by Bonnie Harris | Jun 20, 2023 | Activities, Communication, Confident Parents, Empathy, Everyday living, Everyday Parenting, Expectations, Questions and Answers, Screentime, Teens
Q. My son is 11 and an only child. His first reaction to everything is negative, a sigh, makes a face and moans. This is the reaction to every meal (even stuff he likes), an outing he likes or even just being asked to watch tv with us. When we try to do fun family...
by Bonnie Harris | Apr 18, 2023 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Communication, Confident Parents, Discipline, Empathy, Everyday living, Everyday Parenting, Mental Health, Questions and Answers
Q. My 8 year old son is constantly talking back to me and using vulgar language. I tell him that is not acceptable, and he keeps doing it. He argues and doesn’t listen to authority—my authority anyway. He’s fine at school. Teachers love him. When I was young, I would...
by Bonnie Harris | Mar 23, 2023 | Anxiety, Bullying, Communication, Confident Parents, Everyday Parenting, Mental Health, Questions and Answers, School
Q. Ines, 8, is a very sweet playing, sporty, capable but gentle friend. On the playground one of her better friends at school is starting to bully her. Tonight she was crying as the girl was telling her to go into a dark shed in the playground. Ines said she didn’t...
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 | Jan 24, 2023 | Coaching & Counseling, Communication, Confident Parents, Empathy, Everyday living, Everyday Parenting, Mental Health, Questions and Answers, Teens
Q. I have enjoyed reading many things on your website. My husband and I are the owners of 1 integrity child and 1 harmony child. The first makes me nearly lose my mind as I am an integrity person as well. My question is how do you help them understand that the world...
by Bonnie Harris | Jan 10, 2023 | Anxiety, Communication, Confident Parents, Empathy, Everyday Parenting, Newsletter
Instead of starting off the new year with resolutions you are likely to ignore, how about deciding to accept yourself and your kids just the way you are? You might find that acceptance is much harder than setting unrealistic goals that keep you in a state of tension...
