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 | 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 | Sep 21, 2022 | Anxiety, Coaching & Counseling, Communication, Confident Parents, education, Everyday living, Everyday Parenting, Food & Wellness, Mental Health, Questions and Answers, Teens
Q. While listening to one of your insightful podcasts, “Mom, When Can I Start Watching Porn?”, I heard you say “that the best time to start introducing your children to the mechanics of sex and how babies are made and born is between 4 and 6, before...
by Bonnie Harris | Sep 6, 2022 | Anxiety, Communication, education, Everyday Parenting, Mental Health, Preschool, School, Teens
Do you teach your children that their school performance is for you? That’s one way to diminish school motivation. All parents want their children to love school and learn lots. For too many children, the school years are a prison sentence to be endured. School often...
by Bonnie Harris | Jul 5, 2022 | Anxiety, Coaching & Counseling, Communication, Confident Parents, Current Events, education, Empathy, Everyday living, Everyday Parenting, Mental Health
After the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, I wrote an article called Look for the Helpers inspired by Fred Rogers. I am redoing it with the same basic message—sadly because so much more has happened. Not only has gun violence increased, but our democracy and our...
by Bonnie Harris | Jun 22, 2022 | Anxiety, Communication, Confident Parents, Empathy, Everyday Parenting, Mental Health, Questions and Answers
Q. My daughter freezes when she is asked a question on the spot or during exams because she is fearful of being wrong, not knowing the answers or not being able to complete the entire tests. What advice should I give her to help her overcome this fear? A. Of course...
