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Guiding Lines

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, teens
Here’s a thought from Jean-Yves Frappier, the head of the adolescent division at Sainte-Justine Hospital in Montreal and president of the Canadian Association for [...]
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Don’t Talk To Me Like That! How To Handle Back Talk

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens, tweens
Your kids probably tested the waters of talking back when they were younger, but you may be shocked at the quality –and sheer quantity — of disrespect you face now [...]
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Problem Solving

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, teens, tweens
Good communication is important in a family, but we can get stuck when we’ve shared what our issues are, and the person we’re sharing with has a different view.  [...]
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Happiness At Home: How To Balance Work And Family Life

Andrea Ramsay Speers
depression, happy families, mental health, newsletter, stress, Uncategorised
What Is Your Definition of Success? If you want to create balance in your life, it is important to know how you define success. The following list is a place to start. Cross [...]
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Date Nights

Andrea Ramsay Speers
couples, happy families, marriage
I’m sure all parents of young children have heard of the importance of date nights. How can it be avoided, when we talk about how tired and disconnected from our partners we [...]
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The Gift Of Boredom

Andrea Ramsay Speers
entitlement, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, tweens
“I’m Bored!” As your kids get older, you may find yourself hearing this refrain less and less (perhaps because your kids spend less and less time hanging around the house with [...]
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Sometimes Kids Just Need To Hear No

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, entitlement, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, teens, tweens
Nobody likes to disappoint their children.  It’s hard to turn them down, crush their hopes, or deny them.  And it’s particularly hard to deal with their unpleasant reactions [...]
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Doing What Works (And Quitting What Doesn’t)

Andrea Ramsay Speers
chores, communication, happy families, marriage, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, stress, teens, tweens
People have a tendency to think that if something should work, but it doesn’t, that the next step is to then do that thing harder, more often or more intensely.  (For example, [...]
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When Parents And Grandparents Disagree

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, parenting, Pet Peeves
A lot of focus is put on how important it is for Mom and Dad to be on the same parenting page — which is definitely important — but a more delicate situation can [...]
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Goals of Misbehaviour Part 4: Inadequacy

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, teens, tweens
  This month wraps up our four month series of trying to answer that nagging question, “Why do kids do that?”  Having looked at the “goals” of gaining attention, power, [...]
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Oakville Family Institute (Trafalgar and Dundas in north Oakville)
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