by Bonnie Harris | Jan 22, 2026 | Anxiety, Bullying, Confident Parents, School, Teens
School refusal is one of the most frustrating experiences a parent handles. One day your child is getting ready and heading out the door, and the next, they’re clinging to you, melting down, shutting down, or flat-out refusing to go. You find yourself cycling through...
by Bonnie Harris | Jan 9, 2026 | Generational Trauma, Mental Health, Teens
Parenting has a way of touching places inside us we thought had long since healed over. Sometimes it brings joy, sometimes tenderness—and sometimes it brushes against old wounds we haven’t dared revisit. Lately, I’ve been sitting with one of those moments. My...
by Bonnie Harris | Nov 5, 2024 | Coaching & Counseling, Confident Parents, Everyday living, Everyday Parenting, Expectations, Generational Trauma, Mental Health, Newsletter
Nothing is more important for your children than your own well-being. One mom said, “If I hear one more time, fill your own cup first, I will scream. I don’t have time for yoga classes and coffee with friends.” I hear you. I would like to offer a different way to...
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 | Jun 5, 2023 | Anger Management, Everyday Parenting, Preschool, tantrums, Teens
You come home at the end of the day. Maybe you’ve picked up one child from daycare and another from a playdate. Your tired, you don’t have anything prepared for dinner, and you long for some space. And your kids go at it. Even if its loud fun screaming, it’s draining....
