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

Controlling anger begins with understanding yourself.  When we choose to get mad, and it is a choice, we are letting the words or actions of another control us.  That lack of control of anger throws us into crisis.  We or other family members are in harm’s way. 
Never underestimate the damage or danger that uncontrolled anger can bring.
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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 [...]

Kids need friends, but kids need their family more. Until they are about the age of 18, they are still very influenced by peers, coaches, music, teachers, preachers. Not all of these people will give the guidance of which you approve. Be involved, but don’t be bossy.

A few years ago, I slammed into the Empty Nest Syndrome at warp speed.I knew it was coming, I had taught classes about it. Ha! I knew nothing. Life has a way of humbling us. I was ignorant. Knowing what to do, is not the same as doing what you know.
After retiring from foster [...]

By Marisue Alsobrook
Introduction: If we’re not in control of most of our happiness and attitude, then who is? We CAN change how we think and react to life. We CANNOT always control what life gives us. Our hope, lies in our own thoughts and actions. And always remember the quote from Abraham Lincoln, “Most people [...]

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
 
 
Introduction:  Anger is a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be your whole life.  Angry as you may feel, you haven’t invented the emotion and most likely your situation has links to others who have experienced something similar.  To know that you’re not alone can be comforting news.
 
Anger has been around [...]

Famous Anger Quotes 
The angry people are those people who are most afraid.
-Dr. Robert Anthony
To rule one’s anger is well; to prevent it is still better.
-Tyron Edwards
Anger is one of the sinews of the soul; he that lacks it has a maimed mind.
-Thomas Fuller
Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will [...]

“Technically, there are two types of grief groups. Informational and support groups are for individuals who have an interest in the grief process. The purpose of these groups is to promote grief education and awareness. It covers the grief process in a more academic fashion.”
The second type of grief group is a process and personal [...]

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