Unique book on parenting

Please Don't BUY me Ice Cream, a child's rules for priceless parenting,  has been a favorite among many good parents. Along with many other notable therapists, this book has proven to make parenting much more enjoyable, and validating. It is not filled with unrealistic tasks and homework, in fact quite the opposite, it's the children that are telling you Mom and Dad what THEY need. Buy it today, it's an easy read and fun to discuss with the whole family.

Here's to the next generation of healthy people

One little boy avoids making friends he feels guilty leaving his mom home alone. My own mother made me feel bad every time I left the house, she'd say " Go go, have a good time, I'll be ok." sitting there with her sad face I felt torn, miserable and guilty.
We know today's parent are much wiser, but that's because you have access to good resources and you do the research, however, the pain of a lost marriage and divorced home does not take away our sadness nor hide it.
In my book "Please Don't Buy Me Ice cream, a child's rules for priceless parenting" by Dana Greco, points out the very important fact that children cannot solve problems at an adult level. Read this book, order it on Amazon or B&N or send a check to Dana Greco 536 west 111th Street #5 NY NY 10025
Read about what children are feeling, and see if you are on the right track
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children of divorce

we all know that children get hurt when their parents divorce, and even though sometimes the relief of their parents no longer fighting in the home is positive. unfortunately, children will forget about the fighting or often heal from the trauma and intensity of the yelling or screaming that went on, and be left with the loss and emptiness of a broken home. As the human condition heals, so do the memories of fighting fade. yet the reality for children is their parents live apart, maybe move on to new relationships and their lives are disrupted with schlepping from home to home, hello to mom  good bye to dad, hello to dad goodbye to mon day after day after day
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If your spouse is GAY

when your dating your man or woman and you suspect he or she may be gay what do you do?
The possibility is that they may be bi-sexual which is most likely. Your relationship may become serious and end up in marriage with children. And like any other marriage it is prone to infidelity if the connection is lost.
Chances are your spouse may turn to another partner either the opposite sex like you or want to explore their homosexual relationship. When this happens their is sometimes a feeling of betrayal not only the infidelity but the betrayal of truth about sexuality. If you suspect that your partner may be gay it is best for them to explore this before the commitment of marriage. Suppressing the truth will only hurt everyone eventually.
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BOOK IS FINISHED

We would like to take this day to announce we have finally completed our book. HAPPY TODAY DIVORCED TOMORROW? Paving the way to Happily Ever After.
Don and I have written a unique and informational book. He wrote his version and I wrote mine.
we both offer personal insight from our personal experiences of divorce, he being divorced twice and I as a child of a bitter divorce. and that's the intro, the rest of the book are resources, tools and inspiration on how to make YOUR relationship the very best it can be. We hope you will read it when it hits the books stores.
It's the ONLY relationship book you will ever need.

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DIVORCE CORP. THE FILM

The documentary Divorce Corp. Scared the daylights out of me.It was produced the National Parents Organization. Divorce is not a billion dollar industry for saving families. All I can urge and not strongly enough is to  STAY OUT OF THE COURTS! PLEASE I'm sure the judges and attorneys believe they they are following the law and constitution and they have every right to their practice and ethics, just make sure you are not a statistic that gets sucked into it.
MEDIATE!
Watch the film if you don't believe me. I had nightmares.Even if you are contemplating divorce and you don't think you can sit with the ex and mediate a negotiation then find a mediator/counselor/therapist we are out there and we keep the session civil, and support you both.
Look at our websites and find someone in your area
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SEX and SANTA

With the Holidays and all this good cheer, Are you and your partner more sexually active, or not? Has the stress of gifts, family, spending money put a damper on your routine of romance? Maybe you are even fighting more because of the stress around the holidays. Well, there not suppose to interfere with your sex life.
What about the idea that your partner is hard to shop for. In that case get him or her something sexy to wear.
Something that is only between the two of you. He should think about getting you something romantic, why wait for Valentine's Day, that's stupid. There are plenty of opportunities to be romantic during the holiday rush so don't wait for Santa.www.facebook.com/groups/happytodaydivorcedtomorrow
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HOLIDAY FROM HELL

Around the end of the year, many bad marriages find their resting place. She say's by next Christmas "I will not be spending the holiday with this stupid man!", and she means it.So the divorce paper trail begins. This makes for the one holiday that sucks. It's awkward, it's bitter, and the kids are dreading it, because mom and dad can't get through the day without fighting, ruining their Christmas. Bah Hum Bug! You're scrooge, she's scrooge, the holidays this year can't be over soon enough.
This is so sad.
The holidays are for the kids, let's not forget. They have one one childhood and much of  their adulthood will
be defined by this childhood. So suck it up with the Mr. Keep the holiday cheer up, even if it means drinking a couple of extra Eggnogs. Next year it won't be so bad. Make it special for the kids, If they have a Christmas filled with tension and hostility this  will shadow over all the wonderful ones they had in the past.. We know you  both miss the joy of the early Christmases when the Love and the Marriage was good. Be civil and kind to that spouse that despises you now for whatever reason, you can make the Holidays special for you and the kids so try to do your best. It will be noticed.
Keep us informed and we will support you.

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First Thanksgiving without your kids?

Since the divorce and the parenting plan, now the holidays are split between you. This year your ex has the kids and will be taking them to his or her family's dinner table, and you are not invited. This either feels good or feels bad. If the holiday feels empty without your kids then take this time to reminisce. there were good times in the past and the holidays meant the family was all together. The price of divorce is high. If you are away from your own family this holiday then treat yourself to something special that you can do on your own. Maybe plan another dinner on the weekend with your kids, or chalk it up this year because you will celebrate with them next year. Either way it's your decision. The good thing is if you hated going to your in-laws then be happy you're off the hook. I spent 11 grooling Thanksgivings with my mother-in law. For me coming from an Italian family, our thanksgivings started Thursday morning and feasted on all the Italian cuisine you dream about and then by midnight after stuffing one more cannoli in us, we rolled out the door. it wasn't like that at my in laws, to them Thanksgiving Dinner looked like a typical Thursday night, and seconds?! That was frowned upon, believe me I wasn't going for seconds anyway on their tofutti-turkey and brussel sprout-kale casserole.
So enjoy the day your way.

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BREAK OUT OF THOSE CHAINS THAT BIND YOU

BREAK OUT OF THOSE CHAINS THAT BIND YOU

Take accountability for your actions in the relationship that has ended. As mediators we meet with couples who enslave themselves and tether themselves to their ex. Both are guilty of entrapping and oppressing themselves either by excessive child support, visitation deprivation, and the like. Brooding over what was and what is post-divorce settlement.

Don't  let this generational mindset maintain a victim mentality and don't pass it on to your off spring? As long as we say we won't be victims and fight back we are still giving power to the superior rulers that tie our hands and tape our mouths. By addressing yourself as a victim you are then a victim, plain and simple.

If you are fighting the courts, petitioning to judges because you feel you deserve more, or feel mistreated then it isn't the court or the ex that will set you free.  Don't you realize the system holds you hostage? Stand strong in your independence from the court system. If you are making your ex pay and you have a shared parenting agreement, then you my dear are a slave. Break out of the chains that bind you, stand tall and firmly on the ground and make your own way.  If your ex won't contribute to the basic needs of his or her child, then it is their downfall by which this should make you want to clear yourself of any contamination of such despicable existence, and remove yourself mind, body and soul. 

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