by Marlene Ellingson | Sep 2, 2023
Make your Marriage Amazing! Check out my podcast, available at Soundcloud, Google, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts! Add a little spice to make your marriage Delicious!
by Marlene Ellingson | Jan 18, 2023
In Adoptive Families Babies begin to develop attachment even before they are born. [i] Attachment is a special connection between the baby and their mother (and also their father, or caregiver), which affects the development of the baby’s brain. It is these “bonding,”...
by Marlene Ellingson | Jul 29, 2022
How to stir up conversation at the dinner table. Write Clues to Discuss at the Kitchen Table “How was School Today?” you ask your children as they come inside and drop their backpack. “OK!” is the reply you get—or some other one-word answer, leaving you wanting more...
by Marlene Ellingson | Jul 15, 2022
Extinguish that Behavior My friend had a Big Problem! Her kids had picked up a naughty phrase, and they were using it All THE TIME! “Stinky Butt Head” was a little funny at first. But it quickly got out of hand! The kids were calling people...
by Marlene Ellingson | Jul 8, 2022
A little child comes over and pulls on her mother’s skirt. “Mommy, Mommy!” she yells, not able to wait another second to tell her newest discovery! A little man has just perfected his ability to whistle—at last! He desperately wants to share his victory: “Listen...
by Marlene Ellingson | May 9, 2022
“Every family has at least one member who keeps score, “ noticed Grandmother one day. It’s the one who keeps track who gets what, when, and how much. They are always complaining that someone got this and they didn’t, or that this person got twice as much as that...
