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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Happiness At Home Newsletter: Help! I Need To Make A Decision!

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, mental health, stress

Many people who come to my office say they have a difficult time making decisions. I have developed a process to help my clients master this skill. I recommend that people [...]