someting for
which I will always be grateful. I'm happy to say that our whole
family has come a long way.
Diane Lepsig
I wish I would have known about PHP before my situation escalated
with my son. I found out that I wasn't alone and with PHP's help
and other parents' input, I can now deal with tough situations
and talk with my son without getting angry; a task I thought I
would never accomplish.
Elaine Merx
PHP has taught
us how to avoid letting our child's behavior dictate our actions,
freeing us to become strong enough to make decisions based on
what's in the best interest of our child's developing into a responsible
adult, while allowing us to hang on to our sanity. We are no longer
trapped in the old wishful-thinking cycle of trust and betrayal
that had us yearning for him to turn eighteen so we could rid
ourselves of him. How, we feel like we have a set of tools for
properly dealing with improper behavior and have the confidence
necessary to good parenting.
Tom and Chris Pool
Real desperation and crisis sometimes has to come before a solution
is found. At a time when all else was failing, PHP was an oasis
in the night! Our story is like many others…fortunately we
found an organization that educated our family and exposed us
to the creative tools and support to go through a very difficult
time. We were lucky. Our son not only got past a terrible period
of time using drugs and alcohol but he gained perspective and
found a positive new direction in life. He learned from consistent
consequences and strength that we leaned from the PHP group discussions
and educational information. The supportive bonds we made with
PHP facilitators and their caring wisdom helped us make very positive
changes. I'd like to thank the dedicated people at PHP that guided
our family patiently through this process. It works!
Candy Baker
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