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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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Put That Away!

Andrea Ramsay Speers
chores, communication, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, stress, teens, tweens
One of most parents’ pet peeves is seeing stuff lying all over the house.  Stepping over shoes in the doorway, or seeing dirty dishes on the counter, or the remains of an arts [...]
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Lowered Expectations

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, chores, communication, encouragement, happy families, mental health, nagging, parenting, self esteem, stress
As parents, we set pretty high standards for ourselves.  When we’re expecting our first child, we plan on having a child who listens, who is patient while we’re shopping, who [...]
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Hands-On Parenting: Too Much Of A Good Thing

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, communication, entitlement, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
I first became aware of the term “helicopter parent” many years ago. It was in an article by Amanda Robb in the July 2008 issue of O Magazine. The term was coined by former [...]
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Time To Think

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens, tweens
In the daily grind of making lunches, arriving on time, homework, and all of the other activities that fill our days, it can be easy to lose sight of our big-picture parenting [...]
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Whose Work Is Homework?

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
If it was meant to be fun, it wouldn’t be called homework, right?  But does getting assignments and essays done have to be such a battle?  In fact, that’s the last thing it [...]
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Encouraging Respect In Our Kids

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, teens, tweens
“Respect” is an important word for parents.  We want our kids to respect us as parents, respect all we do for them, and respect other people.   We want them to [...]
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When Parents Disagree About Parenting

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, couples, happy families, marriage, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, stress, teens, tweens
Who knew that parenting could be so hard on your marriage?? When we meet someone and children aren’t even on our radars, we don’t really know that our parenting styles might [...]
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Don’t Talk To Me Like That! How To Handle Back Talk

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens, tweens
Your kids probably tested the waters of talking back when they were younger, but you may be shocked at the quality –and sheer quantity — of disrespect you face now [...]
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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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