If parenting feels tough right now, you’ve come to the right place. If your child’s behavior leaves you frustrated and feeling out of control, you’ve come to the right place. If you are stuck with how to stop your child … Continue reading
Category Archives: Hand in Hand tools
My Child is Hitting: Parenting The Problem, Not the Punch
What should I do when my child hits? It’s one of the most common questions we get at Hand in Hand Parenting, and it’s the content of this week’s podcast. And no wonder. Hitting can feel dangerous. Offensive. Confusing. But … Continue reading
Welcome! Say Hello to Three New Certified Hand in Hand Instructors
Hand in Hand certifies parents who have learned to use and apply the tools in their own families and with the larger communities. Our certification is a year-long program, more in-depth than any other parenting instruction program we know. It … Continue reading
Reframing Your Past Could Be The Key To More Confident and Content Parenting
Psychologist and parenting expert Ross Greene coined quite the term when he said that “Kids do well when they can,” but isn’t exactly the same true of parents? Reframing your past could be the key to getting there, and becoming … 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
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
How Do You Respond To Your Kid’s Questions?
Abigail responds to a mom who has difficulties answering her young daughter’s questions – most likely because it feels like answering will confirm her child’s worst suspicions! And Elle admits finding some of her kid’s simple questions difficult – especially … Continue reading
A Four-Point Plan for Getting Back to School With Less Stress
Summer is winding down for Abigail and Elle. That means it’s almost time for their kids to head back to school! So this week the hosts ask: How do YOU feel? That’s also the first step Abigail and Elle outline in … Continue reading
Angels Away, Hellions at Home: Why Do Some Kids Save Their “Bad” Behavior for Home?
Has anyone ever told you what an angel your child was? A school teacher, a parent after a playdate? And you thought? Huh??? An angel? Certainly not at home! This week on the Podcast we are chatting about why our … Continue reading
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