Turn Down The Volume
Andrea Ramsay Speers
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
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
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
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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No More Teachers, No More Books…
Andrea Ramsay Speers
While high school students may have been out for a while (or not, depending on their exam schedule), this week probably marks the official end of school and beginning of [...]
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3 Things Your Teen Needs To Do This Summer
Andrea Ramsay Speers
This article is from the web site About.Com: Parenting of Adolescents. I thought it had some great ideas, so I’m reprinting them here. And although it’s talking about [...]
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A Shift in Family Schedules
Andrea Ramsay Speers
How do you make your family calendar “work”? We have a bit of an unusual arrangement in our house in that my husband works evenings and weekends, so we’ve [...]
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“Lucky” Parents
Andrea Ramsay Speers
I had an interesting conversation with a business advisor who was learning more about what I do. He asked if I thought that some parents were just “lucky” in [...]
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Men At Work
Andrea Ramsay Speers
A lot of ink has been devoted to the work/life balance for moms, but are dads feeling the crunch too? I think they might be. While programs such as paternity leave have [...]
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Is It Possible to Consciously Uncouple?
Andrea Ramsay Speers
I’ll admit I was a bit sad to hear about Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s break-up. I always feel a little sad when I hear that someone’s marriage is over. I don’t know [...]
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