A Shift in Family Schedules
Andrea Ramsay Speers
How do you make your family calendar “work”? We have a bit of an unusual arrangement in our house in that my husband works evenings and weekends, so we’ve [...]
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Happiness At Home: How To Help Your Child Have Strong Self Esteem
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Here is a list of ways to convey the message “You are worthwhile” to your children. This list could fill a hundred newsletters, since the ways to raise responsible, happy [...]
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So Long, Pong
Andrea Ramsay Speers
I have come to the conclusion that I am somewhat naive when it comes to things like video games. My personal video game history involves things like Super Mario Brothers on [...]
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Monsters In The Closet
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Closets can be scary places. I’m not going to lie: there are a number of closets in our house that terrify me. I just want to slam the door shut and be glad I made it out [...]
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Metal Mouth
Andrea Ramsay Speers
I’m seeing a lot of kids these days with braces. Not that there’s anything new about that — history is filled with teenaged orthodontics. Not mine, [...]
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“Lucky” Parents
Andrea Ramsay Speers
I had an interesting conversation with a business advisor who was learning more about what I do. He asked if I thought that some parents were just “lucky” in [...]
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Men At Work
Andrea Ramsay Speers
A lot of ink has been devoted to the work/life balance for moms, but are dads feeling the crunch too? I think they might be. While programs such as paternity leave have [...]
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In Praise Of Girlfriends
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Where would we be without our girlfriends? We go through cycles in our lives, and I think are friendships are no exception. When we first have kids, we tend to gravitate [...]
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Marriage Advice
Andrea Ramsay Speers
I do a lot of work with parents, that’s true, but I also see a lot of couples looking for marriage advice. Sometimes people come to see me specifically because their marriage [...]
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Dealing With Strong Emotions
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Kids say a lot of stuff over the course of a day. Some of it we listen to, some of it we hear and dismiss, some of it we ignore. But what we listen to and how we respond can [...]
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