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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 [...]

Skin Deep

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, keeping kids out of trouble, mental health, parenting, self esteem, teens, tweens, weight

We’d all like to think that appearances don’t matter as much as what’s on the inside does. But if you haven’t heard, even researchers have to sadly admit that better looking [...]

“So, How Was School?”

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, teens, tweens

Does that question make your kids clam up? Instead of asking a blanket question like this, try asking about a specific class, for example, or what they did during recess. [...]

How Much Privacy Should We Give Our Kids – Is Snooping Ever Ok?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, teens

Snooping on our kids – teens in particular – is a bit of a gray area for many parents. Some feel as the owners of the home and the heads of the household, they have a right or [...]

Back in Black

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, depression, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens

When I was in high school, the cafeteria was unofficially sectioned off into groups, with members of a certain group sitting in the same area or at the same table every day. [...]

Most Of Us Hear, Not All Of Us Listen

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, couples, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, marriage, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, stress, teens

I use a lot of skills in my work as a psychotherapist in Oakville. Some of these skills are ones that I teach my clients, too, and active listening is probably one of the [...]

Alone…Together

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, gratitude, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, self esteem, teens

What your kids want more than anything is to spend more time with you. Even your teenagers. Seriously. I can’t point you to any specific studies that prove this (although I’m [...]

Discipline Vs. Punishment

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, depression, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, nagging, parenting, self esteem, teens

I found a great explanation of the distinction, taken from Kathy Lynn’s book Who’s In Charge Anyway?: Discipline is not about pain or punishment, nor about revenge [...]

Cyber-Snooping On Our Kids

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, self esteem, teens

Since we entered the digital age in earnest, there has been an explosion of high-tech gadgets parents can get to keep an eye on their kids. From debit cards that allow [...]

When Should You Worry About Your Child’s Behaviour?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, depression, health, keeping kids out of trouble, mental health, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens

How do you know when you should be worried about your child’s mental health? There are lots of variations of “normal”, so it can be hard to know. And when you’ve been coping [...]