Why Chores Matter (And What Your Kids Can Start Doing Right Now)
Andrea Ramsay Speers
For most of us, cleaning the house is hardly the highlight of our day. We can, maybe, at least appreciate a clean house…but our kids are often far less motivated by the idea [...]
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How To Raise Great Kids
Andrea Ramsay Speers
That’s what it all comes down to, doesn’t it? We all want to raise great kids. We see others who are able to stand up to bullies, manage their time, work a crowd, or roll [...]
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How To Be Happy
Andrea Ramsay Speers
I’m not sure that I’ve ever had a client come in to my office and not say, “I just want to be happy” when I ask them about their goals for therapy. It is an elusive quality, [...]
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How To Get Your Kids To Clean Up
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Parents today are in the habit of doing too much for their kids. Whether it’s cleaning up after them, taking over a school project, or just generally expecting too little [...]
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Surviving High School
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Starting high school is a biggie. Now that I spend a lot of my days working with teens, let me pass on some of the practical tips I’ve come across through my work, that might [...]
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Real Work for Young Teens
Andrea Ramsay Speers
If you’ve got a teenager at home, the thought of a summer job has probably crossed your mind once or twice. Or maybe a thousand times. But your teen might be [...]
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3 Things Your Teen Needs To Do This Summer
Andrea Ramsay Speers
This article is from the web site About.Com: Parenting of Adolescents. I thought it had some great ideas, so I’m reprinting them here. And although it’s talking about [...]
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Happiness At Home: How To Help Your Child Have Strong Self Esteem
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Here is a list of ways to convey the message “You are worthwhile” to your children. This list could fill a hundred newsletters, since the ways to raise responsible, happy [...]
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Monsters In The Closet
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Closets can be scary places. I’m not going to lie: there are a number of closets in our house that terrify me. I just want to slam the door shut and be glad I made it out [...]
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Metal Mouth
Andrea Ramsay Speers
I’m seeing a lot of kids these days with braces. Not that there’s anything new about that — history is filled with teenaged orthodontics. Not mine, [...]
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