Page 7 - Success Stories

Dan wrote two lists of how he felt before starting the programme and how he feels
now, 6 months later:-

Before (6 months ago)
• Felt angry all of the time
• Badly behaved (school and home)
• Falling behind in school
• Unhappy (Home and school)

• Hated school and teachers
• Didn’t really know times tables
• Reading was hard
• Couldn’t concentrate in school or at homework
• Bad spelling

After (Now)

• Good reading
• Positive comments from teachers
• More confident
• I have a better vocabulary
• Much better exam results

• Spelling is easier
• Much calmer (less meltdowns)
• Can concentrate for longer

He was top of the class in most subjects and English has gone up by two grades. He
is still working on his school behaviour and gets into trouble with teachers (mostly
talking back and reacting to sanctions when he feels he’s being blamed unfairly) but

these are much less frequent than before starting the programme.

At home his behaviour is noticeably better and we are getting on a lot better as a
family – everyone’s stress levels have reduced and the house is calmer.

Dan also has some OCD tendencies and we are noticing that this programme is

helping with these behaviours too.

We are continuing with the exercises every day for 15 minutes and we are very
pleased with the progress so far. Dan has certainly benefited from the exercises and I
am really grateful that he is calmer and more confident in his ability to read and do
well at school. We can now see that he has a bright future and has generally got his
anger and emotional meltdowns under control.