Leah,
A lot of what I heard from my son was: “I am not as bad as most of these guys here.” Your son will use anything to make you feel like you have sent him to a horrible place. He will talk about how bad the food is, how they are mean to them, how they can’t learn the way they want them to. All kinds of stuff. Let it go in one ear and out the other.
Always know that your son is finally safe and you made a very wise and very hard decision to save your son’s life. Always know that you are a good parent because you recognized that your son had a problem and you did something about it.
Keep your chin up and get to Discovery ASAP, it will change your life! 
Jodi
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by admin
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Tom,
I would say that I needed the time to be ready for her to come home. Even through graduation, we cannot tell what the true intent of our child’s heart is. Were they just in compliance? Trying to make it through graduation? When they come home is when we will see what they really want. For me, I had to know that I was firm and clear in my values (and had practiced, practiced, practiced!!) so that when the first small tremors shook, I knew that I was standing on a solid foundation.
Our daughter pushed quite a bit when she first came home, then moved out on her own for 2 months and now is back in our home, and it’s finally (dare I say it?) pleasant to have her around. Just last night, she said “You know Mom, a kid is going to keep doing non-working behaviors until THEY decide there is a better reason not to.” I realized that what the program gave her were tools and time to mature, and what she is giving herself is a better choice. We are just there to provide guardrails and love.
Keeping the child in the program through graduation is a way to give ourselves time to grow and be strong. What a great gift for everyone!
With love,
Denise
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by admin
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To Spring Creek Lodge: I want to personally thank Judy P for her love and support of both my son & me. From the first phone call that I received from Judy, I began relaxing. I know that Judy is standing in support of the healing of my family. She speaks from her heart and I know that she loves each and every teen in her family. I know that Judy is standing aside of Daniel every step of the way, gently holding him up and guiding him along his journey. Nancy
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by admin
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Hi Cathy,
Welcome aboard! My son Tyler is in Quest. I really love that family. Ty started out in a different one and then moved into Quest in November, for him it was a great move. He really likes the people he is with and truely loves one of his family fathers. My husband and I were just at the school in March for PC1 and had the opportunity to meet alot of the boys and this particular Family Father, it was very obvious that the boys all like him and that he genuinly cares for them in return. We have a new Family Rep. that I think is going to be awesome for the kids on his case load, I’m fairly certain that he is going to be great at keeping them all motivated and moving forward in their programs. From what I’ve been told, Tyler is a family leader and really likes working with the new kids and encouraging them in the adjustments to there new world. For us this is amazing, because of the major personal growth that he has achieved so far and is continuing to work on. This program has truely been a God send for our family.
I hope you enjoy your discovery as much as we did ours, it’s a great experience.
Connie
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by admin
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Dear Judy and Patty,
Per my phone conversation with Judy last week, I am sending you the feedback as below:
Robert was home safely on 3/29/08 (last Saturday evening). Again, thank you so much for everything.
First thing first, I checked with him that he did not bring home any phone numbers of other kids at SCLA. He told me that the staff had searched him before he left SCLA.
I am so pleased to see that Robert has changed. He starts to initiate conversations with us sometimes.
In the past a few days, He has been focused on how to make a new start at home. The following is a list of what he has done so far:
1) The family has celebrated his success of high school graduation at SCLA
2) He has applied for the admission to Fullerton College and is going to enroll into summer classes on May 23th. He is now doing researches and thinking about the college major of his choice.
2) He has completed the driving education online and is now waiting for the certificate to be mailed home and then start his driving school education
3) He has submitted a few applications for a temporary full-time job. I hope he receives a job offer and start to work soon.
4) He plays piano and learns to read in Chinese with me in evenings.
Both the job-hunting and the major-decision processes are new to him. It seems he is fine to deal with the challenges now.
Robert told me that he had a few items left behind at SCLA. I hope the school can take care of them. It is not necessary to ship them to us.
I understand there is still a long way to go before Robert growing up. However, SCLA has done a great job to stop his behavioral sliding at the critical point of his life. We really appreciate the great job that you have done to assist Robert making the change.
We are anxiously expecting Robert’s diploma arrives in mail soon. He will need it to satisfy his college and employer’s verification requirements soon.
Regards,
Laura
Posted on April 8th, 2008 by admin
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Thank you for whatever it is you’re doing with my son. He was just so honest and truthful with his feelings.
I now feel that even though this was the hardest decision for me to make, it was the right step to take.
Again, a heartfelt Thank You!!!!!
Roberta
Posted on March 28th, 2008 by admin
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Craig,
Your boy, Josh is doing great! He’s 19 now and is the IT manager at an area newspaper. We know you probably couldn’t make it to the wedding (which has been planned for 2 years now and no… no baby in the picture) But we wanted to thank you again for being there for Josh and for our family. We love you guys and hope to see you again some day!
Love,
Keith & Christie
Posted on March 25th, 2008 by admin
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Thank you very much for the warm and professional welcome. We were just at SCL for PC1. It was reassuring to see Nicole; healthy,happy and in a safe and loving environment.
It was wonderful to meet people who were open, honest and sincere. We would especially like to thank our F.P. Sharon for her commitment and honesty.
Cary & Kerry
Posted on March 24th, 2008 by admin
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Dear Jess,
Thank you for being my “Life Line” and connection to Gina during this journey.
Thank you for the dedication, love, and care that you have for my “precious rebel with out a cause” and all the other girls in the Integrity Family.
May God bless you and your family always,
Alma
Posted on March 24th, 2008 by admin
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Thank you first to our Family Reps, Judy P. and Lisa B., and THANK YOU ALSO to all the staff who we don’t talk to weekly, who are the day to day life of SCLA. We know you are there and supporting Nick in his program. It is appreciated.
Paul H
Posted on March 21st, 2008 by admin
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