Tell Me About Your Kids

Today Bonnie talks with Jane, mother of three—7, 10 and 12—who is a self-described “regulator” in her family. Given the role Jane had to play starting at age 7 as the oldest of three with a not-present mother and drug addicted father, the role of regulator comes naturally to her. During Covid, that role is more exhausting than ever. Now she needs to start letting go so her children can learn to regulate themselves.Bonnie Harris, MS.Ed., director of Connective Parenting, 30+ years of coaching, teaching, and writing for parents. Website: bonnieharris.com - https://bonnieharris.comBooks: When Your Kids Push Your Buttons (https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/when-your-kids-push-your-buttons/) Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids: 8 Principles for Raising Kids You’ll Love to Live With (https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/confident-parents-remarkable-kids/)Audio books: https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/audio-book-downloads/ Produced, mixed, and scored by Echo Finch www.echofinch.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit connectiveparenting.substack.com

*This is a two part episode.The pandemic and time of racial protests for this mom, who has suffered her own anxiety and panic disorder, makes parenting her bi-racial daughter with anxiety especially difficult. She naturally wants to protect her daughter from the pain she herself has experienced, yet learns that that protection may be keeping her daughter from getting stronger.Bonnie Harris, MS.Ed., director of Connective Parenting, 30+ years of coaching, teaching, and writing for parents. Website: bonnieharris.com - https://bonnieharris.comBooks: When Your Kids Push Your Buttons (https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/when-your-kids-push-your-buttons/) Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids: 8 Principles for Raising Kids You’ll Love to Live With (https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/confident-parents-remarkable-kids/)Audio books: https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/audio-book-downloads/ Produced, mixed, and scored by Echo Finch www.echofinch.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit connectiveparenting.substack.com

*This is a two part episode.The pandemic and time of racial protests for this mom, who has suffered her own anxiety and panic disorder, makes parenting her bi-racial daughter with anxiety especially difficult. She naturally wants to protect her daughter from the pain she herself has experienced, yet learns that that protection may be keeping her daughter from getting stronger.Bonnie Harris, MS.Ed., director of Connective Parenting, 30+ years of coaching, teaching, and writing for parents. Website: bonnieharris.com - https://bonnieharris.comBooks: When Your Kids Push Your Buttons (https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/when-your-kids-push-your-buttons/) Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids: 8 Principles for Raising Kids You’ll Love to Live With (https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/confident-parents-remarkable-kids/)Audio books: https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/audio-book-downloads/ Produced, mixed, and scored by Echo Finch www.echofinch.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit connectiveparenting.substack.com

What is Connective Parenting?If you were brought up afraid of getting in trouble, Connective Parenting is a 180º mindset shift. A connected family is based on mutually respectful relationships. Corrective measures are gained through problem solving. Unconditional acceptance sets the foundation for self-confidence. This philosophy is put into practical application when producer, Adam Arnone, father of two, and I apply it to an ordinary difficult situation with his daughter.Bonnie Harris, MS.Ed., director of Connective Parenting, 30+ years of coaching, teaching, and writing for parents. Website: bonnieharris.com - https://bonnieharris.comBooks: When Your Kids Push Your Buttons (https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/when-your-kids-push-your-buttons/) Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids: 8 Principles for Raising Kids You’ll Love to Live With (https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/confident-parents-remarkable-kids/)Audio books: https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/audio-book-downloads/Produced, mixed, and scored by Echo Finchwww.echofinch.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit connectiveparenting.substack.com

Life changed just as we were about to launch Tell Me About Your Kids, so we started again. This intro tells you about my background and how I came to all of this parenting business. And what I learned from my, shall we say strong willed, daughter who brought me to my knees and taught me how to be a better parent. Producer Adam Arnone shares his experience with parenting during the pandemic.Bonnie Harris, MS.Ed., director of Connective Parenting, 30+ years of coaching, teaching, and writing for parents. Website: bonnieharris.com - https://bonnieharris.comBooks: When Your Kids Push Your Buttons (https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/when-your-kids-push-your-buttons/) Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids: 8 Principles for Raising Kids You’ll Love to Live With (https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/confident-parents-remarkable-kids/)Audio books: https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/audio-book-downloads/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit connectiveparenting.substack.com

Welcome to Tell Me About Your Kids. Learn about Bonnie Harris and how it all began. Bonnie Harris, MS.Ed., director of Connective Parenting, 30+ years of coaching, teaching, and writing for parents. Website: bonnieharris.com - https://bonnieharris.comBooks: When Your Kids Push Your Buttons (https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/when-your-kids-push-your-buttons/) Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids: 8 Principles for Raising Kids You’ll Love to Live With (https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/confident-parents-remarkable-kids/)Audio books: https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/audio-book-downloads/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit connectiveparenting.substack.com