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“7 Secrets to Raising an Optimist”

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, entitlement, gratitude, mental health, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens

John Hoffman wrote an article in Today’s Parent (the December 2005 issue) with this title. I loved his list of seven things, so here they are: Be a responsive, loving [...]

How To Talk To Your Kids About A World Crisis

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, parenting, stress, teens, tweens

Between the Paris attacks in November, Sandy Hook a year or so before, and now the mass shooting in Orlando, parents have, sadly, never had more opportunity to talk about [...]

Happiness At Home: How To Create A Positive Work Environment

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, gratitude, mental health, Pet Peeves, stress

We have all worked in places where we grew to dread getting up in the morning, and a few of us have had the pleasure of working for a boss who makes us feel like we can do [...]

“Fighting Fair”?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, couples, happy families, marriage, mental health, nagging, Pet Peeves, stress

All couples disagree at some point. It’s not realistic to think that we’ll see eye-to-eye on everything over the course of a long marriage. Disagreeing isn’t the issue; how [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Beating The Winter Blues

Andrea Ramsay Speers

depression, happy families, health, mental health, stress

Don’t let winter get you down. Many people find this time of year tough – the excitement of the holidays has passed, the bills have started to arrive, and the lack of sunlight [...]