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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 [...]

The Great Sleep-over Debate

Andrea Ramsay Speers

friendship, parenting, teens

When I was a teenager, sleep-overs were an integral part of my social life. And, to be honest, they were pretty harmless. No boys, no drugs, no sneaking out…the [...]

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 [...]

Girls? Boys? Both?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, gender, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens

Do you think it’s easier to raise one gender over the other? As the mother of three young daughters, I’ve heard (more than once, in fact) that it’s easier [...]

Your Kids, Their Friends

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, friendship, nagging, parenting, teens

I imagine all of you love your kids’ friends. They probably come over and politely stop for conversation with you before heading up to your teen’s room, and they [...]

Nagging: The Ultimate Teen Complaint

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens

I just read an interesting article about things that teens hate about their parents. One of the annoyances that kept popping up was the nagging that moms and dads pester their [...]