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Staying Connected To Your Tween

Andrea Ramsay Speers
happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, tweens
If you’re the parent of a tween, you may see parents with younger kids, out for a walk at the mall or on their way to school, the little ones willingly reach for Mom or Dad’s [...]
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Want To Keep Your Kids Out Of Trouble?

Andrea Ramsay Speers
keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, teens
Even though I grew up within a short drive of the largest city in Canada, I still remember being a teenager and a friend complaining that there was “nothing to [...]
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Happiness At Home: Develop Your Personal Negotiation Skills

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, friendship, happy families, marriage, newsletter, parenting
Negotiating skills can help you manage lots of different kinds of life situations, both at work and in your personal relationships. Here are a few examples of where these [...]
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“Parental Love With Strings Attached”

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, encouragement, happy families, parenting, self esteem, teens, tweens
 I just reread a classic article about the danger in tying parental love and approval with good behaviour. It was written by Alfie Kohn, a well-known critic of and thinker [...]
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“No” Is A Complete Sentence

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, keeping kids out of trouble, nagging, parenting, self esteem, teens, tweens
As parents (and moms in particular), we often have a hard time saying no. Whether it’s to a sleep over we’re not sure we’re comfortable with or whipping up eight unicorn [...]
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Protecting Our Kids From Internet Porn

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, parenting, teens, tweens
We’d all like to keep our kids away from graphic and disturbing internet pornography. Filtering tools give us a feeling of safety, but unfortunately researchers have [...]
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Why Kids Need Chores

Andrea Ramsay Speers
chores, happy families, parenting, teens, tweens
Back when actual papers were delivered to our house, I would cut out articles that were relevant to my work as a psychotherapist. I was recently cleaning out my files and came [...]
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Happiness At Home: Managing Today’s Stepfamilies

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, happy families, marriage, newsletter, parenting, stress, teens, tweens
If you are a member of a stepfamily, you know how difficult it can be to integrate all of the new members and adjust to the new boundaries and rules. The following ideas may [...]
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Happiness At Home: 12 Rules For Constructive Communication

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, marriage, nagging, newsletter, parenting, teens, tweens, Uncategorised
Poor communication patterns erode self-esteem and harm relationships but sadly, plenty of people fall into the trap of indulging in them. If you and your relationship partners [...]
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You Can Have Excellent Listening Skills!

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, encouragement, marriage, nagging, newsletter, parenting, stress, teens, tweens
Any psychotherapist will tell you that one of the biggest problems they see among their clients is poor listening skills. People get into trouble in their relationships [...]
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Recent Posts
  • 09Jun
    Staying Connected To Your Tween
    happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, tweens
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    Want To Keep Your Kids Out Of Trouble?
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  • 29May
    Happiness At Home: Develop Your Personal Negotiation Skills
    communication, friendship, happy families, marriage, newsletter, parenting
  • 26May
    “Parental Love With Strings Attached”
    communication, encouragement, happy families, parenting, self esteem, teens, tweens
  • 20May
    “No” Is A Complete Sentence
    communication, keeping kids out of trouble, nagging, parenting, self esteem, teens, tweens
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Registered Psychotherapist

Oakville Family Institute (Trafalgar and Dundas in north Oakville)
Office Phone : 905-491-6949
Recent Posts
  • 09Jun
    Staying Connected To Your Tween
    happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, tweens
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