To celebrate the year since the Hand in Hand Parenting podcast launched – and the treat it’s been connecting with a quarter of a million parents all over the globe – Abigail and Elle ring in their one year anniversary … Continue reading
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The One Question You Need To Ask To Help a Child Sleep Better
What does your child need to go to sleep? For some, it’s a pacifier and a story. For others, it’s a special toy, a hug and their favorite music. For others, it’s two stories, a snuggle, a song, a glass … Continue reading
Two Ways To Conquer Separation Anxiety
Changes in routine or surroundings often trigger separation anxiety, and as parents, we often see it play out at daycare or school drop-off. And it’s really no secret why. We rush to get out on time, we have our never-ending … Continue reading
Lying: Why Children Lie And Ways to Respond
Have you ever? Watched as your child did something and then immediately blame someone else? Heard, “I have no homework,” from your child and then discovered it stuffed at the bottom of her school bag? Had a parent come to … Continue reading
Advocating for My Son and Changing our School’s Homework Policy
By Keiko Sato-Perry I used to be a high school teacher. As a teacher, I gave homework. That was my job and a tradition, something that I didn’t even think to question. So when my older son entered Kindergarten, I … Continue reading
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Why Are We Parents So Scared to Disappoint our Kids?
Are you shy of disappointing your kids? Over the last few episodes, Abigail and Elle have been decoding emotional projects – in part one we looked at noticing behaviors which signal an emotional project, and in part two we spoke … Continue reading
How to be the Grandparent You Want to Be: An Interview with Hand in Hand Parenting’s Patty Wipfler
We know that grandparents can make a huge difference in the lives of their grandchildren. They can be another ear to listen. A teacher, a carer. Someone to share different ideas and viewpoints. They can be a key source of … Continue reading
Emotional Projects: Working With a Child’s Rigid Behaviors
Join us this week for part two of a three-part series on emotional projects. Last week Abigail and Elle got to talking about a child’s rigid behaviors – those times when they get “stuck” on a certain behavior, be it … Continue reading
Hand in Hand Parenting Tools Helped My Child Face MRI Without Anesthesia
A Guest Post by Elena Bonel Yesterday Bianca, my 3-year-old daughter, had a brain MRI, without anesthesia. She has already had several operations, and I had become aware of recent FDA warnings and several other studies about the potential for brain … Continue reading
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