Since we have all personally gone through potty training and we will all have to go through it with our kids, you’d think we’d have nailed down one, surefire potty training method. But the 11,000 google results you get when you type in ‘How to potty train my child,’ clearly shows that a one-size-fits-all approach
Does it ever seem like your preschooler’s behavior is out of control and it just has you stumped? It feels like you tried everything, and have no clue what to do next? Me too. There’s a story I often tell parents about a time when my child was about 3 1/2 (everything they say about
In this Facebook Live recording Certified Instructor Megha Mawandia gives you some parenting tips on children and lying. ————————————…
Why is parenting so hard? There’s one question you need to ask… When I became a mom, I tried to tick all the boxes to help me be a good mom. And then I learned I was asking the wrong questions. I signed up for my first class before I’d even given birth. Prenatal classes
In this Facebook Live recording Certified Instructor Chantal Harrison from Australia shares a few tips you can use to help with your child’s separation anxiety.
Want to teach your child forgiveness? Here are 3 ways to get started. Let’s face it. No one is perfect. None of us want to be defined by the worst thing we’ve ever done, and we’ve all done things we wish we had not. We all need forgiveness. But it’s way easier to say
How should you respond when your child says, “I’m bored”? It was finally here. After a long, cold winter and barely-there spring, I was so happy to welcome summer. The day was as pretty as a postcard, with spotless blue skies and, at last, sunshine and warmth. I couldn’t have been more pleased if
Have you tried this remarkably simple way of setting limits when you travel with your kids? (Or, any place really!) You literally don’t have to say a word. It’s true… not a word. Travel, Kids, It’s Difficult… While there’s definitely the promise of new and exciting times when you travel with your kids, there’s potential
Take action and stop your child’s disrespectful behavior in 10 simple steps You thought it was an easy enough question. “Did you put your library books in your bag?” It is, after all, the night before your six-year-old has to return her books. She does, in fact, delight in bringing new books back each week.
This mom of 8 was doing pretty good until her youngest baby triggered all sorts of emotion in her. They just rubbed each other up the wrong way. Their relati…
Is your child stealing? Here’s the surprising and respectful way one dad handled his daughter’s stealing. “My daughter stole $20 from her uncle when she was 7 years old. She saw it in a bowl and slipped it into her pocket. She felt the weight of what she had done, and came and spoke to
If your child is strong-willed it can feel like you are doing everything wrong. You aren’t! Here’s how to keep using the Hand in Hand Tools with your strong-willed child. You start using our tools and see results fast. You find you aren’t yelling so much. You are all laughing and playing more. You see,
Want a morning where your child doesn’t meltdown over breakfast? A day where you aren’t tearing your fighting kids apart? Want a week where you don’t get a c…
Hand in Hand Parenting celebrates 30 years by hearing stories from Certified Instructors Marilupe de la Calle , Zelon Harrison, and former-CEO Noelani Pearl Hunt.
Certified Instructor Kathy Gordon talks about When Your Kids Push You Over the Edge in this free webinar. —————————————————…
Does your child put up a fight around going to bed every night? Does bedtime end in tears no matter how calm and comfortable you try and make things? Do you hate that distress and wonder if it’ll ever end? Do you dream about kissing your child goodnight and gently closing the door as he
Say the word “tantrum” and most likely you imagine a small child, arched-backed, screaming then throwing themselves on the floor. But what if not all tantrums look like that? For tweens, they often don’t. Tween tantrums looks like defiance. We know that when children “tantrum,” they are overcome by their feelings. We perhaps see this
Hand in Hand Parenting’s CEO Noelani Pearl Hunt and her daughter Jennalynn talk about the powerful change that restored their broken relationship. Warning! Y…