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Sensitive Kids

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

I’ve run into a few people in my practice lately who are what author Elaine Aron would describe as highly sensitive. These are people who share a list of common traits [...]

What Order Are They?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem

We never really know what goes on inside our children’s minds. We may make educated guesses, and then do the best we can with that information. Well, here’s another tool to [...]

What’s Eating Our Kids?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

body image, health, parenting, self esteem, teens, weight

Did you know that eating disorders are starting to be diagnosed in girls as young as 11? Traditionally, they were not thought to be diagnosable until closer to adulthood, but [...]

Sticks and Stones

Andrea Ramsay Speers

bullying, communication, friendship, parenting, school, self esteem

Bullies have changed quite a bit since our childhood, haven’t they? In my case, the bullies were the ones who were socially inept, overtly aggressive kids. In today’s [...]

Weight Worries

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

What do you do if you’re worried about your teen’s weight? Begin by recognizing that however unhappy you are about the weight, your teen is guaranteed to be even [...]

Some Valuable Lessons For All Our Kids Suffering From A Sense Of Entitlement

Andrea Ramsay Speers

entitlement, gratitude, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, teens

I just got a “chain email” sent to me, and although I usually just delete them (sorry if you’ve ever sent me one, but I just don’t have time to worry [...]

Video Games as the New Books?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, teens

I read an interesting article on boys and video games, discussing how literacy rates are dropping for boys, but some researchers aren’t concerned because they feel video [...]

Hate The Sin, Not The Sinner

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, teens

As parents we are so often gobsmacked by our teen’s behaviour. We expect toddlers to write on walls and to throw their spaghetti across the kitchen, and we try our [...]

First Dates

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, dating, friendship, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, teens

I remember my first date with one of my first teenage boyfriends. I remember where we went, what movie we saw, what he wore. I also remember the names of all three of the [...]