SAN DIEGO -- From homework to soccer practice and birthday parties parenting is more than a full time job.

For many parents the struggle to keep up can be overwhelming and can take its toll on the whole family.

But a San Diego woman is tackling these tough issues one family at a time.

Susie Walton is a parenting expert and San Diegan who knows firsthand what it's like.

"I have four sons and they used fight a lot. I'm like, 'Oh my God what am I going to do with these kids? Is this normal for boys to fight?' and the thing is it's just that we don't know what else to do,'" said Walton.

For more than a decade, Walton has been leading seminars and hands-on workshops based on Mother Theresa's founding principal that "world peace begins in the home."

"There is always going to be conflict. It's not about taking conflict out of your home, it's about teaching the kids how to deal with conflict that's respecftul and doesn't hurt someone else," said Walton.

At her parenting center, Indigo Village in Encinitas, Walton and a team of parenting coaches, marriage and family therapists, even a homeopathic doctor work to help keep the entire family unit in tact.

There are even spa services for busy parents.

"I tell these parents you've got to take care of yourself. If you don't take care of yourself, you're going to be grumpy, your kids are going to be grumpy and it's not going to work for anyone," said Walton.

Kisha Sivers, a mother of two young children, signed up for parenting classes at Indigo Village.

"What I noticed is that I was yelling at my kids more than I wanted to and it just wasn't working," said Sivers.

Sivers said learning to communicate with her children has changed the family dynamic.

"My family is really close. I have a really close relationship with my kids and my house is extremely peaceful," said Sivers.

Walton said one of the biggest challenges parents face is working as a team.

"What we promote is parenting where you are firm and kind at the same time. It's also teaching these kids that they do have some," said Walton.

Another challenge is the power struggle.

If you're a parent, you've probably heard the "no I won't and you can't make me" response.

"What it means to me is to create (a) team in the family. Your kids can be your friends and you can be a parent at the same time and that's how it was for my sons and myself and that's probly the reason I still teach this course after 16 years," said Walton.

After more than 15 years helping families Walton said she prefers to keep it simple.

For more information, visit Susie Walton's Web site: www.indigovillage.com