Testimonials From Parents & Children

To protect the privacy of the families who use Turnaround identifying information is removed.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thanks again for giving my daughter back her childhood! As a teacher for 14 years, I am usually very skeptical/critical of many programs. In this case though, I was utterly amazed! This program presents the material in a way that is engaging, easy to understand, and easy to apply. When I ordered your program, I really didn't expect to see the results that I saw. However, because of the anxiety issues my daughter had developed, I was willing to try anything.

We were taking her to a therapist and she had seen a psychiatrist. Neither of those options produced the positive results that The Turnaround Program did. After listening to the program together, my daughter was able to identify what was happening to her, why it was happening, and how to stop it. Her anxiety had progressed to the point that she didn't even want to go to school. Her grades had dropped, and her social life was non-existent. Now, she is happy, smiling, and and able to attend birthday parties!

I tell everyone I know, that has a child which exhibits anxiety symptoms, about this program. I would even suggest it for adults. I sure did learn a lot! I believe in this program 100%. If your child suffers from anxiety, please don't "put off" ordering this program. You WILL NOT be disappointed!

We could not have done it without your program. We are so grateful! Thanks would never be enough!!!!"

Mom from Ohio

"Where do we start? The success our child has had with your program is beyond words at this point. The first 3 weeks of school this year were of the greatest stress that my wife and I have ever experienced. The feeling of helplessness when trying to help your child with something you have no idea how to overcome was beyond stressful.

After the first run through Turnaround, our daughter found herself beginning to see that tools were available for her to use to begin to overcome her fear and anxiety. After the 2nd and into the 3rd time through, and with every night listening before bed, she actually began to use the tools and amazing things started to happen. She is in 2nd grade, and considered at the top level of gifted students in her school. Because of her anxiety attacks on a daily basis in the car line, simply getting her to school each day almost eliminated her participation in the gifted program. I made 4x6 cards with quotes from the program as a "CHILL" package and she carried them with her in her bag. Her Teacher shared with us that as anxiety began to present itself, she would grab her cards and suddenly start to smile as Chill began to take over and she would stop an attack in its tracks.

She now gets out of the car line each and every morning with a smile on and says "good morning" to the guidance counselor, who has been simply fantastic in patience in dealing with her. She is simply amazing, so many good things in her life may have been eliminated or avoided had we not come across your program. We continued with another type of treatment for a while, once we spent the first $2,100 we simply lost confidence in the program and wanted to see how she did with Turnaround. She has excelled!

My wife and I cannot thank you enough. Thanks you for all you have done as we are so blessed to have come across the Turnaround program."

M.P. from Florida

“First I would like to say thank you for your amazing program and fantastic resource! Our two children ages 10 and 8, had huge problems with anxiety and sabotaging behaviors. They have been able to individually, successfully identify their own triggers and anxious behavior and the fears and doubts that prevent them from enjoying school and life in general. They have gone from scared and anxious children to happy, confident, and empowered little people.

As a parent it is difficult to watch your child go through so much sadness and trauma, not knowing how to really support them through it. I realized that while I was learning about this material to support our daughters, I was uncovering my own hidden anxiety that I had suffered with all my life from a child. As a result I have found a new freedom that I have never known. Boy are we glad we purchased Turnaround!”

Mom from Queensland, Australia

I just wanted to thank you for your CD series. My husband is in the Air Force and deployed to Kabul for a year. Both of my children (9 and 7) were experiencing anxiety and fear. We've been using the CDs for a couple of months with excellent results. They now have the tools to deal with and understand some of the "out of control" emotions they are experiencing due to this tremendous change in our lives. It has even helped me too.

I think it would be a great tool for all of the military base family readiness centers (they have different names in the various branches) to have one or more copies of your series to loan to other families struggling with the same issues. Please let me know if I can do anything to increase the exposure of your product in support of the military family. Thanks so much for making this product!

Mary K, mom of two kids ages 9 and 7

"I bought turnaround primarily for my 6 year-old son who was experiencing Intense anxiety after I was sick for a long period of time. His anxiety started presenting as OCD and we realised he needed help. He was seeing a play therapist which was working very well and I read about turnaround and thought this might help as well. We listened to it as a family in the car on journeys and he did the workbook. We all gained from the experience. My two daughters have found it easier to resolve conflicts and are very good at telling me when they are overwhelmed and need some down time. Our son is a different child. All the OCD is gone. He talks about saying no to Krank on a regular basis and a lot of the characters have become reference points for us as a family.

