Ariana Kyte, Marriage and Family Therapist

10/29/2021

Love this! Hilarious and totally true! Warning: there are expletives.

The science and psychology of why taking compliments is so hard.

01/20/2021

Starting a new parenting training on Thursday...ready to have my mind blown :D

12/16/2020

If you're looking for an individual or couples counselor---I currently have *2* openings!! (which is the first I have had in a while). Available in person or online.

09/23/2020

LOVE this FREE conference every year! Jam-packed with the best of the best parenting experts sharing some wonderful how to's!

09/21/2020

I needed this reminder today. Anyone else?

09/16/2020

so, so, so many of us feel the pressure to be the perfect parent- sometimes to impress others, often because we want perfect for our kids.

Personality and temperament are strong characteristics of a child. Of course as mothers, we want to influence, shape and expose our children to many opportunities. Children often know who they are and what they want. Part of our job as parents is to find a balance between encouragement and influence...

09/08/2020

If you see the plant has brown leaves, you consider if maybe it needs more light, more water, more fertilizer. You don't criticize it and yell at it to straighten up and grow right.

It isn’t enough that we tell our children we love them. We need to put our love into action every day for them to feel it. And when we do that our kids need a lot less discipline!

06/17/2020

Words are POWERFUL! did you know that praise can actually DECREASE your child's self-esteem, intrinsic motivation and problem solving skills? 😮 And I just learned that "Praising children, especially girls, for their looks can decrease their self-esteem." here's some wonderful and easy alternatives!

Here's how to praise your child's efforts and achievements—and keep them motivated!

06/17/2020

"... because all children notice race, silence about race enforces racism."

Children are never too young to talk about race. As tempting as it might be to believe that children are "blank slates," decades of developmental science research has shown that human beings acknowledge race very early in life."Research has shown that as early as 6 months babies notice the physical....