Michelle Barnier
We were very fortunate at University City High School to have Hilde Gross teach an 8- week course to our parents which she titled “Secrets to Successful Parenting: A Survival Course for Parents with Teens.” As a counselor at the high school I have received such a great amount of positive feedback about Hilde’s workshop that I hope to offer the class again next year so more parents can benefit. The workshop was held in the evenings once per week and was very well received by our community. As the good news spread, more parents attended the workshop and have asked for follow up classes this coming school year. After the workshop parents made comments to me that “Hilde’s class completely changed the way they approached parenting” and that “they could not before imagine having such a calm and peaceful environment in their home.”
“Secrets to Successful Parenting” is derived from the philosophies taught in the program Redirecting Children’s Behavior (RCB) and offers insightful strategies to help parents help their children to be self-motivated, responsible, cooperative young people. Hilde teaches the program with the confidence and enthusiasm of someone who not only loves her job but who fully believes in the philosophy she is teaching. It is clear she has seen RCB work time and time again, and she has numerous examples to share of how it has been successful in the past. Watching Hilde teach is inspiring. She is entertaining and funny, serious at times, and full of thoughtful answers to the complicated questions the parents bring to the table. Our parents would leave each night feeling they had learned new techniques to take home, while having enjoyed themselves throughout the class.
It is with great confidence that I would recommend Hilde to teach the RCB curriculum to any age group. While I was fortunate to witness her expertise as a teacher and professional speaker in her class for parents with teens at UC High, I was also a student in one of her classes when I worked as a middle school teacher just a few years ago. At that time I took her class that was designed for teachers and have used the RCB philosophy in my daily practice ever since. I believe any adult working closely with children whether in the classroom or in the home can benefit greatly from the teachings of RCB, and there is no better teacher than Hilde Gross to bring those teachings life!
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