"Dawn Fry's childcare handbook shares significant strategies for creating and maintaining caring, safe and positive learning environments. It is a must read for anyone working with children - your own or others."

- Marvin Marshall, Ed.D
Author of Discipline without Stress, Punishments or Rewards

"DawnTalk moves beyond insight to wisdom."

- David Shields, PhD & Brenda Bredemeir, PhD
Authors of Character Development and Physical Activity

"I have found Dawn’s program to be the most effective tool I have ever used. Her down to earth wisdom and support empowered me to realize my own potentials and turn them into realities. I highly recommend Ms. Fry's service to all parents, teaches and directors."

- Elizabeth Little
owner Sausal Creek School, Oakland, California

"At last! Finally! Easy! Parenting that makes sense, I immediately fell in love with this CD. I have listened to it over and over and over. I make my friends listen to it! With every listening, I learn something new, then I incorporate into my daily life with my children, then my life gets EASIER!!! Using the suggestions on the CD showed immediate results! My children and I are much happier now.
THIS IS A MUST FOR ALL PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS!!!"

- Laurie D. Johnston
Amazon.com purchaser, from Modesto, California

"Dawn Fry believes that children are born perfect. It is from this perspective that she has developed her unique approach to interacting with and teaching children. Dawn's methods bring out the best in children, drawing on their innate qualities of self-reliance, fairness and respect for others. Her parenting skills provide a road map that helps us meet the parenting challenge."

- Kate Sore
Associate Director of the Educational Media Network

"By identifying simple, clear and respectful language for guiding children through their formative years, Dawn Fry has provided caregivers, parents, and guardians everywhere with instant, easily learned and essential tools for guiding their children through a respectful approach to self-discipline and respect for the rights of others. What a gift!"

- Deborah Acosta
Mother, Oakland, CA

"Thanks so much for the class.....you got good reviews again!"

- Marsha Podd
Center for Creative Parenting

"Thanks for sending this to me. I will certainly send this out to others.... I never looked at the problem as to what would cause children to lash out as you've explained in this well written email. It sure has shed a new light on this over whelming problem we face on a day to day problem. Thank God there is someone who cares and has devoted her life to this sad and tragic dilemma that we all face and are responsible to a large extent. You've always been a very important and special person on this planet. Thank you for being who you are and for your continued strength to make people aware of what's happening, to all our children and for your proven method of righting this wrong that we parents needlessly inflict on our children."

- Rocky Tatarelli
Author of Jazz is You! 52 Power Workouts for all Musicians
www.earjazzem.com

WORKSHOP EVALUATIONS

www.Kidango.org
Our Children, Our Vision, Our World Conference
10-4-2003

Below are some of the comments from preschool teachers who attended my workshops at the Kidango annual conference on October 4, 2003. The originals as well as many other testimonials are available for review on request.

Well prepare, well spoken, valuable information.

Excellent and very practical information. Very good presenter. Very down to earth. This is an excellent session. By far the most useful information.

Very informative and I will be able to bring back and use this information when working with my children. Dawn has an answer for every question and unlike the typical idealistic answers, these solutions will actually work. The years of experience that were shared today is appreciated.

The presenter was very informative and very organized. I enjoyed the way she presented with humor.

Dawn is the best, her ideas can change our society. I want her to speak to my center.

Down to earth and believable skills one can use. Thanks!

Enjoyed and learned a lot of new words that will be effective in self esteem building.

Dawn was well equipped with a lot of information and tools to help use in the environment in which I work. Quick application.

Great class, please come back next year to pass information on. Thank You.

I think she talked about so many things that have been an “eye opener” for me to see and understand so many things that we used to do. She gave us a “lot of information” to be aware in dealing with our precious children. To be able “to respect children” because of who they are.

I thoroughly enjoyed everything, thank you!

Very interesting and practical. Her guidelines are very beneficial to our work.

Good suggestions, reaffirms what I’ve been trying to do.

More classes with Dawn!

Very good information on changing the way you talk to children by using different words to change the situation.

Good information. Nice lady.

I really enjoyed this seminar on discipline.

This workshop gave me a fresh look at ways to talk to both my son and my preschool class children more effectively. Sometimes, even when I’m trying hard to do things in a positive way I find that I feel like I’m losing and get stuck in a power struggle I don’t want. Now I feel I have more tools to work with. Thank you very much!

I really like Dawn Fry! She has a lot of information to bring to all.

Enjoyed her Friendly Ideas. Loved the “start” and “next”.

A great workshop, I’m taking great ideas home with me. A warm and fuzzy kind of class – informative too!

I enjoyed the workshop. She had some very good messages and ideas.

Good information, engaging with good examples. Wish I had more time.

This is an outstanding workshop, and I have more knowledge.

Thanks for showing many examples of how to be honest and respectful with children.

Lovely presentation, provided great examples.