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Do you sometimes think you need parenting help? We all get stuck in a routine. Parents have many stresses and worries as the economy slows. Is it effecting your kids? What does your daily parenting habit or routine look like? Do you need to make changes?
Parenting is really about consistency. Kids need the same things everyday, [...]
When teens lie, they are normally very good at it. They are either protecting themselves from a bigger pain, wanting to gain something materially, or embellishing for their image.
Extracting the truth from teens can be a painful experience.
The most important thing for parents to remember, when teens tell the big whopper of a lie, is [...]
Well, who isn’t stressed? You can’t avoid stress, but you can try. At least try to control and manage it. We can’t be falling apart over everything and still parent, clean house, take care of job, kids, and friends and family. And, ourselves. Something has to give, and you can control more stress than you [...]
Now that your child has told you the truth, what do you do with it?
Truth. once told, should always be rewarded, while you’re growing up. Somehow, we’ve got to reinforce the good thing, the truth. The pressures in today’s society for lying and deceitful behavior are very strong. As parents, sometimes we think that reinforcing good [...]
101 Ways To Be A Solid Mom
Step 2: Mom At Attention
Be There With the Attention Button On!
Are you a remote control parent? During the last 20 years, I’ve parented my three sons, and over 250 foster kids. I know. Insane. Talk about hard to pay attention! I had to learn to carry on 5 or [...]
Step 1. Build, Plan, Create Quiet
Do you hear the sound of silence? Can your children? I hope so, and if not, let’s begin to teach the skill. Knowing how to be silent will benefit them in school, in relationships, and in developing self control.
When parenting foster children and my own, we were surrounded by more noise [...]
By: Marisue Alsobrook
Step Parenting
No “wicked step-mother” allowed! You don’t have to birth a child, to love them deeply, and as if they were ‘your own.’ As a mother of one biological son and 2 adopted, I know that love is individual and unique with each person in your life. My kids are alike, yet [...]
By: Marisue Alsobrook
Introduction: Bossy kids? Who hasn’t seen a parent jump to satisfy or console their screaming toddler, or give in to a defiant teen? Been there? Of course, we all give in sometimes, either for the sake of the moment, or just because we didn’t know what else to do to get out of [...]
by Marisue Alsobrook
Peace in the Home
“What are the subtle but ever-present influences in our everyday life? If we can’t solve the current family problem in 30 minutes, what can we do to improve the situation? How can we help? It’s the atmosphere, the atmosphere!”
Have you ever walked into a room where people were talking, [...]
by Marisue Alsobrook
“It’s a new year, let’s take a fresh look at our parenting. Do these 4 questions sound like you?
Are you wishing your home was running smoothly?
Do you wish your children showed more respect?
Do you wish your kids talked with you?
Do you want peace in your home?
If so, all things are possible. It can happen! [...]
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About the Author As a mom, former foster parent, educator, family counselor, and business manager, I've walked many paths and write about them here. My university degree was in childhood development and since then I've taught elementary school classes, held parenting seminars, raised three boys of my own and foster parented over 250 kids and teenagers.
My husband, Lynn endured a long time career in law enforcement investigating hard crimes, sex crimes, and domestic violence. Together, our work has given us experiences that were tough, and we hope valuable to others. For a few years, Lynn transported federal prisoners as a Deputy Air Marshall. There, confined on a jet, and wrapped in chains, he saw firsthand where wrong choices land both young and old. Our journeys are full of opportunites, challenges, choices, and we live with our decisions. We tried to help those we came into contact with, but we failed many times. I think life is more about failure than successes and once we realize that, we have less heartache, taking defeat less personally, seeing the experience for what it is, a lesson. If you can, while you are still here on earth, bend down, and lift another up. It's worth it. You'll find that in doing so, your own burdens are lighter. It just happens. Let's talk.
We grew along with the kids we raised. We've made some mistakes, lived over them, and enjoyed some successes. We want to talk about it all, and hope it helps you.
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