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Eliminate Criticism and Minimize Mistakes

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

This is the title of a chapter in Rudolph Dreikurs’ classic parenting book Children: The Challenge. It can be a tough concept for a parent to really grasp, though, [...]

Conversation Basics

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, friendship, happy families, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, tweens

I think every parent wants to raise a polite child. Sometimes how that is defined varies from family to family, but overall, there are some things that we have as a culture [...]

Interruption Disruption

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, entitlement, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens, tweens

I’m of the belief that one of the hardest parts of parenting is the constant interruptions. It could be interruptions while you’re talking, or just the idea that a parent’s [...]

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 [...]

Skin Deep

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, keeping kids out of trouble, mental health, parenting, self esteem, teens, tweens, weight

We’d all like to think that appearances don’t matter as much as what’s on the inside does. But if you haven’t heard, even researchers have to sadly admit that better looking [...]

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 [...]

A String on the Finger

Andrea Ramsay Speers

chores, communication, entitlement, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, teens, tweens

One of the things that never fails to set parents off is when kids are chronically forgetful. And it can be a long haul to get kids to accept the responsibility of [...]

“So, How Was School?”

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, teens, tweens

Does that question make your kids clam up? Instead of asking a blanket question like this, try asking about a specific class, for example, or what they did during recess. [...]

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 [...]