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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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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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 [...]
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