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When Parents And Grandparents Disagree

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, parenting, Pet Peeves

A lot of focus is put on how important it is for Mom and Dad to be on the same parenting page — which is definitely important — but a more delicate situation can [...]

Goals of Misbehaviour Part 4: Inadequacy

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

This month wraps up our four month series of trying to answer that nagging question, “Why do kids do that?” Having looked at the “goals” of gaining attention, power, [...]

Encourage To Flourish

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

Encouragement Vs Praise What’s the difference? you may be asking yourself. It’s subtle, to be sure, and most of us never really gave it much thought. In a nutshell, [...]

Goals Of Misbehaviour Part 3: Revenge

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

The good news is that we are well on our way to understanding what is driving our kids’ behaviour. We’ve talked about the first two goals of misbehaviour, getting [...]

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 [...]

Bathroom Technique

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, parenting, Pet Peeves

Time outs are nothing new to parents. There are many, many parenting approaches that advocate using them with your children. But what about parents? Don’t we sometimes need [...]

A New Year’s Challenge

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, gratitude, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, teens, tweens

What is one thing you could do this month to improve your relationship with your children? We all know that we’re not perfect and that we have room to improve. So [...]

Happiness At Home: Skills For Making Your Marriage Thrive

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, couples, happy families, marriage, nagging, newsletter

Any marriage counselor will tell you that one of the most common problems observed when couples come for help is poor communication skills. People get into trouble in their [...]