by Bonnie Harris | Jan 9, 2024 | Everyday living, Everyday Parenting, Generational Trauma, Mental Health, Teens
Your goal for your children is to raise strong, self-confident, resilient, independent humans who contribute to society, right? This doesn’t just happen somewhere in the teen years. It starts from setting family values that begin with love, acceptance, support, and...
by Bonnie Harris | Nov 30, 2023 | Confident Parents, Everyday living, Everyday Parenting, Mental Health
“My child is so ungrateful.” “Why can’t he ever appreciate anything?” “She has no consideration for anyone but herself.” Gratitude isn’t something to be taught but to be experienced. I’m coming to understand that gratitude is hard to come by without love. It’s hard...
by Bonnie Harris | Sep 19, 2023 | Anger Management, Bullying, Mental Health
Heightened aggression in children, characterized by intense anger outbursts, defiance, and physical attacks, impacts children’s social interactions, academic progress, and emotional growth. Crucially addressed in early childhood, this issue, if unchecked, can...
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 | May 9, 2023 | Anger Management, Discipline, Empathy, Everyday living, Everyday Parenting, Mental Health
We all know what it’s like to get our buttons pushed. It feels like an attack and a flooding of emotion. We tend to retaliate automatically—it’s that fight, flight or freeze reaction. Typically, we lay blame on our children for doing the pushing or ourselves for being...
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...
