Several years before becoming a Mum I went to stay with a dear friend who had recently given birth. When her baby was crying at times when she wasn’t hungry or cold or wet, she simply held her in her … Continue reading
Category Archives: Hand in Hand tools
One (Fun) Way to Survive Grocery Shopping With Kids
A Guest Post by Alya El Wakil Going grocery shopping with my kids always ends up being a nightmare. Historically, I’ll have two kids running up and down the isles playing tag and screaming while the third one is walking next to … Continue reading
Connect with Your Baby: How to Make Everyday Moments Times for Connection
A Guest Post by Emily Murray Because there are so many caregiving tasks as a new parent, you may find that they become a little transactional. You do the task to get it done because you have 8 million other … Continue reading
Why Telling Your Birth Story Can Help In Your Parenting
This week Elle and Abigail are telling their birth stories… Now, why would they want to do that? Birth can engulf us with emotions that linger way beyond the time our children are babies, but we rarely have an opportunity … Continue reading
To The Mama Whose Birth Did Not Go to Plan: You Are Not a Failure
A Guest Post with Catherine Fischer Dear Mama, If you have had a birth experience that did not go as you hoped or planned, it’s not selfish to have negative feelings about it. Even though you, or the people around you, … Continue reading
Parent Struggles: My Partner Doesn’t Want to Co-Sleep
A Guest Post by Anna Cole Dear Hand in Hand, My son is 18 months old and most nights I end up falling asleep in his room with him. I’m enjoying our closeness and don’t particularly want to stop sleeping … Continue reading
Answering A Child’s Questions About Shocking News Stories
As an adult I am confused and disturbed by the details of this crime. Children do not understand it and their world-view is unable to comprehend so much of it. Protect them from details.
Listening to You: Real-Life Stories From Parents Using Hand in Hand Parenting Tools
On this episode of the podcast, you’ll hear: “Before Hand in Hand, my life was a rollercoaster…” “Before Hand in Hand, I felt at an ultimate loss…” “Before Hand in Hand, I had no relationship with my daughter…” This week’s episode … Continue reading
My Therapeutic Practice Was Missing Something – Until I Took This Parenting Class
A guest post by Savannah Sanfield 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 … Continue reading
Rebuilding Hope When We Are Shocked or Scared by World Events
Hand in Hand Parenting Podcast for Parents, Episode 18: Rebuilding Hope When We Are Shocked or Scared by World Events When shocking events or natural disasters leave us raw and overwhelmed parenting can feel tougher than usual. Today Abigail and Elle … Continue reading
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