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Hi, I‘m Bonnie Harris, parenting and child behavior specialist. The everyday trenches of parenting my own children taught me that our children are fine — until we get in their way with our expectations and fears.

It took me awhile to learn to listen instead of doing what I had been taught all my life. But when I got there, my relationships with my children changed for the better and never turned back.

This is the foundation of Connective Parenting—letting go of old habits so we can communicate with our kids in a way that feels good, that feels right, so the whole family can be more peaceful and connected.

 

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