Both kids are doing great because of Mojave

“Both kids are doing great. Each day I notice wonderful changes in both. My girl has put in the system of rewards and penalties as used at Mojave and the consistency really helps. My boy has been so helpful and really has been a team player (group member) here at the house. He’s usually the first one up and now instead of just leaving his room a mess in the morning he cleans his room immaculately, makes his bed, gets dressed, brushes his teeth and combs his hair - most all without being reminded.

“His responsibility level has come way up. He’s even reading on his own – which has been a hard thing for him to confront. Each evening after shower time all of the kids sit around and read a chapter or two in their books. It’s great to see this all come together as previously he was more of a loner and not a group member. When he is asked to help out with a something, say taking out the trash, or washing the dishes, he just jumps right in to help out with out a second thought.

“I recall not too long ago I took the kids out to dinner and had a little powwow with them. We were talking about being a team and working together. We talked about jobs around the house and who wanted to be responsible for which job - you know, family group stuff. Anyway, I asked each one of my 4 children what job they’d like to do and each one raised their hand enthusiastically to tell me. When I got to my boy he replied, “I don’t want to be on this team”. Now I’ve got to say I did have a good chuckle at the time - but he was serious about this - he didn’t want to be a group member.

“Well, things have changed since his 3-week stay at Mojave.

“A big thank you to all that contributed to help these two.

“My girl’s responsibility level has come up too. I am so happy that she overcame the “homesick” barrier. This is a major win.”

Love,
A.B. (Mother)