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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]