We were in a bad place when I ordered turnaround and we were pretty desperate. Turnaround helped us heal together and put my illness well and truly behind us. The program is fantastic and I would recommend it to anyone dealing with an anxious child. We all have learnt tools that will help us for the future. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. My son says it was cool listening to all the characters that are in his head and thanks for helping him beat "Bonehead" - the name he gave his OCD symptoms. I hope the program is more widely available for kids all over the world... It's fantastic. Thank you.

Mom from Ireland

“The Turnaround CDs and journal have been life changing at our house. Our son struggles with anxiety related to perfectionism and social situations. When he listened to the Turnaround” CDs, he was relieved to know that he is not alone in his feelings. The kids on the CD were easy for him to relate to. The other characters were funny and made the program entertaining which, in turn, made it easy to get our son to listen to them. The techniques for dealing with anxiety in all types of situations were easy to understand.

I especially liked that different anxious thoughts were given names (whacky thoughts, all or nothing, the bully) because this allowed all of us to recognize the type of thought our son was having and call it what it was! The “Talk Back” techniques also have names, which made it easy to remind our son what to do to combat specific thoughts. The journal and CDs were helpful for our whole family to understand more about what is going on in our bodies and minds when we are anxious.

Turnaround is an essential tool for any home with an anxious child. Our son has been applying the techniques he learned almost daily and we are all enjoying the freedom!”

Kelly, Mom of 10-year boy

“I love Turnaround! I listen to it every night. I even took Day 5 & 6 on a trip we took. My favorite characters are Kerplop and Doliver and Jordan. I used to have anxiety at school. It was so embarrassing when I had to leave the lunchroom, leave my friends, and not eat. My fear (like Matt’s) is germs and throwing up. But thanks to you, I can now focus on my schoolwork. Thanks!”

H. G. - young girl listener

"Your Turnaround program had a life changing effect on our family, and we are grateful to you both. Our 11 year old son had a panic attack in his bedroom one evening a few years ago, and soon after developed an aversion to his bedroom. We thought it would be a temporary arrangement, but 2 years later he was no closer to vacating his sister’s space and, in fact, his behaviour we feared was becoming an entrenched pattern that would be impossible to overcome. No matter how inviting we made his bedroom, and despite counselling our son, he was not able to spend a night in his bedroom.

We began the Turnaround program this past summer. My son and I began a daily ritual of listening to your CD’s in the car. He loved the Chill character and we both loved Crank…way funny stuff and so easy to identify with the problems of the other kids in the CDs. My son rebelled at the idea in the beginning, thinking it might be too “babyish” but the program really was very accessible to his age level and I think would extend to kids well into their teens as well.

The “Taking the Plunge” strategy was what in the end enabled my son to return to his bedroom. After completing the program just one time through, my son—with the help of the relaxation CD—moved back into his room for good. His sister was thrilled to have her own room back to herself, and my son’s confidence soared as he realized that he could conquer his fears and make changes to his life he didn’t believe possible. Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!

Mom from Canada

What do the Professionals Think?

“With the national shortage of mental health resources for children leaving pediatricians with little options to offer parents, Turnaround serves a critical need for children dealing with anxiety. A comprehensive program for children ages six to thirteen years old, Turnaround is a resource well worth your time and energy. A professionally researched foundation combined with a creative, child friendly delivery sets Turnaround apart from other available resources. The child can listen independently, but I strongly recommend that parents join with their child. This will foster the parent/child relationship, and strengthen the parent's understanding and advocacy for the child. The additional information included for parents is very informative and helpful. I would wholeheartedly recommend Turnaround to my patients facing anxiety of any type.”

Kerry Van Voorhis, MD

Inpatient Medical Director, Levine Children’s Hospital at Carolinas Medical Center

"I used this program with my family and it was extremely helpful, and the lessons learned are enduring. As a professional psychologist, I am highly suspicious of "pop psychology" products. This is not "pop psychology". It is engaging and honest, yet entertaining, and useful for both kids and adults. I highly recommend this program without reservation."

John Colletti, PsyD, Psychologist

I'm so excited to have found a program that is really amazing for children. It's a completely different way of reaching these (anxious) children and making them feel ok. It's a priceless program.

