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18Nov

Out-Of-The-Box Encouragement

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, encouragement, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
We’ve talked before about how important encouragement is for kids. It contributes to healthy self esteem, it fosters courage and a willingness to make a mistake but try again, [...]
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Whose Work Is Homework?

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
If it was meant to be fun, it wouldn’t be called homework, right?  But does getting assignments and essays done have to be such a battle?  In fact, that’s the last thing it [...]
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Bribes Versus Rewards

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, gratitude, happy families, nagging, parenting, school, self esteem, teens, tweens, Uncategorised
Here’s an interesting question: what’s the difference between a reward and a bribe?  Many would say that the distinction comes down to the use of the word [...]
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Raising Responsible Children

Andrea Ramsay Speers
chores, communication, entitlement, gratitude, keeping kids out of trouble, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, self esteem, teens, tweens
When I ask parents what kind of adults they hope their children will grow to be, they often use words like responsible, respectful, and independent.  Which is a worthy goal, [...]
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Problem Solving

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, teens, tweens
Good communication is important in a family, but we can get stuck when we’ve shared what our issues are, and the person we’re sharing with has a different view.  [...]
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Back To School Woes

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, communication, parenting, school, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
Summer is here and the living is easy.  Then all of a sudden it’s not summer, it’s September and school is here.  And not everyone is excited about it.  Some kids may be [...]
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Doing What Works (And Quitting What Doesn’t)

Andrea Ramsay Speers
chores, communication, happy families, marriage, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, stress, teens, tweens
People have a tendency to think that if something should work, but it doesn’t, that the next step is to then do that thing harder, more often or more intensely.  (For example, [...]
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05Feb

Goals Of Misbehaviour Part 2: Power

Andrea Ramsay Speers
chores, communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
Last month we began our quest to answer the question, “What are they thinking?!?” (“they”, of course, being our children). Recognizing that no behaviour happens by accident [...]
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The Truth About Effective Parenting

Andrea Ramsay Speers
chores, communication, entitlement, gratitude, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, stress, teens, tweens
When I’m working with parents, as we’re discussing some possible responses to kids’ misbehavior, they will often sigh and tell me just how hard it is, or how [...]
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A String on the Finger

Andrea Ramsay Speers
chores, communication, entitlement, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, teens, tweens
One of the things that never fails to set parents off is when kids are chronically forgetful.  And it can be a long haul to get kids to accept the responsibility of [...]
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