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					Monthly Column Archives Below are Bonnie's past articles that appear as a monthly column in The Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. The articles are in Adobe PDF format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader it is available as a free download from www.adobe.com A Word about Boredom - June 2010 Are you choosing the right summer activities for your child? - May 2010 How do you define discipline? - April 2010 How Children Learn Best - March 2010 What does authority mean in your family? - February 2010 Sleep: New findings on how it makes children thinner, calmer, smarter, and happier - January 2010 Raising a Thankful Child - December 2009 Keeping Our Children Safe: Transforming Fear into Confidence - November 2009 I’m going to make your parenting so much easier! - October 2009 Will your child have a successful school year? - September 2009 Can you trust yourself to be a free-range parent? - August 2009 Give the Gift of Boredom this Summer - July 2009 Do video games promote violence in the culture? - June 2009 Ever wanted to drop your kids and drive off? - May 2009 Kids Stand Up When We Deliver - April 2009 Start by Listening, Not Dictating - March 2009 Frugal Parenting in Tough Financial Times - February 2009 For the New Year: Trust yourself to color outside the lines - January 2009 Managing Children's Holiday Expectations - December, 2008 What does your children's behavior tell you about what they eat? - October, 2008 Back-to-school Basics - September, 2008 A Red Flag About Medicating Young Children - August, 2008 Kids rise to the occasion when they are believed in - July, 2008 Disrespect in the High School: Whose Fault Is It? - June, 2008 Are Your Children Pulling Their Weight? - May, 2008 Have You Taught Your Child to Lie Today? - April, 2008 Play — What's It Good For? - March, 2008 Children's public behavior can be a good teacher - February, 2008 Imagine If You Were Running For Parent - January, 2008 Can You Allow Your Child's Disappointment? - December, 2007 Where Have all the Gray Areas Gone? - October, 2007 Time for Setting the School Year up for Success - September, 2007 Have You Let Your Child Be Naughty Today? - August, 2007 Can Difficult Childhood Behavior Become Criminal? - May, 2007 Does your intention to teach really teach? - April, 2007 Are Kids Really Different Today? - March, 2007 A Lesson in Getting What You Want - February, 2007 Are you setting intentions or getting set up? - January, 2007 Will your children honor the end of the line? - December, 2006 Does "drawing a line" build a wall or a boundary? - November, 2006 Children's public behavior - October, 2006 Yelled at your kids lately?? - September, 2006 School days are here again - Plan wisely - August, 2006 Do your children have too many choices? - July, 2006 Can We Afford Not To Trust Our Children? - June, 2006 Thoughts on a Child's Passing - May, 2006 Is it Lying? - April, 2006 The Computer Question - March, 2006 Back to the Nest - February, 2006 Homework Habits - January, 2006 The Dangers of Unexamined Expectations - December, 2005 Handling Disappointment - November, 2005 Is Your Child Successful? - October, 2005 The Calm instead of the Storm - September, 2005 Who's the Grown-up First? - August, 2005 What You Focus on Grows - July, 2005 Summer is meant for play - June, 2005 Pay attention to the hurt, not the hurter - May, 2005 Directing can be Misleading - April, 2005 Do you play the argument game? - March, 2005 Too Involved or Not Involved Enough? - February, 2005 The Use and Misuse of Time-Out - January, 2005 The Roots of Bullying - December, 2004 A Vote For Your Children - November, 2004 Family: A View From The Other Side - October, 2004 The Ultimate Letting Go - September, 2004 Teachable Moments - August, 2004 Are you Raising a User? - July, 2004 "I've Tried Everything.......", - June 2004 Can You Allow Your Children to Make Mistakes - May 2004  - April 2004 Managing Car Time - March 2004 Finding Balance Through Appropriate Expectations - February 2004 Finding Balance in the New Year - January 2004 Relieving Holiday Stress - December 2003 © 2010 Bonnie Harris, LLC | P : 603.924.6639 | E : bh@bonnieharris.com