-Maryann Russo, Host of Coffee Klatch Special Needs Radio.

Click HERE to hear the interview with Chris and David discussing Turnaround

After thoroughly reviewing the program on the website, I purchased Turnaround to use in my practice as a licensed clinical social worker. What impressed me was the fact that it was based upon Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), that it was developed by professional therapists with clincial experience, and that it was very kid-friendly. After 2 weeks a 12 year-old boy who suffered from OCD and panic attacks was able to stop using sleep-aid medication, fall asleep quickly and sleep through the night- something he hadn't been able to do in over a year! He loves doing the program and now feels he can overcome his anxious thoughts.

I'm so thankful to have found a program that offers solid education and hope to anxious children! I'm thrilled at how you have embedded theories and strategies of CBT into such a refreshing, ingenious inter-active program. Honest to God, I'd like to nominate you both for some kind of Humanitarian Award! I enthusiastically endorse Turnaround to all parents and therapists seeking professional help for children who struggle with anxiety!

Kaye Kellogg, MSW, LCSW

Columbia, MO

More Testimonials from Parents and Kids

"I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful program! I am an RN, and the mother of a 13 year old who has struggled with anxiety for many years. She has an outstanding counselor but as a teen did not really want to go back. She was having difficult again and I decided to give your program a try. It was just what she needed in her next step of overcoming her fears. Now when she has an “IBS” attack, it is “crank showing up” and it goes away much quicker. It really helped her to hear that there are other kids just like her. She identifies with the perfectionist. This was new to both of us but giving her source of stress a name has really helped. What a great resource to empower children to change themselves! What a blessing the program is!"

Laurie R, Registered Nurse

Dear Chris and David. I want to thank you wholeheartedly for your program. I “previewed” it prior to letting my son hear it and I knew from the very first minute that it was going to be a great tool in my son’s arsenal against his anxiety. He is a different person today in part because of your Turnaround series and I thank you. The power of therapy, the cognitive behavioral approach that you incorporate in your program, and the children narrarators make this CD series indispensible. Worth 5x what you charge. Thank you for helping my son and our family.

Father from New Jersey

"My 10-yr-old son has been blind-sided just in the past few months with anxiety attacks, panic, OCD-thinking, school avoidance. We LOVE the Krank and Chill characters. The personification of these feelings is no less than a stroke of genius on your part! It externalizes the feelings and makes them so much easier to deal with. My son and I frequently call each other “Duuuude” and remind each other to “put Krank in the tank” and “call on the Chill-y man”. Very FUN! Thanks for all your effort in producing such a quality program. I really can’t say enough good things about it, and we’re only on Day Four!

My real praise at this point is how much the program is helping ME! I suffered my first panic attack at age nine, and then went on to struggle through all of grade school and high school trying just to attend classes, function, and NOT DIE!!! Anxiety waxed and waned through my early adult years. In my 30’s, I found the Attacking Anxiety program that Lucinda Bassett produced, which I found very helpful. Turnaround presents many of the same ideas that Attacking Anxiety does, however, it is presented in such a fun and engaging way that it is so much easier to listen to and understand.

I listened to several CD’s before sharing them with my son, and I was so overwhelmed with the quality of the information and the way it was presented that I fought to hold back the tears. Sounds hokey, I know, but solid hope that my son would be spared years of agony just washed over me. I also couldn’t help thinking how different – or easier? – MY life might have been if I had access to this kind of information when I was nine!

This program presents solid information in an easy-to-grasp entertaining manner. It empowers kids to take control of their feelings, and ultimately their lives. Turnaround is really beneficial for the entire family, adults included. The concepts and skills that are taught in Turnaround are useful for dealing with a very wide scope of life’s challenges. Turnaround will no doubt be an answer to prayer for many kids and their parents! I know it was for us. May God bless and prosper you both!"

Mom from Ontario, Canada

"After losing 3 grandparents, the week after another loss I was no longer able to put my daughter on the school bus as she was having what appeared to be panic attacks.  Driving her to school didn't work and I ended up hanging out with her in the school counselor's office. Every day was a challenge and so I thought maybe I could take her down the road to our old in-home daycare lady where she could see all her friends and board the bus there. That worked as long as my husband took her there at 6:40am on his way to work! If I tried to take her....again she would panic, lock herself in the car, tell me she couldn't breathe and look panic stricken.

