by Bonnie Harris | Jun 8, 2022 | Activities, chores, Coaching & Counseling, Communication, Confident Parents, Discipline, education, Everyday Parenting
~ so your kids grow up financially savvy. Ever get sick and tired of kids begging for one more thing? Ever feel taken for granted because your kids don’t appreciate all you do and buy for them? Ever wish your teenager was more responsible with money? Ever wish your...
by Bonnie Harris | Mar 22, 2022 | Communication, Confident Parents, Discipline, Everyday Parenting, Questions and Answers
Q. I am really trying to parent my two kids, 5 and 7, differently than the way I was raised. I am good at telling my husband and my friends that I want to parent with connection. But when they say what does that mean, I’m lost. I get about as far as – ‘Well, it just...
by Bonnie Harris | Mar 8, 2022 | Activities, chores, Communication, Confident Parents, Everyday Parenting
I hate the word chores, and I can guarantee your kids do too. Asking kids to do chores is like saying I want you to take on this drudgery, this burden. And then when the expectation is that they should do them willingly because of all you do for them—that’s a...
by Bonnie Harris | Feb 8, 2022 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Communication, Discipline, education, Everyday Parenting, School
We live in a school culture within a parenting culture that expects its children to fit in and embrace that culture. For many children acculturation happens seamlessly. But for at least 1 in 5 children*, it requires giving up oneself, shifting off base, and...
by Bonnie Harris | Apr 12, 2019 | Communication, Teens
All parents struggle with fears and worries about their children and many end up just getting in their own way. When you take your children’s behavior personally and use your authority to control them to do what you want, you may wind up creating the scenario you most...
