Posts by Bonnie Harris

In my practice as a parenting and child behavior specialist I have discovered that parents are attracted to Connective Parenting because it makes sense. Its foundation is in relationship. Its approach is raising truly responsible, respectful human beings without punishment or blame. As with all endeavors, connected parents make mistakes...In my experience, here are the top 5:1. Not being firm enoughMany...
7/28/2020 7:00:00 AM
A story by Riley Rose, age 6...Once upon a time there was a family and they all had phones even the baby. But one day the mailman plopped a chest of gold and you only have it for one day. But the parents were too busy to put things in their wallet. The next day the mailman took the chest. The next day they packed for vacation but they forgot the phone. They went on vacation and had shakes and chocolates...
8/16/2018 7:00:00 AM
When my daughter Molly was five, I was exhausted. I couldn't see a way out of our daily power struggles. She was pushing all my buttons and I was reacting with hostility. But it was the mental notes playing in my head that got me the most. I was worried we would fight always. Fortunately I was wrong. One morning, the same whiny, angry face with its protruding bottom lip approached-but something was...
4/2/2012 4:34:35 PM