
Thanks to the Nurturing Parenting Program, I learned to be part of a new community, accepted my situation and with the support of my group, started taking care of myself. I also found self-worth and identified my strengths. I advocated for my family despite language and cultural barriers and successfully went through the system and got my children back. NPP was such a supportive program; it gave me awareness and helped me identify patterns of negative parenting styles I inherited from my parents. This program is culturally appropriate, strength-based and educates parents about trauma, expectations, discipline and so many other valuable topics. The relationship with my children has changed, because I have changed. I now communicate more effectively and help them manage their behaviors; we accept each other and learn new things together. I am now a NPP facilitator. I believe this is a valuable program that brings hope to parents and offers them the opportunity to learn and change their quality of life, just like I did.” ~Socorro Hernandez