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Protecting Our Kids From Internet Porn

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, parenting, teens, tweens
We’d all like to keep our kids away from graphic and disturbing internet pornography. Filtering tools give us a feeling of safety, but unfortunately researchers have [...]
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Happiness At Home: Caring For The Caregiver

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, communication, couples, depression, happy families, health, marriage, mental health, newsletter, stress
Few people are prepared for the responsibilities and tasks involved in caring for loved ones who are ill, elderly, or disabled. The success of the relationship between you and [...]
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Happiness At Home: Managing Today’s Stepfamilies

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, happy families, marriage, newsletter, parenting, stress, teens, tweens
If you are a member of a stepfamily, you know how difficult it can be to integrate all of the new members and adjust to the new boundaries and rules. The following ideas may [...]
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Happiness At Home: 12 Rules For Constructive Communication

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, marriage, nagging, newsletter, parenting, teens, tweens, Uncategorised
Poor communication patterns erode self-esteem and harm relationships but sadly, plenty of people fall into the trap of indulging in them. If you and your relationship partners [...]
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Happiness At Home: Suicide Warning Signs and Treatment

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, depression, mental health, newsletter, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
It is reported that suicide, the act of deliberately ending one’s own life, is a cause of death for about 4,500 people each year in Canada. Since many suicides are not [...]
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You Can Have Excellent Listening Skills!

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, encouragement, marriage, nagging, newsletter, parenting, stress, teens, tweens
Any psychotherapist will tell you that one of the biggest problems they see among their clients is poor listening skills. People get into trouble in their relationships [...]
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Happiness At Home: How To Manage Conflict At Work

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, mental health, newsletter, stress
Kinds of Workplace Conflicts Let’s start by identifying where conflicts happen. Think about the kinds of conflicts that happen around your workplace. Disagreements over turf [...]
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Relationship Checkup

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, happy families, marriage, newsletter, stress
Most adults engage in long-term relationships, including marriage and other committed partnerships. Nearly everyone experiences difficulties in their marriage or committed [...]
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Encouraging Words

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, encouragement, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens, Uncategorised
There has been a movement in parenting in the past number of years that is generally referred to as the “self esteem movement”.  The basics of this movement focus on raising a [...]
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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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Oakville Family Institute (Trafalgar and Dundas in north Oakville)
Office Phone : 905-491-6949
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