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Happiness At Home: What To Do About The Holiday Blues

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, happy families, health, newsletter, stress
Not everyone shares in the celebration and joy associated with the holidays. Many people feel stressed and unhappy in response to the demands of shopping for gifts, spending [...]
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Making Memories

Andrea Ramsay Speers
gratitude, happy families, parenting
A couple of years ago, we took our kids to Great Wolf Lodge for the night, to celebrate our daughter’s momentous achievement of reaching the ripe ol’ age of two.  [...]
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How To Raise Great Kids

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, self esteem, teens
That’s what it all comes down to, doesn’t it?  We all want to raise great kids.  We see others who are able to stand up to bullies, manage their time, work a crowd, or roll [...]
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Ex Marks the Spot

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, happy families, marriage, parenting
The reality is, a lot of us will have to deal with an ex of our own.  When we share children with this ex, things can get pretty dicey. It is critical as a parent that you [...]
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“So, How Was Your Day?”

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, teens
Last month the Huffington Post had a great article on 25 Ways To Ask Your Kids “So How Was School Today?” Without Asking Them “So How Was School [...]
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Hormones Holding Your Family Hostage?

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, health, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens
We’re all familiar with the notion of raging hormones of teenagers, but what if you child isn’t quite a teen yet?  Can we chalk up the moodiness, the irritability, [...]
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Turn Down The Volume

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves
Do you yell too much?  I think probably every parent I’ve worked with has admitted to yelling more than they like.  You may have been raised in a family of yellers, so when [...]
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How To Be Happy

Andrea Ramsay Speers
gratitude, happy families, parenting, self esteem
I’m not sure that I’ve ever had a client come in to my office and not say, “I just want to be happy” when I ask them about their goals for therapy.  It is an elusive quality, [...]
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How To Get Your Kids To Clean Up

Andrea Ramsay Speers
allowance, chores, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem
Parents today are in the habit of doing too much for their kids.  Whether it’s cleaning up after them, taking over a school project, or just generally expecting too little [...]
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“I’m Bored”? No Way!

Andrea Ramsay Speers
happy families, health, parenting
Remember playing outside as a kid?  All those games like Red Rover, British Bulldog, Four Square, and so many variations on Tag?  Some traditions are worth keeping, and summer [...]
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Oakville Family Institute (Trafalgar and Dundas in north Oakville)
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