After day 3 of the Turnaround audio CD's she agreed that I could try dropping her at the daycare; I did so at 6:40am just so my husband would still be home in case she couldn't separate from me, etc. We talked about Krank (who she cleverly renamed Prank by mixing Krank and her Fear's name Panic Peter) and the anxiety was lessened a great deal. I can't tell you how hard I laughed when I heard Krank say something like "Empty yaw Bladda!!!"   I have been able to drop her 2 days in a row and she wants me to drop her again tomorrow. She's really becoming attuned with her anxiety and how Krank/Prank impacts her. She's becoming more confident and during her last therapy session, the therapist complimented 'Turnaround' - not because she's seen/heard it 'yet' but because she saw a difference in my daughter which after sharing the workbook and some background, she attributes to the program."

Update 12 days later....

"Just an update that we are on Day 6 of the program and yesterday my daughter actually told the bus driver to pick her up at her house for school today instead of down the road at daycare. Today was her first day separating from me at our house and getting on the bus with no hesitation. She said 'I'm scared...but I know I can do it'. A triumphant day for her! We have become quite the Krank & Chill imitators and advocates!"

Mom from Connecticut

"My daughter is 9 years old, and I was so excited to find the Turnaround program for her.  Anxiety runs in our family, and I wished I would have had the opportunity to have listened to this information when I was growing up! We had such great conversations at the dinner table, and I was able to even identify my own "color"! What we enjoyed most about the CD's were the viable tools presented in such an easy format to understand and apply to everyday situations. We feel so much better equipped to work through situations with our daughter in her life, which is a true blessing to her and to our family.

The most helpful thing to us has been "Krank". I can't tell you how many times I have told my daughter that Krank is in her head and she needs to get him out! I think the opportunity to relate to other kids who are talking about real life situations that occur in the midst of anxiety is the key. Just identifying it becomes the first step to taking control of your fears and turning them around. Thanks so much for such a great program. I feel like my daughter is well on her way to conquering her fears and turning them into freedom."

Sincerely,

Kim W.

From our page on Amazon

"Turnaround has been a wonderful tool in helping to educate our family about anxieties and how they have affected our oldest daughter. She's only 5yrs old, but her worries have made her seem much older. We used this program to get us through some very difficult months and our daughter found it not only extremely helpful, but also very enjoyable. She wanted to work on the program every evening so we had to do our best to pace ourselves. We found that whenever we encountered a difficult situation, we used the key words and expressions - oh, and characters, to put her feelings into something she could better relate to. It definitely helped and continues to help her cope!

I'm grateful for the program and have already recommended it to friends and a therapist.
You can certainly post our feedback. I did seek out other feedback on that website prior to purchasing the program so I'd like our testimony to help others! With sincere thanks,

K & J from Michigan

(A note from ITR- Some 5 year olds are developmentally ready to use Turnaround, others are not. If you have a 5 year-old, it's best if they are on the mature side and closer to 6 years-old)

"My youngest son always dealt with anxiety related to changes, crowds, new school years and Mondays after long breaks. Transition to a art-magnet school (6th-12th grade) proved hard for him and he was only able to last 4-weeks. He's been home ever since.

After two months of wondering why the psychologist and school professionals were so unhelpful in being able to guide us with effective, practical tools, I found your materials and curriculum. Though at first he balked, he soon came to find great comfort in the CDs. He still is fighting to surrender to the fact that anxiety only goes away with repeated exposure, but your relaxation exercises and many CDs filled with easily digested teachings for him have been a foundation for his healing and learning to live with anxiety. He has used the 'thumb to middle finger' technique to help lessen his anxiety, and breathing exercises to intervene with escalating fearful thoughts and racing heart. He is also learning how important it is to watch the thoughts and words he chooses to use as he has learned from your CDs that he is hard at work rewiring his brain to be less anxiety-oriented.

The Parent Guide CDs were also tremendously comforting to me, giving me insights into how to take my concerns and deal with them separately from Cooper's issues. The supportive, non-condescending yet direct information about what parents can and cannot do in order to best support their anxious children was a balm to wearied, guilty, shamed ears. We have a long way to go but find your CDs to be the cornerstone the work we do, and the work he does in his continued recovery.

Thank you so much for being a bridge to hope that is flagrantly missing in this journey from other professionals.

