Oakville Family Institute
  • Home
  • About Andrea
  • Read and Learn
  • Download Parent Toolkit
  • Media
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
Office Phone: 905-491-6949
 
Office Phone: 905-491-6949
Oakville Family Institute
Oakville Family Institute
  • Home
  • About Andrea
  • Read and Learn
  • Download Parent Toolkit
  • Media
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us

nagging

 
HomeBlogPosts Tagged "nagging"

Happiness At Home: 12 Rules For Constructive Communication

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, happy families, marriage, nagging, newsletter, parenting, teens, tweens, Uncategorised
Poor communication patterns erode self-esteem and harm relationships but sadly, plenty of people fall into the trap of indulging in them. If you and your relationship partners [...]
Read more Happiness At Home: 12 Rules For Constructive Communication

Happiness At Home: How To Be Less of a Perfectionist and Enjoy Life More

Andrea Ramsay Speers
anxiety, depression, mental health, newsletter, Pet Peeves, self esteem, stress
This is the second of a series of two newsletters that explore the dynamics of perfectionism. In my last newsletter, you learned what perfectionism is and why people develop [...]
Read more Happiness At Home: How To Be Less of a Perfectionist and Enjoy Life More

Happiness At Home Newsletter: What Makes Us Procrastinate?

Andrea Ramsay Speers
depression, encouragement, mental health, nagging, newsletter, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
All of us procrastinate on occasion. For some people, it’s a chronic problem; for others, it’s only a problem in certain life areas. Procrastination is always frustrating [...]
Read more Happiness At Home Newsletter: What Makes Us Procrastinate?

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 [...]
Read more A Few Of My Favourite Books

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 [...]
Read more Put That Away!
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 [...]
Read more Family Meeting How-To’s

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 [...]
Read more Lowered Expectations
18Nov

Out-Of-The-Box Encouragement

Andrea Ramsay Speers
communication, encouragement, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, school, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens
We’ve talked before about how important encouragement is for kids. It contributes to healthy self esteem, it fosters courage and a willingness to make a mistake but try again, [...]
Read more Out-Of-The-Box Encouragement

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 [...]
Read more 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Communicators

Say What You Mean And Mean What You Say

Andrea Ramsay Speers
chores, communication, happy families, nagging, parenting, Pet Peeves, teens, tweens
Following through as a parent is hard.  Who among us has not threatened to cancel Christmas or a vacation, knowing full well that we’d never do it?  Who hasn’t said to [...]
Read more Say What You Mean And Mean What You Say
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
Recent Posts
  • 08May
    Protecting Our Kids From Internet Porn
    communication, parenting, teens, tweens
  • 15Apr
    Why Kids Need Chores
    chores, happy families, parenting, teens, tweens
  • 10Dec
    Happiness At Home: Caring For The Caregiver
    anxiety, communication, couples, depression, happy families, health, marriage, mental health, newsletter, stress
  • 03Sep
    Happiness At Home: Managing Today’s Stepfamilies
    communication, couples, happy families, marriage, newsletter, parenting, stress, teens, tweens
  • 05Mar
    Happiness At Home: 12 Rules For Constructive Communication
    communication, happy families, marriage, nagging, newsletter, parenting, teens, tweens, Uncategorised
Subscribe
Enter your email and we'll send you a coupon with 10% off your next order.

Stay Connected

Enter your email for our quarterly newsletter happiness at home, covering topics related to family and mental health.

Registered Psychotherapist

Andrea Ramsay Speers

Registered Psychotherapist

Oakville Family Institute (Trafalgar and Dundas in north Oakville)
Office Phone : 905-491-6949
Recent Posts
  • 08May
    Protecting Our Kids From Internet Porn
    communication, parenting, teens, tweens
© Oakville Family Institute: Counselling for Parents 2023.