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
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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
How Much is Too Much? Tools to Help Children that Need Constant Attention
How much attention does your child need? Have you ever heard the phrase “You can’t pour from an empty cup?” When we spend time with our children, do Special Time, listen and care for them, we naturally fill their cups … Continue reading
How To Respond When a Baby Cries
Babies cry.
It’s hard to listen when all you want to do is find a way to make your baby stop crying. As a parent you’re hard-wired to care when a baby cries, after all. But sometimes, it feels like babies cry for no reason.
Learning To Cope With My Baby’s Crying
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
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
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