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Conversation Basics

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, friendship, happy families, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, tweens

I think every parent wants to raise a polite child. Sometimes how that is defined varies from family to family, but overall, there are some things that we have as a culture [...]

Is It Wrong To Ask For Help?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

bullying, communication, couples, depression, happy families, health, keeping kids out of trouble, marriage, mental health, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens

We live in a culture that values independence. There’s a common belief that everyone can and should take care of themselves alone, pull themselves up by their bootstraps and [...]

Skin Deep

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, keeping kids out of trouble, mental health, parenting, self esteem, teens, tweens, weight

We’d all like to think that appearances don’t matter as much as what’s on the inside does. But if you haven’t heard, even researchers have to sadly admit that better looking [...]

Fear of Being Away From Home

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens

Most of us are familiar with separation anxiety as it relates to infants and toddlers, but what do you do if your middle-school kid or teenager still has a fear of being away [...]

Body Image and Teens

Andrea Ramsay Speers

body image, self esteem, teens, weight

A lot is made of the media’s obsession with thinness. And it’s true — the media is obsessed with the thin and the beautiful. But at the same time that we, [...]

When Big Kids Cry Easily

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, depression, mental health, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, stress, tweens

Some kids are just very sensitive. They cry easily and often, even over situations that others might not feel are such a big deal, and even as they pass the age where we [...]

Meeting New Friends

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, friendship, parenting, school, self esteem, teens

Switching schools or classes in the middle of the school year can be hard for younger kids, especially when they don’t know anyone in the new place yet. Work with the [...]

Most Of Us Hear, Not All Of Us Listen

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, couples, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, marriage, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, stress, teens

I use a lot of skills in my work as a psychotherapist in Oakville. Some of these skills are ones that I teach my clients, too, and active listening is probably one of the [...]

Alone…Together

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

What your kids want more than anything is to spend more time with you. Even your teenagers. Seriously. I can’t point you to any specific studies that prove this (although I’m [...]

Discipline Vs. Punishment

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, depression, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, nagging, parenting, self esteem, teens

I found a great explanation of the distinction, taken from Kathy Lynn’s book Who’s In Charge Anyway?: Discipline is not about pain or punishment, nor about revenge [...]