No More Pity Parties
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Nobody likes to see their kids get hurt. Every parent would like to think that it’s possible for them to help their child make it through life with no hardships, no [...]
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Happiness At Home: I Have Everything I’ve Ever Dreamed Of. Why Am I Not Happy?
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Signs of Discontent You don’t need a degree in psychology to know when you’re off-track, but sometimes it creeps up on you. It can seem like you wake up one day and realize [...]
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“7 Secrets to Raising an Optimist”
Andrea Ramsay Speers
John Hoffman wrote an article in Today’s Parent (the December 2005 issue) with this title. I loved his list of seven things, so here they are: Be a responsive, loving [...]
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Happiness At Home: How To Create A Positive Work Environment
Andrea Ramsay Speers
We have all worked in places where we grew to dread getting up in the morning, and a few of us have had the pleasure of working for a boss who makes us feel like we can do [...]
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“Fighting Fair”?
Andrea Ramsay Speers
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 [...]
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Is It Wrong To Ask For Help?
Andrea Ramsay Speers
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 [...]
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Skin Deep
Andrea Ramsay Speers
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 [...]
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When Big Kids Cry Easily
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Some kids are just very sensitive. They cry easily and often, even over situations that others might not feel are such a big deal, and even as they pass the age where we [...]
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Beating The Winter Blues
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Don’t let winter get you down. Many people find this time of year tough – the excitement of the holidays has passed, the bills have started to arrive, and the lack of sunlight [...]
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When Should You Worry About Your Child’s Behaviour?
Andrea Ramsay Speers
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 [...]
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