by Bonnie Harris | Feb 3, 2021 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Mental Health
With Covid stretching all of us thin, families are experiencing more emotional upheavals than ever—kids and parents, alike. The #1 step to managing anger and stress is to give yourself and your kids a break and keep it present—stop catastrophizing fears into the...
by Bonnie Harris | Jun 26, 2020 | Anger Management, Communication, Current Events, Discipline
Q. Many years ago, I wrote an email asking for advice about an incident that had happened to my son. You wrote a response that was not only full of honesty and wisdom but that assuaged my feelings of incompetence as a parent. Today, that young boy is now a man and is...
by Bonnie Harris | Mar 27, 2020 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Communication, Current Events, Discipline
Q. Stuck at home with three kids is bad enough but one of them is going to drive me insane. My older and my younger are doing their work and managing okay, but my 8 yr. old refuses to do his school work, along with everything else, and has regular meltdowns....
by Bonnie Harris | Nov 16, 2019 | Activities, Anger Management, Anxiety, Communication, Discipline, Everyday Parenting
We all know what it’s like to lose it with a child. When that button gets pushed, you see red, your authority and sanity flies out the window and you say and do things you swore you never would. It feels like there’s nothing you can do about it—but there is. Once you...
by Bonnie Harris | Oct 11, 2019 | Anger Management, Communication, Discipline, tantrums
What happens to you when your child behaves less than perfectly? When he ignores you or she screams, “I don’t have to listen to you.” Some of you can respond effectively by changing your behavior and addressing whatever the situation is from a different or calmer...
by Bonnie Harris | May 25, 2019 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Communication, Questions and Answers, School
Q. My 8 yr. old daughter, M, started playing with B last year and became her best friend. Towards the end of the year M became quite possessive of B. The situation escalated when B’s mother decided to “ban” B from playing with M. When this school...
