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A Few Of My Favourite Books

Andrea Ramsay Speers
announcements, anxiety, bullying, chores, communication, couples, depression, encouragement, entitlement, friendship, happy families, marriage, mental health, nagging, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
Looking for something to keep you busy over the next few weeks? Books can be a great way to get information, get inspiration and new ideas, and to keep momentum going between [...]
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But Sometimes They Just Push My Buttons!

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, parenting, Pet Peeves
Patience is an elusive concept for parents.  It can either be something we have (or don’t – as in, “I don’t have a lot of patience for that behaviour”), something we are (or [...]
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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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Side-Stepping Power Struggles

Andrea Ramsay Speers
chores, communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens, tweens, Uncategorised
“You’re Not The Boss Of Me!” There probably isn’t a parent alive who doesn’t cringe or roll their eyes at the phrase “power struggle”.  We’ve all been there – and some of us [...]
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“Because I Said So!”

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens, tweens
Who among us did not hear that as a kid?  And who finds themselves saying it to their own kids now?  Children can really wear you down, and some of them are more persistent [...]
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