My five-year-old son had been having trouble getting to sleep on his own. We had several weeks of him resisting bed time. He didn’t want to be alone in his room and kept coming up with lots things he “had to have”
Halloween is a time for fun, thrills and excitement, but it’s also a time for costumes, candy and chaos. No wonder children can become a little, er, “ghoulish.”
Here’s how you can use Hand in Hand’s Playlistening and Staylistening tools to overcome 5 common Halloween hurdles.
Join Hand in Hand Instructors Shelley Macy and Laura Minnigerode as they share their experience helping early childhood educators, and many others, ease separation struggles and help parents and children to be able to enjoy their time apart. Looking for
Several times when I come to pick up my sons after they’ve spent an afternoon with my mother, one will look at me severely and tell me “Oh! Not you!” Through Hand in Hand Parenting I’ve discovered that these type of
My four-year-old son LOVES garbage trucks. He is obsessed with them, and not just the trucks. He loves everything to do with garbage disposal: garbage cans, recycling, compost, trips to the landfill, and the garbage itself. He sorts all of
This week my 12-year-old son and I took a few days off school. He is recovering from a heavy cold and I took the time off to look after him. I was also hoping to fill my own cup following
Hand in Hand Certified Instructors Michelle Kokel and Shaheen Merali talk about the parenting tools you can use to support your child through fear. Find out how to strengthen your child’s sense of connection so they can begin to offload their fear, regain
Halloween might be scare season, but kids get scared even by everyday experiences. The teacher who gives a stern look could mean a child gets anxious about going to school. A trip to the doctors office for shots is
By Laura Minnigerode When I was a co-teacher in a 2-year-old class at a half-day preschool, one of the oldest children was Aaron. He was very sweet and sensitive. In free play at school Aaron did fine, but he had
In acest teleseminar gratuit, oferit in limba romana, Anca Deaconu si Irina Nichifiriuc, Instructori Certificati Hand in Hand Parenting, vor discuta despre modalitatile in care va puteti ajuta copiii sa faca mai usor fata schimbarilor si sa isi vindece fricile
By Andrea McCracken My daughter was 7, nearly 8, and developing more concerns about the world. At bedtime, she would lay quietly and think about the mysteries of illnesses, aliens and other potentially scary things. They must have churned around her
My preteen son is preparing for his first leading role in a school play, and the pre-performance nerves are really starting to kick in now. I decided that an opportunity to laugh off some of those jitters and have
On the cartoon stuck to my refrigerator, someone hides under the bedcovers and a speech bubble says, “I don’t want to go to school. The teachers hate me and the kids make fun of me.” A mother figure stands in
By Sarah Charlton We had just returned from a big family wedding in another part of the country and even though it had been a really good trip, we hadn’t had a lot of connection time to ourselves. We were
Your older child just throttled your baby on the head. The baby is screaming. You hoist them up, and scream at your child. “Why did you do that?!” They start crying, so now there’s two of them bawling. You messed
In the middle of preparing for a talk on Separation Anxiety with my fellow Hand in Hand Instructor, Anca Deaconu, my children decided to give me the perfect opportunity to practice what I preach. It started with beginning of the
Your child is good, even when they are full of feelings and entirely irrational. Marilupe De La Calle, Hand in Hand Certified Instructor will tell you what’s useful about moments like that, and how you can step in and turn
El miedo es esencial y está en nuestra vida para protegernos. Tan sólo pensemos en los maravillosos mecanismos de nuestro cuerpo para detectar el peligro, reaccionar ante él de manera instantánea y ponernos a salvo. Es el miedo el que
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