by Bonnie Wallace | Advice, General, Mindset, Top Picks
I just spent a few days in Vancouver on the set of Descendants 2 watching the final day of dance rehearsals and then the first two days of shooting…
by Bonnie Wallace | Advice, General, Parenting
I did something crazy today. I played hooky and went to a weekday matinee with my friend Lisa to see Bad Moms. (Now you know what a Girl Scout I am—this is my “crazy”-!) As someone who is self-employed and whose kids are actually young adults now, you might think this...
by Bonnie Wallace | Advice, Education, General
The biggest source of anxiety for many parents of child actors is that their kid will miss out on “a normal life.” I’m not sure what a normal life really is, but I do understand this worry. When our children are born, we wish certain things for them: happiness, rich...
by Bonnie Wallace | Advice, General
How long does it take? No one can know how many auditions will happen before an actor is cast in their first project. And then how many more auditions will pass before their second role! It can be frustratingly slow, unnervingly quick, and everything in between. In...
by Bonnie Wallace | General, Mindset, Parenting
I think that managing ourselves as parents is one of the true secrets to helping our kids succeed as young actors. Our inner self-talk guides our actions, and our kids register it subconsciously. When we are aware of the gap between our encouraging words and our inner...
