by Dr Colleen | Mar 18, 2020 | Kids, Parenting, Stress
Stuck at home?Here are (hopefully) 10 helpful Tips For Parents for you and your family during this time: A snow day (or two) is fun…but more than a few days stuck at home can quickly become overwhelming. Given the current health crisis and closure of schools, many...
by Dr Aletta | May 12, 2019 | Life Matters, Parenting, Relationships
Let’s not deny that there can be a dark, bittersweet side to Mothers’ Day. As illustrated so simply and beautifully by the artist Mari Andrew, there are often complex stories behind any given person’s experience of Mother’s Day. Several of the...
by Dr Aletta | Jul 3, 2018 | Positive Psych, Self-Esteem
With the insanity of terrorism, with the fear-mongering in the newspapers and on television taking up so much space in my head, I turned to the Style section of the paper for some distraction. What I found was a little piece about love. Remember the old Huey Lewis and...
by Dr Colleen | May 10, 2018 | Family Matters, Kids, Parenting
As an adjunct instructor at Medaille College, I have had the opportunity to teach a variety of courses that (I hope) influence future professionals in a positive way. Teaching is definitely mutually beneficial, as it also enhances my own clinical work. This semester,...
by Dr Colleen | Mar 29, 2018 | Kids, Parenting
About ten years ago, I was entering the education field as a newly graduated special education teacher, with a basic understanding of the concept “psychological assessment.” Before then, I worked with children, adolescents and families as a swim instructor, pool...