We know it's challenging. It's a learning experience for them. In order to live at Pleasant Place, girls must stay in school. They must eat dinner with the group every evening at 6 p.m., and go on mandatory outings each week. Girls share housework, and each mom cares for her own infant.
Babies stay in the mothers' rooms rather than in a central nursery.
It's a daily challenge. It's rewarding to see some change. Their attitude is not as bad as yesterday. That's a big difference. Parker said they would like to start a mentoring program, where a positive adult role model would take a girl under her wing.