It was a sit-down dinner, the whole family together. We'd sit on the porch swing and our parents would tell us stories about the struggles our grandparents or great-grandparents went through. We have about 10 to 25 parents in a session. We have some fathers. The best place to hold parenting sessions is in church halls.
People are more trusting there.
Some of the parents didn't have any self-esteem. So I've never told it to my child. That's where we had to start. As the sessions went on, the participants often became so close that they didn't want the classes to end. Some participants of classes continue to support each other in self-help groups.