When Your Kids Push Your Buttons and ..., Bonnie Harris
When Your Kids Push Your Buttons and ..., Bonnie Harris
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When Your Kids Push Your Buttons and What You Can Do About It
For Parents of Toddlers to Teens

Author: Bonnie Harris

Narrator: Bonnie Harris

Unabridged: 2 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/22/2022


Synopsis

You see red—they see an opportunity.You lose control—and lose authority.You swore you'd never say things your parent said—but you open your mouth and there they are.You promise you won't react the same way again—but you always do....You know the feeling. In a nano-second, a certain look, or a defiant behavior, your kid pushes your buttons and you react in parenting “road rage”.In this beautiful, wise, and deeply insightful book, international speaker, counselor, and parenting specialist Bonnie Harris helps you discover what your buttons are, where they come from, and why your children push them. (Note: It has more to do with you than your child.) Learn the 8 steps to defusing your buttons so you can regain your authority, your sanity, and your children’s cooperation and respect."A wise and practical guide to more mindful and open-hearted parenting." -- Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn, co-authors of Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting"This is the tai'chi of parenting books:  all about how to move with the other instead of against, how to pay attention to what the other is doing before taking action.  Bonnie Harris has written a book that proposes action without producing guilt, that appeals to those parents who still remember how they wish they had been treated when they were small." -- Michael Trout, Director, The Infant-Parent Institute

Reviews

Goodreads review by Monique on August 04, 2023

This was an insanely practical parenting book. Every chapter was brimming with insight and ways to change your perspective as a parent. Harris first encourages and guides the reader into identifying their buttons and what causes you to go into your automatic responses. She then goes over the differe......more

Goodreads review by Kelli on July 05, 2022

I’ve only read it without doing the prompts. It’s an interesting look at how your childhood influences your responses to your own children - it doesn’t have to be a big traumatic experience such as abuse. The intent is to help you disengage with the negative belief systems you created as a child and......more

Goodreads review by Kun on January 29, 2025

Learned a lot from this book. A lot of examples that help me to understand what’s the situation and how we as parents could handle it. It’s very interesting that almost every single case could find the way to connect with parent’s own previous experiences while they were young, I know many original......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on February 02, 2021

Graduate level parenting work. Exceptional.......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on December 14, 2020

One of the most practical and insightful parenting books I've ever read. The examples as well as the writing prompts are extremely helpful.......more