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A Few Of My Favourite Books

Andrea Ramsay Speers
announcements, anxiety, bullying, chores, communication, couples, depression, encouragement, entitlement, friendship, happy families, marriage, mental health, nagging, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
Looking for something to keep you busy over the next few weeks? Books can be a great way to get information, get inspiration and new ideas, and to keep momentum going between [...]
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Is It Wrong To Ask For Help?

Andrea Ramsay Speers
bullying, communication, couples, depression, happy families, health, keeping kids out of trouble, marriage, mental health, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
We live in a culture that values independence.  There’s a common belief that everyone can and should take care of themselves alone, pull themselves up by their bootstraps and [...]
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BFF – Or Not Anymore

Andrea Ramsay Speers
bullying, communication, friendship, parenting, school, self esteem, teens
Friendships matter to kids.  They matter to adults, too, but sometimes we can forget that the perspective we have isn’t shared by our children.  It can be heartbreaking and [...]
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“Screen-Smart Parenting”

Andrea Ramsay Speers
bullying, communication, entitlement, happy families, health, keeping kids out of trouble, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, teens
I’ve just finished reading the book Screen-Smart Parenting by Dr. Jodi Gold.  It’s a fantastic resource for parents – insightful, educational, practical, and relevant. If [...]
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Bullying and The Adult Bystander

Andrea Ramsay Speers
bullying, communication, friendship, parenting, teens
In reading some information on bullying recently, I was reminded of an Oprah show from a number of years ago, that was a tag-on to the ABC Primetime series “What Would [...]
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Sticks and Stones

Andrea Ramsay Speers
bullying, communication, friendship, parenting, school, self esteem
Bullies have changed quite a bit since our childhood, haven’t they?  In my case, the bullies were the ones who were socially inept, overtly aggressive kids.  In today’s [...]
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Sticks and Stones

Andrea Ramsay Speers
bullying, communication, friendship, parenting, school, self esteem
There has been a lot in the papers lately about bullying and cyber-bulling, in light of Rehteah Parsons’ death.  Obviously, this is a complicated issue with no simple answers, [...]
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