My son’s behaviour has really improved at home and is stopping and thinking before he does things. He is more helpful, kind and thinks more about others, especially our neighbour’s little boy. He was always anxious about going to school and he didn’t want to go. Now he gets up early and loves going to school. He is talking a lot more positively and we are so happy to see these changes. Thank you for letting him participate in the Being My Best programme.
(Father)

My son is a lot calmer at home and is coping much better with different and stressful situations, which we have had a lot of lately. He is showing more empathy towards me and his sister. I see him using the resilience strategies such as slow breathing and having a quiet time to help control his aggressive behaviour.
(Mother)

My son is a lot more confident and very helpful at home. I’m praising him a lot more and he now does things without me asking again and again. He is now speaking more about his feelings and is opening up more. This has really helped reduce his angry outbursts and frustrations.
The Being My Best programme is making my job much easier as a parent and I want to thank you, Mrs Lyon, from me, for teaching my son these skills and helping him so much in his life.
(Father)

My daughter was extremely anxious about coming to school and would not cope if a situation was new or different to what she was expecting. She was put into the Being My Best resilience programme at school so she could learn resilience strategies to help reduce her anxiety and gain confidence in herself. As she went through the programme and with support from the facilitator, her anxiety slowly started to reduce.

The parent meetings were so helpful because we as parents learnt the same resilience strategies, so we could support her at home and use the strategies ourselves. She now knows how to regulate her feelings, focus on positive things around her and change her unhelpful thinking into helpful thoughts. She is a lot calmer at home and growing in confidence to manage herself and what strategies to use, so she can cope better. We can’t thank you enough for helping our family so much.
(Mother)

My daughter has always had a nasty streak in her but since starting the Being My Best programme with Mrs Lyon, she is now kinder and more loving. Her and I are getting on a lot better and we argue less. Her attitude has changed, she is now more helpful and co-operates better at home. She is much less anxious when something is worrying her.

I have changed too. I am taking more responsibility in parenting her and I find the Parenting Tips and Information extremely helpful. She now has more friends at school and is fitting in better. She is contributing more in group and class discussions whereas before she would say nothing. She is coping better with life, is a lot happier and I am delighted with the changes she has made since being involved in this resilience programme with Mrs Lyon.
(Mother)

My daughter seems a lot calmer since she has been involved in the Being My Best programme at school. Instead of throwing a tantrum at home, she’ll go off to her room and have a quiet time there without me even asking. She has settled down a lot more at school this year and is enjoying being there. She is just so much calmer and more confident than before.
(Mother)

My daughter is now speaking up for herself at home rather than just standing there and saying nothing. She is choosing to go off to her room to calm down instead of hitting her brothers. She is more helpful around home and shows more confidence in herself. She is loving her soccer this year and is really participating in the game much more than before, with such confidence. Participating in the Being My Best programme has made a huge difference in her life.
(Mother)