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CalendarPlaylistening with Catherine Fischer Playlistening is an invaluable tool that helps a child through situations they feel powerless about, scared feelings and blocked fears. It usually works when there is some roleplay involved, like this story about a girl who … Continue reading
What is Hand in Hand Parenting?: Day 5 Play is the safe cradle in which our children experiment, express themselves, and explore their world. Whatever the activity, your child is playing when her actions are spontaneous, she controls her role, … Continue reading
FreeImages.com/Patrick Nijhuis There is a boy in my kindergarten class who often asks for food that is only available for those who left their lunch at home even when he has some food left in his lunch box. “I don’t … Continue reading
For my daughter, getting her hair washed has been an emotional project. She usually has a tantrum at the mere suggestion that hair washing might be on the agenda. Continue reading
By Shaheen Merali My 6 year old daughter and I go swimming once a week together. She normally loves this time and looks forward to it, but one weekend she didn’t want to go at all. As it was our last … Continue reading
We were on holiday—and it was full on, with lots of new things to see and do. There was no routine, and Grandma and other people were always with us. So it is no wonder that my daughter, 3 ½, … Continue reading
We have a very old kitchen floor, and it is a miracle that my four-year-old daughter, Magda, hadn’t gotten a splinter from it before. But last week it happened. She took her sock off and told me it was itchy … Continue reading
I breastfed our newborn adopted son for a few months using a supplemental nursing system, after which we switched to bottles. He still seemed to need to suck sometimes when he wasn’t drinking from a bottle, so I let him … Continue reading
My son had been through periods of using his small potty, but for some reason, he had become resistant. I tried putting him in underwear, hoping the natural consequences would help him learn, but it didn’t work. He did not … Continue reading
Every night after dinner, around 7:30 pm I play with my daughter, 4, and my son, 2. They decide where we will play and what they want to do. They have been choosing to play on my bed lately. Before … Continue reading
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