About Bonnie Johnson Fite
Bonnie inspires and empowers her listeners by giving them tools to apply profound biblical principles in a practical way. Listeners learn the how-to of victorious living. Her presentation makes a life changing impact.
Based on her experience teaching children in inner-city San Francisco, she began training teachers about children in 1988. Now she’s taught seminars to thousands of parents, teachers, principals and professors from coast to coast. She’s been featured on many radio talk shows including nationally syndicated shows like Janet Parshall’s “America,” Focus on the Family’s “Renewing the Heart,” USA Family Radio’s “Point of View,” and American Family Radio’s “Today’s Issues.”
She is the author of Effective Discipline: a Delicate Balance, Love & Boundaries (a Parent’s Workbook), The Twelve New Days of Christmas (Profound Promises) and a children’s musical by the same title. She has also written several Bible studies for adults.
She is married to John. They are parents of four young adults.
Her children received a blended education, consisting of Christian schools and homeschooling. This prepared them to attend college. As a result, Bonnie had the honor of teaching every grade level, modified curriculum to the classical model and taught several High school subjects including Bible, Shakespeare, and Economics. She also served as Dean of Faculty at a K-12 classical Christian school
Presentations for Parent
Preventing Discipline Problems from Erupting
Can you spot potential hazards that lead to chaos, before they explode? This seminar will equip parents to “head off trouble at the pass.” Basic techniques of good home management will be shared. Parents will receive a pound of practical prevention.
Solving Discipline Problems
Sooner or later your child boldly steps over the line and demands you to respond. Will you retreat or bravely enforce the rules? How you deal with it determines the severity and length of the conflict. This seminar gives you the tools to confidently lead. Then the conflict will be resolved with an improved relationship between parent and child.
Cultivating Godly Character in Your Children I & II
Are you eager to “pass the torch” of Christian character to the next generation? Using the analogy of a garden where young plants thrive, we will look at creating a nurturing environment in our homes that fosters growth in our children. This exciting series will present a practical system for instilling 9 specific character traits (love for God, kindness, integrity, responsibility, discernment, confidence, contentment, patience, and perseverance) into your children.
Minimizing Sibling Rivalry
Are you tired of all the squabbling and fighting that breaks out between your children? Sibling rivalry has been with us since the first family. After examining several siblings from Scripture, we will examine patterns of conflict. The presentation concludes with seven practical strategies for minimizing rivalry in your family.
Maximizing the Trainable Years
Child development experts disagree on many points, but they all agree about the crucial impact of the formative years. We will examine the first eight years of a child’s development. Parents will be inspired to nurture young children intellectually, spiritually and emotionally. Come and learn how to maximize the permanent impact you make on your children.
Schooling Options
Decisions, decisions, today parents have 3 distinct options for their children’s education. Homeschooling, Christian schools, and public schools will all be explored. Each has unique features. Come and compare the options for your child. Academic, social, and spiritual development will be addressed, as well as the environment and impact of teachers, peers, and curriculum.
Creating Daily Order
Does the task of raising your child have you overwhelmed? Is each day a struggle for survival? Every home needs predictable patterns so both children and parents can thrive. The more predictable your life, the more secure your child will feel. We will look at basic trouble spots during the day and present ways to diffuse the chaos and conflict. The goal is not a harsh rigid routine, but a structured environment where fun and security thrive.
Presentations for Women
Developing Intimacy with God
Is prayer your first choice or last resort? Are you eager to develop a vibrant relationship with God? Regular time consistently devoted to Him gives us courage, guidance, and purpose in life. After we examine passages in Scripture, we will discover principles of prayer. In conclusion, practical steps to develop an organized prayer life will be shared.
Minimizing Sibling Rivalry
Whether you struggle with unresolved sibling issues from your childhood, or you’re tired of all the squabbling and fighting that breaks out between your children? Sibling rivalry has been with us since the first family. After examining several siblings from Scripture, we will examine patterns of conflict. The presentation concludes with seven practical strategies for minimizing rivalry in your family.
Peace on Earth, Even During the Christmas Rush
Do you feel crushed under the weight of all the holiday activities? Do you start the holiday blur with a large stuffed turkey and end with confetti and party horns? We will explore specific strategies to de-stress this wonderful time of year. Then we will focus on God’s incredible gift to us—Jesus our Prince of Peace.
A Tale of Three Friends
How do you respond when a friend is in trouble? We will look at three friends from Scripture who all responded differently to a friend in crisis. We will be inspired to respond with timely, practical sensitivity to those in trouble near us.
Presentations for Teachers
Cultivating Godly Character into Students
Are you eager to “pass the torch” of Christian character to the next generation? Using the analogy of a greenhouse where young plants thrive, we will look at creating a nurturing environment in our classrooms that fosters growth in students. This exciting seminar will present four planting techniques. We will conclude with a practical system for instilling five specific character traits into students of today.
Helping the ADD & ADHD Child Succeed
Drawing on personal experience as a child who grew up with ADHD, and now as an educator with a graduate degree in special education emphasizing in learning disabilities, the seminar will give practical points on pitfalls to avoid with ADD/ADHD children. It describes how it feels to have ADD/ADHD, and give teachers a strategy to help this child reach his full potential.
Preventing Discipline Problems from Erupting
Can you spot potential hazards that lead to chaos, before they explode? This seminar will equip teachers to “head off trouble at the pass.” Teachers will learn six preventions to make their classroom a haven of order, while fostering a dynamic learning environment. Basic techniques of good classroom management will be shared. Teachers will receive a pound of practical prevention.
Maximizing the Trainable Years
Child development experts disagree on many points, but they all agree about the crucial impact of the formative years. We will examine the first eight years of a child’s development. Teachers will be inspired to nurture young students intellectually, spiritually and emotionally. Come and learn how to maximize the permanent impact you make on your students.
A Tapestry of Teachers
In the tapestry of life, teachers leave a permanent mark on their students through the colors and patterns they weave. Unfortunately, most teachers never get to see the final result as their students reach adulthood. Hear the true story of a little girl from a troubled home who achieved against the odds. After many loving teachers are highlighted, today’s teachers will be challenged to look for hurting students. They’ll be inspired to weave healing and hope into young lives.
Bully Proofing
Can you build a strong sense of community within your classroom or school? The more children feel like they belong together, the fewer bullying problems will erupt. Learn to identify and include the vulnerable outsider before he/she becomes a target. Diffuse the power of bullies and encourage them to create an attitude of inclusion. After changing the environment from hostile to nurturing, test scores also improve.