Metal Mouth
Andrea Ramsay Speers
I’m seeing a lot of kids these days with braces. Not that there’s anything new about that — history is filled with teenaged orthodontics. Not mine, [...]
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Dealing With Strong Emotions
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Kids say a lot of stuff over the course of a day. Some of it we listen to, some of it we hear and dismiss, some of it we ignore. But what we listen to and how we respond can [...]
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Effort Versus Result
Andrea Ramsay Speers
With report cards comes a whole host of anxiety. For both parents and kids. I’ve seen parents in my office wield their children’s grades as though they are daring me to not be [...]
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Sass, Back Talk, and Smart Mouths
Andrea Ramsay Speers
When your child says something spiteful and hurtful to you, how do you handle it? Our response is key to determining whether or not your child will use that behaviour again, [...]
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Bullying and The Adult Bystander
Andrea Ramsay Speers
In reading some information on bullying recently, I was reminded of an Oprah show from a number of years ago, that was a tag-on to the ABC Primetime series “What Would [...]
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The Sleep-Deprived Teenager
How much sleep do you get? As someone who has struggled with sleep problems most of my life, I’m very interested in sleep issues and very conscientious about giving my [...]
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Social Media Tips
Worried that this whole social media thing is slipping through your fingers when it comes to your kids? This is an amazing list of tips for social media sharing, especially [...]
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To Party or Not to Party?
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Teenagers have all sorts of great ideas. These may involve camping unsupervised with a group of friends, going to an unsupervised party at a friend’s house while the [...]
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What To Do With a Stubborn Kid
Andrea Ramsay Speers
How many daily power struggles take place in your house? Do you sometimes feel as though your child is saying “no” just for the sake of being disagreeable? Well, [...]
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Public Speaking Anxiety
Andrea Ramsay Speers
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 [...]
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