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Metal Mouth

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, health, parenting, self esteem, teens

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, [...]

“Lucky” Parents

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, gratitude, happy families, parenting

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 [...]

Men At Work

Andrea Ramsay Speers

chores, communication, couples, happy families, marriage, parenting

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 [...]

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 [...]

Is It Possible to Consciously Uncouple?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, couples, happy families, marriage

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 [...]

Marriage Advice

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, couples, gratitude, happy families, marriage, parenting

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 [...]

“Children Don’t Really Misbehave”

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem

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 [...]

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 [...]

Sass, Back Talk, and Smart Mouths

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens

When your child says something spiteful and hurtful to you, how do you handle it? Our response is key to determining whether or not your child will use that behaviour again, [...]