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Lonely or a Loner?

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, communication, friendship, keeping kids out of trouble, nagging, parenting, school, self esteem, stress, teens
If you are a social butterfly, but you’ve got a kid who’d rather play alone than attend a party, it can lead a parent to wonder if there’s a problem.  The [...]
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How To Encourage

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, self esteem, teens
I was flipping through the book Breaking the Good Mom Myth — written by my MA colleagueAlyson Schafer — and discovered that she had a list remarkably similar to [...]
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Holiday Drama

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, communication, happy families, marriage, Pet Peeves, self esteem
With Easter around the corner, many families are planning get-togethers with extended family.  And while this may be a pleasurable expectation for some people, it can hold a [...]
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Worrywart Vs. Anxiety Disorder

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety
Anxiety is one of those things that we all experience.  It’s a normal part of going on a job interview, writing an exam, or meeting your partner’s parents for the first time.  [...]
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Happiness At Home: What To Do About The Holiday Blues

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, happy families, health, newsletter, stress
Not everyone shares in the celebration and joy associated with the holidays. Many people feel stressed and unhappy in response to the demands of shopping for gifts, spending [...]
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Surviving High School

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, communication, friendship, parenting, school, self esteem, teens
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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Monsters In The Closet

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, parenting, self esteem
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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In Praise Of Girlfriends

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, communication, friendship, gratitude, parenting, self esteem
Where would we be without our girlfriends? We go through cycles in our lives, and I think are friendships are no exception.  When we first have kids, we tend to gravitate [...]
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Dealing With Strong Emotions

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, happy families, nagging, parenting, self esteem, teens
Kids say a lot of stuff over the course of a day. Some of it we listen to, some of it we hear and dismiss, some of it we ignore. But what we listen to and how we respond can [...]
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Effort Versus Result

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, communication, parenting, school, teens
With report cards comes a whole host of anxiety. For both parents and kids. I’ve seen parents in my office wield their children’s grades as though they are daring me to not be [...]
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