From refusing to go to bed, to hitting, to tantrums, or fear, you can build your child’s confidence and ability to co-operate in just a few minutes a day using Hand in Hand’s Connection Tool:
Read on to see how you can keep connected with kids during the quarantine. Last December my husband and I had two weeks off work. In previous years we had planned lots of holiday activities,
Special Time is a way to play with your kids may look like regular play but is vastly different. Join Patty for the second talk in her series on Special Time…
Week 1 in a 5-part series on Special Time and how it can benefit your relationship with your child.
Patty Wipfler talks us through several strategies parents can use to support themselves and their families, and explains you how you can get free tools and s…
You may never have planned on homeschooling. Your kids may be stunned or overjoyed. If all of a sudden here you are again, juggling work, home life and your kid’s learning. If you are suddenly
“Back yourself.” Those words were Patty Wipfler’s warm call to parents trying to cope during Covid-19. Patty went Live on the Hand in Hand Parenting Facebook page to talk about coping well during the coronavirus
Talking to your Child about Covid My eight-year-old daughter came home from school this week asking if she was going to catch Covid. Her school Principal had spoken to her class about Coronavirus and the
Toddler screaming making you want to scream? Try regular quick connection boosts and help screaming disappear. When my daughter was around 13 months old she started screaming. It happened mostly in the mornings when I
Even if you and your ex are on good terms, transitions that occur during a separation or divorce can be tough on kids. Think of all the things going on for them: Different rules Different
This week: Handling Halloween Using the Hand in Hand Tools So, your kids are fighting over the Halloween candy stash, and their sugar highs (and begging for more) send your blood pressure soaring. Maybe you
Where were you two years ago in parenting? Sometimes we get so caught up in the present-day challenges we forget to look back and see the progress we’ve made. And we should! A week before
Your heart sinks as you join the long line of people snaking the aisle at the grocery store. Your baby is already making those noises she makes when she wants you to hold her, and
So, today we’re talking about the less sunny side of parenting. And when we say less sunny, we really mean those dark, never-ending winter-like days that are bleak, lonely and cold. They hurt. Some of
Powerful ways To Solve Your child’s sleep issues using the Hand in Hand Tools Your kid is going crazy about taking a bath. Just won’t. You wrangle and wrestle. It’s nearly bedtime after all. You