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

Marisue Says:  We live in an angry society, and it seems impossible to shield our children from it.  Instead, we must teach them appropriate ways to be mad.  We show them by our example, and that speaks louder than anything we could ever say, yet we must speak about it as well.  Point out uncontrolled [...]

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 [...]

As we are raising our children, we think we’ll always remember their cute antics.  We say to ourselves “I’ll always remember this moment.”  But, when you fast forward 20 years, and see your little toddler now in college, you realize memories fade quickly.  However, it only takes a few important words or a short sentence [...]

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
 If I had to say one thing about parenting, I’d say that effective parenting is built one moment at a time. Raising kids is a process, not an event. Are we expecting perfection? Remember age and stage, think about what it’s like to be a child. Love them, listen to them, and think [...]

 by:  Marisue Alsobrook, Re-nowned Parenting Specialist and Author of “Hearts Apart”
Finding Happiness
Introduction: Happiness can seem elusive.  All the pain and suffering that we see in this world can cause us to wonder if it’s really possible to live a happy life.  That kind of thinking can cause a lack of happiness, as happiness begins in our minds.  Happiness may seem far [...]

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 
“If I had to give one single piece of advice about how to change kids’ behaviaors in the home, the Family Meeting would be number one.  I tested on over 250+ foster kids and 3 of my own.  My husband, now that it’s just the two of us, still have Family Meetings. 
Do you [...]

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