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How Do Your Kids Inspire You?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

gratitude, happy families, parenting, teens, tweens

In what ways do your kids inspire you? Maybe they have an amazing attitude, or a great way of looking at the world when things get tough, or maybe just their outlook on life [...]

Teaching Our Kids Respect

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, entitlement, happy families, nagging, parenting, teens, tweens

Respect is a big words for parents. Usually when we talk about respect, we talk about things like respecting our rules, respecting me as a parent or respecting that when I [...]

Eliminate Criticism and Minimize Mistakes

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

This is the title of a chapter in Rudolph Dreikurs’ classic parenting book Children: The Challenge. It can be a tough concept for a parent to really grasp, though, [...]

Conversation Basics

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, friendship, happy families, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, tweens

I think every parent wants to raise a polite child. Sometimes how that is defined varies from family to family, but overall, there are some things that we have as a culture [...]

“Fighting Fair”?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, couples, happy families, marriage, mental health, nagging, Pet Peeves, stress

All couples disagree at some point. It’s not realistic to think that we’ll see eye-to-eye on everything over the course of a long marriage. Disagreeing isn’t the issue; how [...]

Interruption Disruption

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, entitlement, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens, tweens

I’m of the belief that one of the hardest parts of parenting is the constant interruptions. It could be interruptions while you’re talking, or just the idea that a parent’s [...]

Is It Wrong To Ask For Help?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

bullying, communication, couples, depression, happy families, health, keeping kids out of trouble, marriage, mental health, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens

We live in a culture that values independence. There’s a common belief that everyone can and should take care of themselves alone, pull themselves up by their bootstraps and [...]

A String on the Finger

Andrea Ramsay Speers

chores, communication, entitlement, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, teens, tweens

One of the things that never fails to set parents off is when kids are chronically forgetful. And it can be a long haul to get kids to accept the responsibility of [...]