Mom from Oregon

We ordered you program for your 9 year old daughter. I am happy to report that your program literally changed her life. We started the program in January when daily she was following me around and “purging”…telling me everything in her short life that worried her. She was often in a “pre-panic” state with sweaty hands, dilated pupils, tingling fingers and tingling feet. It was horrifying to see her in such a state. When she was 8, we did the workbook, “What to Do If You Worry Too Much” and “What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck.” These had modest success, but the intense period faded.

Last year we moved from a little rural town in the Midwest to a bustling community in California. We also experienced a family tragedy in our extended family. Fast forward to December and it seemed to all come out at once. She was expressing many irrational thoughts. It scared me so much! So we got out the workbooks again, and they helped recognize some OCD tendencies and themes. And I found your program online. My husband and I agreed to try it while bring our daughter’s teacher into the loop. She also referred us to the school psychologist who met with her one time. She was ½ way through Turnaround when she talked to the school psych. The counselor was so impressed with her progress and her ability to talk about her anxiety openly that she asked our daughter if she would be willing to share her story with other children.

Today our daughter is doing so great, and so am I! We learned so much about what triggers anxiety and why we feel “yucky feelings”. She physically looks happier…her body language and face are so much lighter. I truly believed that my daughter has gained life-long skills through your program. We cannot thank you enough for sharing your expertise in helping kids with anxiety.

Peace to you and yours…very sincerely,
Mom from California

"Turnaround has really helped my son understand his anxiety and how it affects him. The program is very well done. It is current and the characters seem like real, pretty cool kids. The journal work ties in with the CD's and has him listening and thinking and writing about the different parts of his anxiety. He is doing much better... We are listening to the CD's again."

Mom from Santa Rosa, CA.

"Turnaround is an awesome and amazing program for kids! I suffered with my own anxiety and panic attacks for 15 years. I gathered a lot of information on my own about anxiety. I went to countless counselors who didn't get it. I finally found one who did and it saved my life. I now have a 16 year old who also suffers from anxiety and has since he was young. He also has been to many counselors who didn't truly relate to his anxiety. When I found Turnaround I was ecstatic.While waiting to get an appointment with Dr. Russ, I told my 16 year old about Turnaround. I knew it was geared towards younger children, but he was desperate. We did the program together and he loved it. It was so informative and he felt like he wasn't the only one out there suffering. The program is right on it was when it comes to anxiety. Chris and David's own experience with their children's anxiety was so helpful in the parent portion of the program. I really can't say enough good things about Turnaround!"

Mom from Charlotte, NC.

"Thanks for creating such an innovative program!! My son still uses the relaxation CD when he goes through periods of stress. The intial use of the program proved very useful as we were able to identify issues he had throughout the CD and it was great for him to hear an explanation as to why he maybe feeling this way. I also reccommend it to the learning support teacher for the anxious kids she works with. Regards,

Kerrie-Ann from Queensland, Australia

"My daughter and I have LOVED the Turnaround program! She is 11, and It has been very fun to listen to the CDs together, giving us a common language with which to discuss her worries. It has helped her talk more openly about her fears, and helped me to have more insight as to what is going on inside of her. She listens to the Chill Kit CD every night and has found more peace in her life due to her use of the tools she has learned. Thank you SO much!"

Mom from Washington

Feedback From Parents of Autistic Children

My 11-years-old who has high functioning autism has suffered high level of anxiety before we used Turnaround. How I wished I found your product earlier! My son relates to the story well. Your product helps him to identify his anxieties which basically are false perceptions; however, these perceptions are realities to him. He began to recognize his mistaken beliefs and learn the skills taught by the program to handle his anxiety. This is significant because his anxiety level was so high that often I could not even talk to him to comfort him.

Your parent guide was also very helpful for family members. Not only it helps me to recognize symptoms of anxiety, and my unconscious comments which fuels anxiety, but it also helps his siblings to understand his anxiety. I tried a different products but this is the only one that helped him significantly. Thank you for creating such a wonderful product!"

A. O., Mom of a 11-year old son

"Thank you for Turnaround! This is a life changing program! My seven year old son has high functioning autism and asthma. After suffering from an unusually severe asthma attack this past fall, which ended in the emergency room, he began having symptoms of panic attacks and anxiety about dying. After using the Turnaround program, my son is sleeping through the night without panic attacks. This is an ongoing process and we are keeping this program close by so if he has another panic attack we will be prepared. We will look back through the workbooks and his journal.

