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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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Books And Teens

Andrea Ramsay Speers
parenting, Pet Peeves, teens, tweens
I remember reading a series of books when I was a preteen and young teen, whose series name I can’t remember. The protagonists (mostly teen girls) were plagued by such [...]
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Happiness At Home: Letting Go Of The Past

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, gratitude, mental health, nagging, newsletter, self esteem, stress
People have a difficult time letting go of the past because they are held back by unfinished business. They may regret choices they have made or feel guilty about past [...]
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Happiness At Home: Parenting Your Teen With Less Stress

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, depression, keeping kids out of trouble, newsletter, parenting, self esteem, teens, tweens
How to Maintain Communication Even though teens need to separate from their parents during adolescence, they also need to know that the safety net of home and family is always [...]
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Goals Of Misbehaviour Part I: Attention

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens, tweens
Have you ever looked at your kids and thought, “What are they thinking?!?” It’s a common parental response to outrageous, wacky, disruptive, or hurtful behaviours. But there [...]
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Express Yourself

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, friendship, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
I spend a lot of time with my psychotherapy clients focusing on communication.  I’m not sure that I’ve ever had a couple come for couples therapy that has NOT brought up “poor [...]
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