son rise

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hello,

i am a son-rise mom, and would like to give you a thumbs up on

looking into this program more.

i first ventured to the option institute in 1997, when my son, john,

was three. i have been back several times for training, i have taken

my son back for an intensive and implemented a son-rise program in my

home for about four years.

hands down, it has been the foundation of everything i have done with

my son in the years since. the attitude, and the way that the

children are treated in this program are key, and you can take what

you learn and apply it to anything that you continue with your

child. i will say i have never observed anything that equals the

manner in which the child is treated in this program, (respect, love,

and acceptance and believing that anything is possible).

for myself, i continue to find there are times that i need to revisit

what i learned at option to continue to move forward on my journey

with my son, john. the number one thing i learned for myself was

empowerment to be able to help my son. when i started with john, in

1997, i was told join a support group, that i would have to teach my

son to " pull his pants " up (I still don't understand why the doc told

me that one), that there was nothing i could do for him, and do " quit

chasing rainbows. everything i wanted to try with him, AIT, diet,

biological interventions was treated with a attitude of " well, what

do you want to do that for? " . Learning Son-rise gave me alot of

strength in a time when there wasn't alot of acceptance that there

was hope for my child.

what the program did for my son? well, i think we are still reaping

the results of that. was non-verbal, and now speaks too much.

he has a great sense of humor, and a HUGE imagination.

good luck, and thank you to all the parents on this list. i am so

glad to have joined and find the information that is being shared

here invaluable.

chris

john's mom