by Dr Aletta | Dec 13, 2017 | Family Matters, Kids, Parenting
Be kind yourself. That’s the start. I think we can all agree on that, right? Not as easy as it sounds, especially if we did not grow up with the greatest role models. My husband grew up with yellers. Everything sounded like an argument, even if it... 
by Dr Aletta | Jun 30, 2014 | Family Matters
A vacation, when we’re really lucky, gives a family the opportunity to bond, share old memories and make new ones. That was my hope for our recent family trip to the mountains. Now that my kids are young adults, my son is twenty-one and my daughter 19, (Yikes!)... 
by Kate | Jun 24, 2014 | Family Matters, Self-Esteem
While we do not have a choice of the family we are born into, we can choose the people we call our family. And that is okay! Last night I was at dinner with my Dad and he introduced me to a man who he has known for a long time. As I talked with this man I noticed that... 
by Kate | Oct 28, 2013 | Family Matters, Relationships
Editor’s note: In this busy world with all its pressures it is easy to lose sight of how we interact with our teens. Sadly, sitting still and focusing on what they have to say, just for the sake of being with them, can seem like one more stressor. This article was... 
by Dr Aletta | Jun 17, 2013 | Anxiety, Self-Esteem
The mountain in the photo here is Sundance Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park. It’s a sentimental favorite because we hiked it just about every year with my Dad from childhood to just two years before he died. After he passed away we took some of his ashes...
