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Public Speaking Anxiety

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, parenting, school, self esteem, teens

Many of us have anxiety about public speaking. But what do you do when it’s your child who’s terrified of doing a presentation? The best thing to do is to have [...]

“Perfect Angels”

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

I came across a National Post article I cut from the paper many moons ago,entitled Perfect Angels. It was written by Alan E. Kazdin, who is a professor of psychology and [...]

Homework For Parents

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, teens

The older your child gets, the less involved you may become in their homework. Or, then again, you may find yourself nagging and supervising more because less seems to be [...]

“I Quit”

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, parenting, teens

If your teen has been involved in a sport or music lessons or similar activity regularly over the past number of years, you might find that as he gets further into his teen [...]

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 [...]

Procrastination

Andrea Ramsay Speers

nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, teens

I read an article recently that was targeted at parents of kids ages 12 to 14, that was about helping kids keep from procrastinating on their homework. But it was all about [...]

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 [...]

Sulking as an Art Form

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens

Where do kids learn to sulk like they do?? I often see a fair bit of sulking in my office…but as a non-family-member, I can usually pull them out of it before too long. [...]

Do Cell Phones Make Our Kids Safer?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, parenting, teens

We live in a worried society. We worry about everything — real and imagined — and we go out of our way to protect ourselves against these dangers. But in [...]

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 [...]