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7 Habits Of Highly Effective Communicators

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

Many of us take our communication style for granted. We just say what we’re thinking. We might assume that what we’re thinking is “common sense.” Maybe we don’t give much [...]

How Do We Define “Mental Health”?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, depression, health, mental health, self esteem, stress

How do we know if we are mentally healthy? What exactly is “mental health”? These are questions that maybe we should ask ourselves. It seems hard to expect to achieve a [...]

Helping Your Child Cope With Divorce

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, depression, mental health, parenting, stress, teens, tweens

Divorce is not easy on anyone. When children are involved, the situation can be particularly challenging, but it doesn’t have to be traumatic. Your child’s age will [...]

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 [...]

Fears And Phobias

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, happy families, mental health, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens

Kids develop fears. It could be separation anxiety as a toddler, a fear of clowns as a preschooler, or a dread of public speaking as a school-ager. About one in 30 children [...]

10 Habits Of Happy Couples

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, couples, happy families, marriage

Ok, this was just such a great article, I had to share it! It was written by Mark Goulston on the Psychology Today blog. It’s fantastic. 10 Habits of Happy Couples [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Problem Solving

Andrea Ramsay Speers

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

Good communication is important in a family, but we can get stuck when we’ve shared what our issues are, and the person we’re sharing with has a different view. [...]

Back To School Woes

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, parenting, school, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens

Summer is here and the living is easy. Then all of a sudden it’s not summer, it’s September and school is here. And not everyone is excited about it. Some kids may be [...]