by Bonnie Harris | Mar 29, 2019 | Anger Management, Coaching & Counseling, Questions and Answers, tantrums
Being Your Child’s Friend and Parent Q. I do welcome your advice and think you speak a lot of sense, but I am not sure about your advice to be your child’s friend in one of your articles. What is wrong with being a mum? I am the only person who can officially be...
by Bonnie Harris | Feb 22, 2019 | Anger Management, Food & Wellness, Questions and Answers, Teens
Stop Catering to Food Demands Q. My kids, 5 and 3, have had catered food of their choice their whole lives, and we can’t figure out how to switch without enduring weeks and months of misery at the table. When we tried a year ago, we gave up after about a week...
by Bonnie Harris | Dec 29, 2018 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Communication, Questions and Answers, Teens
Handling Big Emotions and Understanding the Behavior Q. We had an episode with our 5 1/2 yr. old son. For the past 2 years, we have tried every approach. Our son is smart but immature. We feel he lacks confidence and tends to hold things in rather than talk. I tried...
by Bonnie Harris | Oct 26, 2018 | Anger Management, Communication, Questions and Answers
Pull-ups for Poops Q. My 4 yo daughter won’t poop on the potty/toilet. She uses a pull-up to poop (she is very independent in the process). She holds it if she isn’t at home. She is totally fine with peeing in the toilet and has been for about 2 years now. Two things...
by Bonnie Harris | Sep 29, 2018 | Anger Management, Communication, Discipline, Questions and Answers
Old Beliefs Interfere with Appropriate Discipline Q. I could never argue my case to my parents and was told not to sass them and be quiet or I wouldn’t get to do what I wanted or I’d have privileges taken away. I don’t like how my parents handled this, but...
by Bonnie Harris | Aug 13, 2018 | Anger Management, Communication
We all know the feeling. Our child says or does that certain something, we see red and react in ways we regret. We feel out of control, blame the child, and set up our next power struggle. We “go on automatic” and lose our maturity and authority. But we have a choice....
