by Bonnie Harris | Aug 30, 2019 | Anxiety, Coaching & Counseling, Communication, Questions and Answers, School
Q. My daughter is 8 years old. She is quiet, honest, kind, diligent, and the “dream child to teach”, the teachers say. She follows every rule to the T. On the playground, one of her better friends is starting to bully her. She was crying as she was telling me about...
by Bonnie Harris | Jul 26, 2019 | Discipline, Questions and Answers, Screentime, Teens
Q. I currently feel like a failure as a parent. My 12 year old daughter is smart, well behaved, does well in school. However, there are 2 main areas that we often fight about resulting in a tense hostile environment at home. One is sneaking junk food. We have a policy...
by Bonnie Harris | Jun 21, 2019 | Discipline, Questions and Answers, Teens
Q. I have a 16 yr. old daughter home from boarding school after 3 years. Since school started, she has been with “friends” every evening till 8 or 9 PM. On weekends, she has been out at least till 11 PM. She wants me to extend weeknight curfew to 9 PM and...
by Bonnie Harris | May 25, 2019 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Communication, Questions and Answers, School
Q. My 8 yr. old daughter, M, started playing with B last year and became her best friend. Towards the end of the year M became quite possessive of B. The situation escalated when B’s mother decided to “ban” B from playing with M. When this school...
by Bonnie Harris | Apr 27, 2019 | Communication, Questions and Answers, Teens
Q. I’m concerned about my almost 15 year-old boy. He is depressed and with good reason. He is slightly on the spectrum and has A.D.D. (no hyperactivity). We’ve moved twice in 14 months and we’re currently renting. He is a creature of habit and our...
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...
