Worried about your kids?

Does This Ring a Bell?

You feel angry, confused and depressed most of the time.

You tell lies to cover up your child's negative behaviour.

You feel blamed by the schools, therapists, or members of your family.

You sometimes feel like a failure when you think of the lengths that you've gone to, to help your child.

Your family's routines are frequently upset by his/her acting out.

You think his/her behaviour is caused by friends or rotten breaks in life.

You often feel guilty.

You feel frightened by what might happen to you or your child.

You have considered calling the police for fear of physical abuse.

Our Parent Support Groups assist parents, just like you, who are troubled by their children's negative behaviour. It doesn't matter whether your child is twelve, sixteen, twenty-one, or older, we understand.

• new friends who understand because they've been there
• hope and successes achieved by other parents
• problem solving ideas and help in formulating plans for change
• support in carrying out your plan

We are a self-help group of parents who have come together to assist each other to make the personal changes that are necessary in order to be more effective in dealing with our kids.

We are a gathering of parents; our children are not directly involved in our weekly meetings.

We can give you suggestions that have worked for us, hope, respect in a non-blaming atmosphere, and support.

You in return are expected to do the same for other members of the group.

We are NOT professional counsellors, but we can make useful recommendations. We have a wide variety of professional resource people who assist our group.

We CANNOT provide you with a quick solution to your problems, nor a guarantee