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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 [...]
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Doing What Works (And Quitting What Doesn’t)

Andrea Ramsay Speers
chores, communication, happy families, marriage, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, stress, teens, tweens
People have a tendency to think that if something should work, but it doesn’t, that the next step is to then do that thing harder, more often or more intensely.  (For example, [...]
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A Yelling Resolution

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, stress, teens, tweens
I was reading a little poll in an old Today’s Parent magazine.  Even though it was from the December 2009 issue, I thought it would be interesting to post the poll and the [...]
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05Feb

Goals Of Misbehaviour Part 2: Power

Andrea Ramsay Speers
chores, communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
Last month we began our quest to answer the question, “What are they thinking?!?” (“they”, of course, being our children). Recognizing that no behaviour happens by accident [...]
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30Jan

What Are You Tolerating?

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, depression, gratitude, mental health, Pet Peeves, stress
We all have things that we tolerate in our lives. Some of them are big things (like a nasty neighbour), but many of them are small things (a messy desk is an example), and we [...]
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The Importance Of Failing

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, entitlement, gratitude, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
It’s tempting for a parent to want to spare one’s kids the pain of failure.  No one likes to see someone that they care about – and that they’ve been charged with protecting – [...]
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Holiday Fun With The Family

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, holidays, parenting, stress
With Christmas approaching, who has time for fun? The holidays may be enjoyable for everyone else, but for Mom, they often add up to extra stress: writing and mailing cards, [...]
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Decide What You Will Do

Andrea Ramsay Speers
chores, communication, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, stress, teens, tweens
We spend a lot of our time as parents trying to “make” our kids do things. Whether it’s making them hurry up, pick up after themselves, be polite, or make the bed, a lot of [...]
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Do We Need Intuition In Parenting?

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, communication, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, Pet Peeves, stress, teens, tweens
Who do you trust for information about raising your children? Your doctor, your mom, your girlfriends, the internet? Who do you receive information and advice from (whether [...]
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Happiness At Home Newsletter: Help! I Need To Make A Decision!

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, communication, mental health, stress
Many people who come to my office say they have a difficult time making decisions. I have developed a process to help my clients master this skill. I recommend that people [...]
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