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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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

Holiday Drama

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, happy families, marriage, Pet Peeves, self esteem

With Easter around the corner, many families are planning get-togethers with extended family. And while this may be a pleasurable expectation for some people, it can hold a [...]

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 [...]

That Awkward Stage

Andrea Ramsay Speers

body image, communication, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, teens

Sometimes kids’ bodies grow faster than their brain is equipped to handle it. You may have noticed your young teen seems more gangly and uncoordinated lately, [...]

Why Chores Matter (And What Your Kids Can Start Doing Right Now)

Andrea Ramsay Speers

chores, happy families, nagging, parenting, self esteem

For most of us, cleaning the house is hardly the highlight of our day. We can, maybe, at least appreciate a clean house…but our kids are often far less motivated by the idea [...]

How To Raise Great Kids

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

That’s what it all comes down to, doesn’t it? We all want to raise great kids. We see others who are able to stand up to bullies, manage their time, work a crowd, or roll [...]

How To Be Happy

Andrea Ramsay Speers

gratitude, happy families, parenting, self esteem

I’m not sure that I’ve ever had a client come in to my office and not say, “I just want to be happy” when I ask them about their goals for therapy. It is an elusive quality, [...]