by Bonnie Harris | May 8, 2024 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Bullying, Coaching & Counseling, Communication, Confident Parents, Everyday Parenting, Generational Trauma, Mental Health, Teens
Boundaries refer to the separation of responsibilities between me and my child. Limits refer to what behaviors I am ok with and what I am not. To have appropriate limits, it is essential to establish healthy boundaries. Your child’s thoughts, emotions and behavior are...
by Bonnie Harris | Nov 1, 2023 | Anxiety, Bullying, Communication, Confident Parents, Discipline, Everyday Parenting, Teens
The family is a nurturing ground, not a training ground. When I hear parents say, “My job is to prepare him to deal with the real world. People out there aren’t going to care how he feels about what he has to do,” I hear a justification for traditional, authoritarian...
by Bonnie Harris | Oct 17, 2023 | Communication, Confident Parents, Everyday Parenting, Questions and Answers
Q. My husband and I see the world—and parenting—differently. He is a type B personality (always looking for his keys), and my son and I are type A personalities (we never misplace anything because there’s a place or “home” for everything and...
by Bonnie Harris | Sep 5, 2023 | Anger Management, Coaching & Counseling, Communication, Confident Parents, Everyday Parenting, Mental Health, Siblings, Teens
It’s really easy to get down on yourself for behaving regretfully toward your child. What’s hard is forgiving yourself because you’re human and making amends. Repairing mistakes is one of the best skills you can teach your child. Isn’t this what we want them to be...
by Bonnie Harris | Jul 25, 2023 | Coaching & Counseling, Communication, Everyday Parenting, Grandparenting
Q. I am the mother of two kids, 6 and 8. My mother’s overprotectiveness and interfering nature drives me nuts. She is a fixer for sure and has even called my boss when I shared problems I was having at work. It’s like she is my children’s parent, and I am the nanny....
by Bonnie Harris | Jul 13, 2023 | Anger Management, Coaching & Counseling, Communication, Confident Parents, Discipline, Everyday Parenting, Expectations, Siblings
If you want your children to become respectful, responsible people, you must model that behavior. With poor boundaries, this is hard to do. Contrary to popular opinion, boundaries and limits are very different from one another, although many use the words...
