ABSTRACT
Following is a list of the alternative solutions dealt with in this section in the order in which they appear.
Arrange child care
Hire someone to do the housework
Rearrange work hours
Change to part-time job
Quit job
Find a new job
Talk to employer about problem
Talk to people who are discriminating
Obtain legal assistance
Transfer job with same employer
Ignore the problem, wait and hope
Go to public library for information
Talk to a professional counselor
Find a job, and see if you like the work
Talk to working people
Ask for on-the-job training
Go to school
Find different job to gain experience
Find different job, and go to school part-time
Take different position with desired employer
Correct problem at present job
Apply from newspaper want ads
Contact state employment, school placement and Veterans Administration offices
Contact private employment agencies
Ask friends for help finding a job
Ask previous employers for job
Write an unsigned letter to neighbor
Arrange to go back on original shift
Correct problems at home
Ask to change supervisor
Find public transportation
Buy a car
Rent a car
Use a cab
Use a bicycle
Find someone who would drive you
See if city or county provides services
Call local recruiter
Contact small business bureau and banks
Ask business owners for suggestions
Talk to the teacher
Talk to school psychologist
Try to teach child better study habits
Punish child
Reward child for good behavior
Find a tutor
Talk to a family member about problem
Talk to the principal
Talk to a guidance counselor
Write for catalogues and information
Talk to family and friends for advice
Be a part-tine student
Quit school, and take time off
Quit school, and find a job
Do the best that you can in school
Quit school, and take Graduate Equivalency Diploma
Don't take subjects you don't like
Transfer to a different school
Continue to let grades get worse
Talk to guidance counselor to change program or about grades
Improve your study habits
Look in Yellow Pages and newspaper
Call the local churches
Study in library or other place besides home
Arrange with family for time and place to study at home
Don't attend classes
Change teachers
Call Veterans Administration office
Try to teach yourself a trade
Find day care facility
Put child in nursery school
Ask friend or relative to care for child
Hire a baby sitter
Talk to a school nurse
Drop out of school
Move parent to your home
Ask relative to take parent into his or her home
Pay someone to live with parent
Place parent in a nursing home
Hire someone part-time
Talk to nursing home directors
Talk to a physician
Ask parent, spouse, or child to leave the home
Contact places
Obtain financial public assistance in meantime
Contact spouse, and try to solve problem
Relocate to attend vocational school
Run away from home
Talk to minister, priest, or rabbi for help
Arrange activities for yourself
Live separately from spouse
Live with person
Attend class to learn parenting skills
Talk to state agency for the handicapped
Call the police
Talk to Planned Parenthood
Talk to Public Health Department
Report it to Welfare Department
Talk to neighbor
Set aside time to be together
Rearrange finances so you don't have to work so hard
Get a divorce
You obtain job to ease financial situation
Talk to banks to obtain loan
Write down budget and keep track of expenses
Increase amount of money available
Contact League of Women Voters, Red Cross, Salvation Army, Council of Churches
Get a loan from friends or relatives
Call Veterans Administration for loan or benefits
Get a loan from school, scholarship, or community
Get a full-time job
Get a part-time job
Obtain food stamps
Be financially dependent upon someone else
Check your insurance policy for coverage
Talk to the Legal Aid Society for legal advice
Call Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, or Welfare, and complain
Ask for a raise on your job
Talk to banker or investment counselor
Investigate retirement program where you work
Talk to Social Security Administration
Talk to an accountant
Talk to Internal Revenue Service
Take job and risk the Welfare Department's finding out
Write to your Congressperson
Talk to welfare counselor for information
Tell your parents how the situation is affecting you
Talk to pharmacist for suggestions
Call Alcoholics Anonymous
Check into a hospital for treatment
Go to well-baby clinic
Call Obstetrics Department in hospital
Talk to rape center counselor
Talk to a sex therapist
Call Federal Housing Authority
Find a new place to live
Move in with relatives or friends
Talk to landlord
Speak to Tenant's Rights Association
Ask friends and relatives for help
Put an ad in the newspaper for help
Read ads in newspaper or Yellow Pages
Call high school for names of students
Read “For Rent” and “For Sale” ads in newspaper
Go up and down streets looking for “For Rent” and “For Sale” signs
Call landlords and see if they have anything open
Stay in YM/YWCA, motel, or hotel
Make repairs, and ask landlord to pay
Make repairs, and pay for them yourself
Call city Housing Inspector
Talk to area real estate agents
Buy house from landlord
Find a different place to stay temporarily
Have home moved
Threaten person involved
Ask child to move out
Call the local Equal Employment Opportunity Office
Talk to a cosmetologist
Join Weight Watchers
Get more exercise
Make yourself do whatever is necessary in hopes of solving your problem that way
Change the situation
Try different things and see which you like best
Go to hobby shop for ideas
Look in the Yellow Pages of the phone book
Complain
Make appointment at County Mental Health Clinic
Design your own diet or follow a formal diet
Join YMCA or YWCA; join club or group
Join social activities provided by church or school
Find a speech therapist
Call area chapter of Alanon
Call local crisis hot-line
Help child establish new activities and hobbies
Become a volunteer in a conmunity service agency
Contact creditors to arrange partial payments