The part of the program which specifically related to him was the CD (day #4) where Emily speaks about the feeling/sensation that her throat is closing and she couldn't breathe. This was what my son was experiencing along with general anxiety (all health related). My son picked up on this quickly and said..."she feels just like me". This is what I loved most about this program, it's kids speaking to kids. Emily was great and I love the phrase "find the facts".

These CD's gave me great insight on how to help my son and more importantly to show my son how to help himself. This program is a working tool for parents. I did need to modify some of the workbook pages to be more suited for my son, but overall he enjoyed it. I have already recommended this program to the autism specialist at our elementary school and many friends experiencing similar issues.

Thank you for making this program. Without this program I would being seeing yet another specialist for my son and making another ER trip and all of which cost more than this program."

L. H., Mom of 7 year old

More Testimonials from Parents and Kids

"We are very impressed with the program. It really has helped our child deal with anxieties and mild OCD issues. It's given us several helpful hints to use to remind our child about and help him work through his issues better on his own. Thank you for this wonderful program. It has been answer to our prayers. God bless you."

Dad of 10 year old boy from Indiana

"Hi. We are on Day 7 of the program, and so far, my 9 year old son has been enjoying the CDs. He listens to the chill CD each night. I think the CDs are very well done and comprehensive. The Chill character is great. From listening to the CDs with my son, I have learned a lot more about his thoughts that feed into his anxiety. The different color types of anxiety have been helpful for him to understand his own anxiety better.

I found the parent CDs and the interview with Dr. Lee to be very helpful, especially since my husband and I have been talking about whether or not to try medication for our son. I'm very familiar with the research in this area, and I appreciate how well you explain the concepts and refer to the research literature.

Thanks for the great program,

C. Z., Mom of 9 year old

"My daughter is nine years old and in the 3rd grade. She is working her way through the program one CD and activity at a time. Sometimes we listen to a CD more than once and sometimes we do the CD one day and the workbook the next. She enjoys listening to the CDs and has really tuned into Krank and Chill.  She will tell me that Krank is getting her all worked up and she needs to "stop taking laps around the anxiety pool." She tries to pretend that she is Chill and think about what he would say to help her calm down.

I am grateful that there is so much content in this series. I think that by reviewing it multiple times the listener can apply a few more of the program details that couldn't be applied the first time around. I see this as a tool that will be reviewed multiple times over the next several years for my daughter.

As a parent I like that she now can tell me how she feels when she is having anxiety. I helps me to know that her heart is pumping so fast she "can't hear herself think." Then we can work on breathing slowly and getting to a place where she feels okay physically again. I love that the workbook is visual.  I work in public schools in Michigan and I have been recommending this program to school social workers, teacher consultants and others who work with children with negative behavior due to anxiety. I am thankful that I found this program.  It was by complete accident that I stumbled upon your website during a Google search for anxious children. My daughter was seeing a therapist who told me that she was done as she had nothing else to talk to him about. Yet her teacher was saying that everyday she complained she felt sick after lunch. Since we started this program I haven't heard anything else about her being sick. I have even sent the program to therapy with her so he could help facilitate the completion of the workbook pages. Your program has made a positive impact in our life as a family. Thank you for developing it."

Sincerely,

Tammy Z. from Michigan

This is from our daughter who wanted to write you. Our deepest gratitude to you! (Mom)

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"We think the CDs are awesome! My husband and I sit with our daughter and we all chat together. I sure noticed a difference after listening to CD number 3...she seems happier after understanding what Krank does to her. I personally can't wait to hear what happens to the group next as well. It's so captivating and feels so real, even I believe I'm on the log next to them and listening! My hubby is impressed with the professionalism and the child friendly manner it's conducted in......it's even COOL as well. Thumbs up!"

Thank you,

Susie and Brian from Australia

"We first took our son to a psychiatrist for help but he didn't feel understood. Then we purchased Turnaround. He took to it immediately, listening to it in his room and completing the journal at his own pace. We don't have to tell him to do it because he wants to do it on his own. We have noticed significant improvement! We asked his teachers and they also saw noticeable improvements and wanted to know more about the program. We are very pleased with the results. Thank you so much!"

Mom from Mississippi

"This material is absolutely awesome. Our eight-year daughter asks me EVERY day when we pick her up from school, "Can we do Turnaround tonight?" She loves the characters and identifies closely with several of them. We all have our own journals and fill them out together as a family and discuss. This material is a life changer. For our family, the results have been both immediate and measurable. Thanks for the wonderful material."

