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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So Long, Pong
Andrea Ramsay Speers
I have come to the conclusion that I am somewhat naive when it comes to things like video games. My personal video game history involves things like Super Mario Brothers on [...]
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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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“Lucky” Parents
Andrea Ramsay Speers
I had an interesting conversation with a business advisor who was learning more about what I do. He asked if I thought that some parents were just “lucky” in [...]
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Men At Work
Andrea Ramsay Speers
A lot of ink has been devoted to the work/life balance for moms, but are dads feeling the crunch too? I think they might be. While programs such as paternity leave have [...]
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In Praise Of Girlfriends
Andrea Ramsay Speers
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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Is It Possible to Consciously Uncouple?
Andrea Ramsay Speers
I’ll admit I was a bit sad to hear about Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s break-up. I always feel a little sad when I hear that someone’s marriage is over. I don’t know [...]
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Marriage Advice
Andrea Ramsay Speers
I do a lot of work with parents, that’s true, but I also see a lot of couples looking for marriage advice. Sometimes people come to see me specifically because their marriage [...]
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Assertive Communication: 20 Tips
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Most of us know that assertiveness will get you further in life than being passive or aggressive. But few of us were actually taught how to be assertive. Here are some helpful [...]
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“Children Don’t Really Misbehave”
Andrea Ramsay Speers
This great article was brought to my attention by Alyson Schafer’s email update (Alyson, if you don’t know, is a parenting expert regularly featured on CTV News, the Ask An [...]
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