Help for Parents Coping with Divorce, Adoption, Teenager and Relationship Issues

Our old domain server was simply too slow, so we’ve moved the entire site with its hundreds of helpful essays over to a newer, bigger and more modern machine with a new web address and URL. The website is still owned and operated by Marisue Alsobrook, a foster parenting and family counseling authority who has [...]

Solitude: “Thrice welcome, friendly Solitude, O let no busy foot intrude, Nor listening ear be nigh!” – from Ode To Solitude by Hester Chapone
Solitude is such a wonderful gift! We all need time alone, yet sometimes we fear it. Why? Is it because there is no one for us to encouter, [...]

Kids need positive moods and guidance from their parents. Our good mood can lift them and help them have hope for the day. Teaching problem solving skills begins with the first step, which is hope. Show them your good mood, everyday!!

Dancin’ With The Devil
Are you living in the Mad Zone of Parenting?  Do you find yourself caught in anger and dealing with temper fits, yours and the kid’s?
I’ve been there, and I learned how to get off the hot seat.  It’s hard, but it can be done, and it’s much easier when you do a [...]

by Marisue Alsobrook
Are You Parenting in the Fast Food Lane?  Do you find that your parenting time seems Hit and Miss?  These 5 Parenting Basics can keep your family from melting down from busy schedules, stress, and life’s daily trials.
Introduction: No one is any busier than a working parent, unless it’s a single working parent.  With [...]

by Marisue Alsobrook 
“Because I Said So!” (Oh – that’ll work, right?)
“We all want our kids to eat right, and it isn’t easy.  We should be concerned.  Too much sugar is readily available and it can cause serious health problems over time.  Sometimes, we feel that we just have to “force” and command to get kids [...]

by Marisue Alsobrook
Introduction: Over-Criticizing? Instead of criticizing, catch ‘em being good!  Just as praising an employee increases their production, praising children improves their behavior!  When parents come to me discussing a child’s misbehavior, I let them take a breath and then quickly insert “I know you’re frustrated, but stop for a moment.  I want you [...]