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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 [...]

Procrastination

Andrea Ramsay Speers

nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, teens

I read an article recently that was targeted at parents of kids ages 12 to 14, that was about helping kids keep from procrastinating on their homework. But it was all about [...]

Sulking as an Art Form

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens

Where do kids learn to sulk like they do?? I often see a fair bit of sulking in my office…but as a non-family-member, I can usually pull them out of it before too long. [...]

Weight Worries

Andrea Ramsay Speers

body image, communication, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, weight

What do you do if you’re worried about your teen’s weight? Begin by recognizing that however unhappy you are about the weight, your teen is guaranteed to be even [...]

Taking Their Behaviour Personally

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves

Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt personally responsible for something your child has done. We have some laws in Ontario that make a parent legally responsible for [...]

Why Won’t They Just Listen?! How To Communicate With Your Kids (or Anyone, For That Matter)

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves

Parents everywhere complain that their kids just don’t listen to them. But the question worth considering is, how well do we listen to our kids? As in all aspects of [...]

Your Kids, Their Friends

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, friendship, nagging, parenting, teens

I imagine all of you love your kids’ friends. They probably come over and politely stop for conversation with you before heading up to your teen’s room, and they [...]

Nagging: The Ultimate Teen Complaint

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens

I just read an interesting article about things that teens hate about their parents. One of the annoyances that kept popping up was the nagging that moms and dads pester their [...]