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Throwing The Game

Andrea Ramsay Speers
entitlement, happy families, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem
Kids love games.  They love playing games with friends, and they particularly love playing games with their parents.  This can sometimes lead to challenges for Mom and Dad, [...]
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Happiness At Home: Resolving Conflicts

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, happy families, marriage, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, stress, teens
Every relationship has conflicts. In some relationships, conflict is a serious problem; in others, differences seem to be resolved without creating a major incident. Think [...]
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How To Encourage

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, self esteem, teens
I was flipping through the book Breaking the Good Mom Myth — written by my MA colleagueAlyson Schafer — and discovered that she had a list remarkably similar to [...]
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Fathers and Daughters

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, gender, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, self esteem, teens
I was flipping through an old issue of Today’s Parent magazine, and I came across a great article about dads losing the connection with their daughters once the girls hit [...]
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Back to Basics

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, parenting
Spring is in the air and with it, new beginnings.  It can be easy to lose our way or get overwhelmed, and sometimes we need to stop, take a breath, and recalibrate before we [...]
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Holiday Drama

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, communication, happy families, marriage, Pet Peeves, self esteem
With Easter around the corner, many families are planning get-togethers with extended family.  And while this may be a pleasurable expectation for some people, it can hold a [...]
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Why Chores Matter (And What Your Kids Can Start Doing Right Now)

Andrea Ramsay Speers
chores, happy families, nagging, parenting, self esteem
For most of us, cleaning the house is hardly the highlight of our day.  We can, maybe, at least appreciate a clean house…but our kids are often far less motivated by the idea [...]
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“Screen-Smart Parenting”

Andrea Ramsay Speers
bullying, communication, entitlement, happy families, health, keeping kids out of trouble, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, teens
I’ve just finished reading the book Screen-Smart Parenting by Dr. Jodi Gold.  It’s a fantastic resource for parents – insightful, educational, practical, and relevant. If [...]
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Look Out For Number One

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens
Have you noticed that your teen doesn’t seem to notice — or care — too much about you? You’re struggling up the driveway with an armful of groceries, [...]
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After-School Meltdowns

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, parenting, Pet Peeves, school
By now, most kids are pretty much into the swing of school.  But that doesn’t mean that the pressure and stress of keeping it together all day in front of their teachers and [...]
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Oakville Family Institute (Trafalgar and Dundas in north Oakville)
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