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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The Great Sleep-over Debate

Andrea Ramsay Speers

friendship, parenting, teens

When I was a teenager, sleep-overs were an integral part of my social life. And, to be honest, they were pretty harmless. No boys, no drugs, no sneaking out…the [...]

First Dates

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, dating, friendship, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, teens

I remember my first date with one of my first teenage boyfriends. I remember where we went, what movie we saw, what he wore. I also remember the names of all three of the [...]

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, [...]

Your Kids, Their Friends

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, friendship, nagging, parenting, teens

I imagine all of you love your kids’ friends. They probably come over and politely stop for conversation with you before heading up to your teen’s room, and they [...]