by Bonnie Harris | Sep 29, 2018 | Anger Management, Communication, Discipline, Questions and Answers
Old Beliefs Interfere with Appropriate Discipline Q. I could never argue my case to my parents and was told not to sass them and be quiet or I wouldn’t get to do what I wanted or I’d have privileges taken away. I don’t like how my parents handled this, but...
by Bonnie Harris | Nov 23, 2014 | Everyday Parenting
Many power struggles are fought over attempts to get our children to do what we expect in the name of learning to be helpful and take responsibility. Too often our best intentions get derailed. Instead of teaching helpfulness and responsibility, we teach them...
by Bonnie Harris | Feb 18, 2013 | Everyday Parenting
Helicopter parents not only take too much responsibility for their children and fix their problems to protect them from upset or disappointment, they also tend to be overly punitive by not taking responsibility for themselves and blaming their children for their own...
