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The Process Of Change

Andrea Ramsay Speers

mental health, parenting, self esteem, stress, Uncategorised

January is often a time of change. We start off the new year with the best of intentions; some of them stick, some of them don’t. While our enthusiasm and motivation ride [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

Is Fear Ruling Your Life?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, mental health, self esteem, stress

How does fear impact your day-to-day life? Not at all? Lucky you! The rest of us can recognize fear at work in some part of our life every day – from the constant, [...]

Independence Day

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, chores, communication, gratitude, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, teens, tweens, Uncategorised

When is the right age for our children to become “independent”? There’s no clear answer for this, but we hope that it is sometime before the age of 30 (fingers crossed). [...]

Happiness At Home: Letting Go Of The Past

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, couples, gratitude, mental health, nagging, newsletter, self esteem, stress

People have a difficult time letting go of the past because they are held back by unfinished business. They may regret choices they have made or feel guilty about past [...]

Sometimes Kids Just Need To Hear No

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, entitlement, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, teens, tweens

Nobody likes to disappoint their children. It’s hard to turn them down, crush their hopes, or deny them. And it’s particularly hard to deal with their unpleasant reactions [...]

Goals of Misbehaviour Part 4: Inadequacy

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, teens, tweens

This month wraps up our four month series of trying to answer that nagging question, “Why do kids do that?” Having looked at the “goals” of gaining attention, power, [...]

Encourage To Flourish

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, parenting, self esteem, teens, tweens

Encouragement Vs Praise What’s the difference? you may be asking yourself. It’s subtle, to be sure, and most of us never really gave it much thought. In a nutshell, [...]

Happiness At Home: Parenting Your Teen With Less Stress

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, depression, keeping kids out of trouble, newsletter, parenting, self esteem, teens, tweens

How to Maintain Communication Even though teens need to separate from their parents during adolescence, they also need to know that the safety net of home and family is always [...]