Mom Elene Johas Teener tells us how Hand in Hand Parenting helped her meet her two aggressive sons. “Being an older parent with a fully developed career, I have experienced high pressure and stress situations. One of the most challenging jobs I had was being in charge of part of a county mental health program.
Dear Hand in Hand, Please help. My 4-year-old son has had a turbulent time at pre-school and has become very aggressive. I am seeing this as an issue around separation. We have increased Special Time, and I’m finding he has a huge, driving desire to play from the minute I pick him up at midday.
Copilașul tău se oprește brusc în mijlocul unui moment de joacă și te lovește? Ori pocnește alți copii, chiar pe proprii frați? Dacă-i așa, dă-mi voie să te asigur că nu ești un părinte ratat. Atunci când micuțul tău lovește nu este cuprins de o vrajă misterioasă. Copilul tău nu este rău. Totuși, atunci când
If you’ve ever seen your child thrash a toy to pieces, order you locked in jail or speed down a steep slope on a skateboard you are probably aware of these play types and the stress they can cause us, as parents!
A Guest Post by Stephanie Parker My daughter is about to turn nine and I’ve been thinking recently that I’d like her to do more around the house. I haven’t spent enough time making this happen in the past, I’ve taken shortcuts by just doing things myself because it’s ‘quicker’. So this morning I’d washed
A Guest Post by Laura Minnigerode Let’s start with this fact: An aggressive child is struggling with fear. What can that look like in a preschool classroom? There are almost as many answers as children, but here are some behaviors I have seen in my classroom: Biting Grabbing Hitting Pushing Scratching Pinching Verbal attention seeking
Ce părinte nu și-a dorit să se poată clona într-o armată de experți în supraveghere, giugiuleală, îngrijirea copiilor, purtarea lor, ținut în brațe, schimbarea scutecelor și menaj? De câte ori nu spunem: “Sunt numai eu”? Vrem să ne iubim copiii, să îi îngrijim, să ne conectăm cu ei, și în același timp să le susținem
Un article traduit de l’anglais par Chloé Saint Guilhem formatrice certifiée Hand in Hand Nos parents, pour la plupart d’entre eux, ne nous ont pas écoutés tandis que nous exprimions nos sentiments de façon passionnée. Ceci n’a jamais été modélisé pour eux. Nous, à notre tour, ne savons pas toujours quoi dire. Il se peut
Un article de Julie Johnson traduit de l’anglais par Frédérique Mezier et Chloé Saint Guilhem, formatrice certifiée Hand in Hand “La réponse la plus aidante face à un sentiment déclenché, est de reconnaître que la charge émotionnelle qui émane de vous est un signal indiquant qu’il y a quelque chose qui cloche. Autrement dit, la
Un article traduit de l’anglais par Chloé Saint Guilhem, formatrice certifiée Hand in Hand Ton enfant a-t-il déjà envoyé un coup et blessé quelqu’un ? Un autre enfant agressif l’a-t-il déjà embêté ? Si ta réponse est oui, bienvenue au club ! Nous luttons presque tous pour comprendre et aider nos enfants quand ils en
Marieke is the loving mother of a little boy and girl. Together with her husband and kids, she lives in the center of the Netherlands. Apart from being a Han…
When my husband and I chose parenthood through adoption, I knew that I would be mothering a child who carried deep hurt. These days, children are generally removed due to adversity in their birth families, so trauma is inevitable. I did the reading and training in readiness for being the mum I wanted to be.
It was time for Karate class but a 9-year-old girl was refusing to go. “Why do you always make me do this stuff,” she yelled, crossing her arms. “You can’t make me,” she pouted. Her mom calmly told her to get her sports bag and that it was time to leave. The girl angrily stomped down
Savannah Sanfield trained clinically to work with children but felt so disheartened with the system she found herself in once qualified she focused on working with adults. It wasn’t until she became a parent needing practical tools and support herself that she discovered an approach that helped not only her family but in her clinical work too.
How can Hand in Hand Parenting enhance your clinical, therapeutic, or medical practice and your effectiveness as a licensed professional working with parents and/or children? In this teleseminar replay, Maya Coleman, Ph.D, Clinical Psychologist, Robin Setchko, LMFT, and Pam Oatis, MD, pediatrician, discussed how they use the Hand in Hand Tools in their work with
Certified Instructor Catherine Fischer (Ann Arbor, MI) gives you practical ideas of what to do and say when your child hits, bits, throw toys, and acts aggre…