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Plan To Have Fun This Summer!

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

Summer is upon us, and it’s a great time for fun family activities. But unfortunately, many parents don’t spend enough quality time with their kids, doing fun [...]

Parenting Book Recommendations

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, stress

A number of my clients have been asking for books that they can read that describe the same Democratic Parenting philosophy that I use in our sessions. I thought I might post [...]

Lonely or a Loner?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, friendship, keeping kids out of trouble, nagging, parenting, school, self esteem, stress, teens

If you are a social butterfly, but you’ve got a kid who’d rather play alone than attend a party, it can lead a parent to wonder if there’s a problem. The [...]

Out-of-Control Teens

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

There is a general fear among parents in Oakville about “the teen years”. We hear all sorts of horror stories — ranging from the mild (won’t be seen [...]

Throwing The Game

Andrea Ramsay Speers

entitlement, happy families, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem

Kids love games. They love playing games with friends, and they particularly love playing games with their parents. This can sometimes lead to challenges for Mom and Dad, [...]

Happiness At Home: Resolving Conflicts

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, couples, happy families, marriage, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, stress, teens

Every relationship has conflicts. In some relationships, conflict is a serious problem; in others, differences seem to be resolved without creating a major incident. Think [...]

How To Encourage

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, self esteem, teens

I was flipping through the book Breaking the Good Mom Myth — written by my MA colleagueAlyson Schafer — and discovered that she had a list remarkably similar to [...]

Fathers and Daughters

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

I was flipping through an old issue of Today’s Parent magazine, and I came across a great article about dads losing the connection with their daughters once the girls hit [...]

Back to Basics

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, parenting

Spring is in the air and with it, new beginnings. It can be easy to lose our way or get overwhelmed, and sometimes we need to stop, take a breath, and recalibrate before we [...]

BFF – Or Not Anymore

Andrea Ramsay Speers

bullying, communication, friendship, parenting, school, self esteem, teens

Friendships matter to kids. They matter to adults, too, but sometimes we can forget that the perspective we have isn’t shared by our children. It can be heartbreaking and [...]