Hi,
I'm new here, I was looking around for something to do with the Dore program and came across this.
My son who is 10 started the program about a year ago, but has only been doing it for the first 6 months.
I asked for a refund, saying we'd had enough and didn't feel it was doing any good, I was told he had to have a 6 month break, because of his terrible mood swings and refusing to cooperate with doing his exercises, to give it a rest for a while and see how he goes.
It's now been 6 months, he is doing alot better, but NOT because of the Dore Program!.
If you are thinking about joining the program, be very aware that it may not go as you expect.
Yes the child may seem enthusiastic and promise to do the excersies and try hard, but it's harder than it seems.
It's a lot of money to hand over, I had to get a loan off my generous aunt who wants to see my son improve and be happy.
We first had to travel for 6 hours each way to the gold coast, then a centre opened an hour a way, now I've been told they're closed and we will have to travel about 4 hours to New castle.
I'm not happy, infact I'm very upset and have asked a few times to pull out for a number of reasons.
1: He refuses to do the exercises.
2: The time and money involved with traveling so far.
3: He has improved with help from our wonderful school( we moved so he could go to this school & it's working)
4: I was PROMISED if it didn't start to work or I wasn't satisfied within 6 months I could ask for my money back.
5: The fighting and arguing just wasn't worth it.
And the list could go on and on.
Now I'm out over $5000, I'm a single mum with 3 darling boys, who CAN NOT afford this.
Especially if he's not doing it, and the money's just gone to waste; if it was working and we were happy I ofcause would not be complaining, but it's the opposite.
Now they act like they have no idea where I got the idea about a refund, and say we have to keep comming or just loose all that money.
The school my sons attend have a similar program, if they see a student is have trouble in school they put them on whats called "extra lessons".
It's more personal and simple.
It's still a bunch of exercises every night, but they see the teacher once a week for 30 minutes to do a type of theropy with drawing and movement and other things, also they see the teacher around the school every day and feel more comfortable with it.
I have explained all this to people at the Dore program, but it didn't make a bit of differance.
To sum up, BE CAREFUL, rumors are going around that the program is about to collapse and everyone involved will loose their money.
I am loosing sleep over it, worrying about how I'm going to pay my wonderful Aunt back and tell her whats happened.
It may be good and has worked for some, BUT it won't be for every one, and they won't tell you that when you join up, all you'll hear is successful cases that they'll brag about.
When it comes down to it, they want your money, and if it works for your child then all's good, if it doesn't work, then they don't want to know you.
This is a big warning, I hope who ever reads this, pays attention.
I don't want it happening to you!!!!
P.S.
If you are wondering what type of school I'm talking about that is so amazing it's helping my son overcome his problems, it's the Armidale waldorf school for Steiner education, I only wish I'd found it when he was in preschool, things might be a whole lot different for him now.
All I can say is, you live and learn, and hope you don't make too many blunders along the way!.
