You're About to Learn the
5 Deadliest Parenting Mistakes
That Guarantee Failure and Frustration Every Time...

Maria Marinakis Ed.M., LADC finally reveals why most parents are attracting and creating all the behaviors they don't want instead of instilling the behaviors and attitudes they do want. If you're not achieving your parenting goals, forging a positive healthy relationship with your child, having fun as a family, or living the family life of your dreams, these quite possibly will be the most important words you ever read.

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My career and life is devoted to developing great parent-child relationships. I provide parent training in a fun, entertaining, energetic, and practical format that is easy for parents to understand and apply immediately. I do the same for child welfare workers, teachers, and caretakers. The bottom line to successfully implementing any behavior management or parenting technique is building the foundation of a positive, healthy adult-child relationship. I'd love to show you -- proof positive -- that you're only 10 minutes away from a great relationship with your child!

I'm a child and family therapist who has worked with thousands of children and families in crisis, modeling positive relationship building and behavior management skills and teaching parents to do the same. As a child and family therapist for over 17 years, I have worked with the Department of Defense in Germany, the State of Nevada-Early Childhood Crisis Home-Bases Services, the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe Indian Child Welfare Act and Family Services, and Clark County Family and Youth Services. I currently train child welfare workers through the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Let's just say, I've done my time in the social services trenches!!

I believe each parent is the expert on their own child (or, at least, they should be). You know your child best as (I hope) you spend more time with your child than anyone else does.

You can consult with other parents and get as many different ways to handle a parenting situation as there are parents. Make sure any parent you ask for advice has the type of relationship and structure with their own child as you would like to have with yours.

I'm here to fill in the gap from the professional standpoint. I have worked with thousands of families and I have a great toolbox of solutions that will work for you. I see the common denominator in families day after day - and with some individual tweaking, your parenting job can become an absolute pleasure (at least, most of the time).



My life's work and passion is speaking and training on:

• Understanding the Alphabet Soup Behind "Seemingly" Bad Behavior
• 10-Minute Parenting
• 10-Minute Classroom Management
• Effects of Abuse and Neglect on Child Development
• Signs and Symptoms of Abuse and Neglect
• Cross-Cultural Issues in Foster and Adoptive Parenting
• Sober Parenting: Now What?
• Intention Re-Invention: Finding Opportunity in the Midst of Life Crises
• Child Welfare Work Made Easy: How to Instantly Connect and Engage Families for Successful Outcomes

I also enjoy giving lively, motivational keynote speeches. I've been a keynote speaker for parenting conferences, WIC conferences, teachers' organizations, YMCA, workforce development graduations, etc.

Here's what just a few people had to say about my first book, "Parenting Infants and Toddlers Without Going Nuts!"

"Ever feel tired and frustrated by your child's behavior? Don't know what to do? Try reading this simple and easy strategy book for handling all the typical problems of behavior your child may manifest.

Each chapter is jammed packed with common sense steps to follow when the parenting role needs deginement. Child development checklists along with realistic parental expectations are emphasized. Each chapter is summarized in basic and easy to understand steps to follow for coping with your child when his behavior appears to get out of hand."

Lloyd M. Reiser, M.D.

"If howling infants and screaming toddlers are in your life, then this book is a God-send. Ms. Marinakis points out the most common and significant parenting mistakes that may actually cause bad behavior in children. She then gives logical, effective steps for stopping the tantrums!--and the other behavioral problems we deal with every day. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wishes to become that calm and capable parent they want to be."

Maya R. Heinert, M.D., FAAP
Board Certified Pediatrician/Emergency Pediatrics

Here's what others have to say about my trainings...

"I have attended several of Maria's seminars. She has a great presentation style that is relaxed, practical, and entertaining, keeping audiences engaged, alert, and laughing while learning important information and skills."

Tim Strong, President/CEO, GWS Consulting Group, inc.

"I have known Maria both personally and professionally for over 15 years. During this time, I have had the pleasure of experiencing the dynamic enthusiasm she has for the seminars she facilitates. Maria is truly motivated by her clients' success. My experience with Maria in the classroom began 15 years ago as she facilitated my Foster/Adoptive Parent Training Classes through the State of Nevada. The classes at the time were 9 weeks with a total of 6 hours each week. Her ability to lead and moderate a class was inspiring. We were all "professional" people who had "real jobs" and were required to take the classes. (The conditions were prime for a classroom mutiny.) Maria's ability to convey the curriculum to a plethora of people with different emotional, educational, and intellectual levels is and continues to be inspiring. She has an outstanding ability to read her class and accommodate the curriculum to the individual and the class. Her focus within the community is that of the child and the best interests of the child. Her tenure as a therapist has given her countless experiences that will enable her to teach the fundamentals to the novice and challenge the experienced with new insight. Her ability to motivate thought and enhance perspective is inspiring."

Jim Randall, Adoptive Parent, HR consultant

"I have had the pleasure of working with Maria as a Co-Trainer for Foster Caregivers and Special Needs Adoption Families for the Department of Family Services in Las Vegas, NV. I have only known her to be dedicated, dependable, and passionate about child welfare and parenting. She has natural grace, talent, enthusiasm, and intellect. Thus, her personal essence creates an immediate climate of welcoming comfort for those around her. Maria's scholarly efforts have been characterized by serious commitment, superb time management and swift conversion of academic learnings to competent applications. Maria is well seasoned in issues of cultural diversity and she is multi-lingual. As a facilitator, she is vibrant, engaging, and intently knowledgeable."

Wanda Porter, Foster Parent Recruiter, Trainer, and mother of 7!

"Maria's diverse cultural background and experience has led me to invite her to speak to my social work classes. Although she is not a social worker, her solid career experience as a counselor and instructor has made her a dynamic presenter who is consistently very well received by my undergraduate and graduate students. She role models cultural and professional competence and clearly has a deep passion for working with people in a variety of helping capacities. She is exceptionally adept at integrating valuable information with humor and enthusiasm. Maria has provided multiple trainings to foster parents and child welfare workers through the Nevada Training Partnership Committee always with excellent evaluations and participant feedback. In her community work, she has extensive knowledge of resources, innovation, and a direct, rational approach in developing and presenting training. As a counselor, Maria has developed a fine-tuned knowledge of human behavior, developmental issues, issues related to human responses to loss and change, and all levels of communication."

Stacey Hardy-Desmond, Ph.D., J.D. Assistant Director UNLV School of Social Work