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The Democratic Revolution

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, nagging, parenting

This article is a bit of a departure for me, in that I didn’t actually write it myself. It was a handout that I received at a workshop that I attended when I was in [...]

“Perfect Angels”

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, teens

I came across a National Post article I cut from the paper many moons ago,entitled Perfect Angels. It was written by Alan E. Kazdin, who is a professor of psychology and [...]

Good-bye, June and Ward

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves

What does it mean to be a mother or a father in today’s world? Being a mother used to mean you maintained the home and looked after the kids, while being a father meant that [...]

Homework For Parents

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, teens

The older your child gets, the less involved you may become in their homework. Or, then again, you may find yourself nagging and supervising more because less seems to be [...]

Parent Report Cards

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, parenting

I got this great email last week from Beverley Cathcart-Ross at The Parenting Network – I thought it was so fabulous that I had to share it! What do you think? What mark do [...]

Sensitive Kids

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, teens

I’ve run into a few people in my practice lately who are what author Elaine Aron would describe as highly sensitive. These are people who share a list of common traits [...]

Handling Pet Peeves

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves

What do you do when your usually charming and adorable kids display less than appealing habits? Perhaps they crack their knuckles, or leave the tv on after they’ve [...]

What Order Are They?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem

We never really know what goes on inside our children’s minds. We may make educated guesses, and then do the best we can with that information. Well, here’s another tool to [...]

Has The Family Dinner Gone The Way of the Dodo?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, parenting

When I was a kid, we all had dinner together every night. But even in my own household now, despite my best efforts, we only manage to have dinner together a couple of times [...]