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Goals of Misbehaviour and “Honey, I Wrecked The Kids”

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, stress, teens, tweens

If you’re looking for more details on the goals of misbehaviour, pick up Honey, I Wrecked The Kids by Alyson Schafer. She breaks down each goal into its own chapter, creating [...]

Morning Routines

Andrea Ramsay Speers

encouragement, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, stress, teens, tweens

Kids thrive on routines. We see this clearly with infants and toddlers, but even as kids grow and begin school, they still need for predictability and order. Routines help [...]

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 [...]

10Feb

Family Meeting How-To’s

Andrea Ramsay Speers

chores, communication, gratitude, happy families, keeping kids out of trouble, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, stress, teens, tweens

Family meetings can be one of your best discipline strategies as a parent. Here’s what your kids learn from participating in family meetings: Listening skills Brainstorming [...]

A Yelling Resolution

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

I was reading a little poll in an old Today’s Parent magazine. Even though it was from the December 2009 issue, I thought it would be interesting to post the poll and the [...]

05Feb

Goals Of Misbehaviour Part 2: Power

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

Last month we began our quest to answer the question, “What are they thinking?!?” (“they”, of course, being our children). Recognizing that no behaviour happens by accident [...]

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 [...]

Family Meetings:Your One-Stop Solution For Discipline AND Fun

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

If you’ve ever had a job, you’ve probably attended a meeting. And although it may seem somewhat unusual to apply this same strategy to “running” your family, family meetings [...]