Bonnie Harris
Bonnie Harris, M.S.Ed. is the director of Connective Parenting. Bonnie has designed and taught parenting workshops and counseled parents for twenty years. She received her masters degree in Early Childhood Education from Bank Street College in New York City.
Website: http://www.bonnieharris.com/
Interests: She founded The Parent Guidance Center in Peterborough, NH in 1990, now The River Center, which is dedicated to parent education and support. Her book When Your Kids Push Your Buttons (Warner Books, 2003) led to her appearance on The Today Show, Asia News broadcast from Singapore, ABC broadcast in Australia as well as radio and TV programs across the United States. "Buttons" made the NY Post's top ten list of best parenting books and has been published in six additional countries. Bonnie teaches her "Buttons" workshops and professional trainings and speaks internationally on a variety of parenting topics as well as across the internet. Bonnie is the mother of two grown children and lives with her husband in Peterborough, NH. Her second book, Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids: 8 Principles for Raising Kids You'll Love to Live With came out in September, 2008.
Posts
5 Mistakes Connected Parents Make
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 e...
6 Tips to Prevent Cell Phone Abuse With Our Kids
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 nex...
The Do's and Don'ts of Ending Power Struggles - Forever
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 wr...
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