Dad from Nashville, Tennessee

"We are doing the CDs a little longer than 3 times a week, with about 3 CDs to go. So far it has been very positive. We love the characters and when we got to Day 3, boy did we laugh!! Much needed smiles and laughter!!! We love the Chill Kit. It has helped her learn others!how to calm herself. It has also helped with our communication between parent and child, helping me learn more about my daughter that I did not know... her fears, etc. She is becoming her old self again. I didn't realize how much my daughter was down on herself until I noticed more smiles and laughter out of her. She is also a lot easier to get along with. Doing it together has helped us grow closer to one another. We would definitely recommend it to others."

Mom from Santa Monica, California

"Yes, we had great success with the Turnaround program. Our six year old was having a terrible time with starting kindergarten. We were prompted by his teacher to seek professional help. We first went to the Psych dept for appts. as we, the parents, both work at a well known clinic. We found the appts to be unhelpful and "over his head". They seemed to focus on us the parents and were not on the level of our child at all. My Husband found the CDs online and we ordered them. Our son loved them and could really relate to the characters and messages. He still asks to listen to them and he is entirely over his fear of school. He is still afraid of dogs and we may go through the series again (third time) with that as our focus. Thanks you so much for making such a wonderful resource!"

Mom from Rochester, Minnesota

"Turnaround has helped our anxious eight-year old daughter immensely. Among other manifestations of anxiety, for the last year and a half, she has suffered from insomnia, often taking 90 minutes to 2 hours to fall asleep. She would lay in bed worrying about everything from the dog dying to getting school work done properly. Thanks to the relaxation exercises included in the program, she now falls asleep with twenty minutes of getting in bed. We have noticed that her improved sleep has helped her to better cope with her stress throughout the day and has improved her emotional stability over all."

Diane, Mom of eight year-old daughter

A letter from J, age 8 to Dr. Chris and Dr. David

"Thank you so much for the Turnaround program. It is helping all my kids. I also recommended it to my friend and she purchased one for her daughter. There are so many kids that don’t know how to cope with anxiety. Anyway, love it! I told the kids’ teachers about the program. Apparently, they are recommending it to other kids as well because of the change they have seen in my daughter. Thank you, Thank you!!"

Elizabeth from Little Rock, Arkansas

"My daughter, age 11, is a "special needs child" with spina bifida. She is very mobile, very smart, and hyperactive. She has had many surgeries and has been on quite a bit of medication, and had developed a great deal of anxiety. I did not want to medicate her even more for the anxiety, and I was praying about what to do. I found Turnaround through YouTube and called to find out more about it. We received the kit and she truly loved it, listening faithfully every morning, working through journal, and listening to the Chill Kit every evening.

After several weeks, she only started listening to the Chill Kit at night. Soon, she stopped that as well. The anxiety dramatically diminished to the point that she was able to go to a vacation bible school and an art day camp all without me! She had one panic attack, at the beginning of bible school, but was able to talk herself back into control. She has been able to come off all but one of her meds! She still doesn't enjoy going shopping, but she will go...a major change. Truly, a TURNAROUND! I am thankful for the kit, and for the progress that she has made. I have faith that now, with the knowledge that she has received, she will improve even more."

A Thankful Mom from Georgia

"My daughter has general anxiety, separation anxiety, and some symptoms of social anxiety disorder. We have been enjoying some anxious free days since starting the program. When worries do arise it is really helpful to have a way to deal with them. Morning drop off is an especially hard time for our 7-year-old daughter. She used to cling and cry and seemed quite desperate and lost. Since the program, she still has the anxiety in the morning but she has more confidence to deal with it. Now she expresses to me that she feels anxious but then takes a deep breath, squares her shoulders and walks into the school. We have had some worries pop up in different situations and she is more than willing to talk through the wacky thoughts, yucky feelings, and zany responses with me.

I don't feel as helpless because the program has given me a outline of the dialog that I can use to help her work the worry out. Thank you for your program and for putting it in a context that my daughter really related to. As a parent I had managed to get all the information that I needed to help my daughter but I had been really struggling to use it all in a way that she could relate to and understand. She has been 'on board' with this program and we both feel empowered! Thank you again."

Alison, Mom of 7 year old