by Bonnie Harris | Feb 7, 2023 | Anger Management, Communication, Discipline, Everyday Parenting, Play, Screentime, social media, Teens
Screentime? How About Freetime Instead As a concerned parent worried about how much time your kids are spending on screens, is it possible you might be adding to the problem in a number of ways. There is no question your job as a parent is dramatically more difficult...
by Bonnie Harris | Nov 29, 2022 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Communication, Confident Parents, Empathy, Everyday Parenting, tantrums
Tis the season—for stress, impatience and probably some unrealistic expectations and resentment over why your family isn’t like the happy ones you see on Instagram. That means trickle down stress for your children, no matter what age. Your littlest ones may show it in...
by Bonnie Harris | Oct 18, 2022 | Anger Management, Coaching & Counseling, Communication, Confident Parents, education, Everyday living, Everyday Parenting, Questions and Answers, Teens
Q. We have a 4-year-old turning 5 next month, and we have a lot of toilet talk going on. We’ve tried ignoring it, explaining why it’s not okay and that it’s not okay to use in our house. Nothing seems to work. He just lays around and says: penis, boobies, vagina and...
by Bonnie Harris | Oct 5, 2022 | Anger Management, Coaching & Counseling, Communication, Confident Parents, Empathy, Everyday living, Everyday Parenting, tantrums
Are you trying to do the right thing by validating your child’s feelings only to hear even angrier tirades? Your best intentions backfire and you don’t know why. Let’s break this down to figure out why your child is reacting negatively when you are trying to...
by Bonnie Harris | Jul 18, 2022 | Anger Management, Communication, Confident Parents, Discipline, Empathy, Everyday Parenting, Questions and Answers
Q. My 9 year old boy’s behavior is driving me nuts and making me feel like failure. He is a strong-willed, smart boy, who will do anything only if he likes it. There are many things he decides he doesn’t like to do or eat, and there is no cajoling that can get him to...
by Bonnie Harris | Feb 8, 2022 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Communication, Discipline, education, Everyday Parenting, School
We live in a school culture within a parenting culture that expects its children to fit in and embrace that culture. For many children acculturation happens seamlessly. But for at least 1 in 5 children*, it requires giving up oneself, shifting off base, and...
