Category: Separation

How Hand in Hand Turned Our Family Around

 Mom Elene Johas Teener tells us how Hand in Hand Parenting helped her meet her two aggressive sons. “Being an older parent with a fully developed career, I have experienced high pressure and stress situations. One of the most challenging jobs I had was being in charge of part of a county mental health program.

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A Little Special Time in the Morning

“She’s so clingy,” I found myself complaining about my one-year-old daughter. “I can’t get anything done!” Almost all the mothers with babies of a similar age agree with me. We spend our days socializing in baby groups, or at other people’s houses, trying to avoid going back to our own homes. My baby seems fine when we are

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Un pic de timp special dimineața

“Se ține scai de mine”, m-am trezit că mă plâng de fetița mea de un an. “Nu pot să fac nimic!” Mai toate mamele cu bebeluși cam de de aceeași vârstă sunt de acord cu mine. Ne petrecem zilele socializând la grupuri de bebe sau acasă la alții încercând să evitam să ne întoarcem la

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How Emergency Special Time Helps an Aggressive Sibling

Early one morning, my seven-year-old daughter began to be aggressive with her younger brother. She insisted that he play with her—and on her terms. He did his best to tell her no, but he wasn’t getting through. The situation was escalating quickly. I decided to invite my daughter for five minutes of Special Time, as

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Te iubesc, frate! Cum râsul apropie oamenii.

                                 A guest post with Irina Nichifiriuc E o seară liniștită de vară. Matei, Areta și Eva se pregătesc de somn. De câteva săptămâni și-au făcut ”culcuș” în camera lui Matei unde și-au întins saltelele pe jos și dorm clai peste

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Mothers Get Separation Anxiety Too

We work hard to help our children heal from separation anxiety.  Lately I’ve been the one experiencing separation anxiety. After using the Hand In Hand Tools many times to help my now 8-year-old daughter heal from her own separation fears, she hardly ever experiences it any more. And that’s part of my issue! Now that

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5 Ways To Help Siblings Get Along [With Free Printable]

We leave the children happily playing while we go stir a pot on the stove, and two minutes later they are busting into the kitchen, screaming and pointing fingers! We’ve all been there. Sibling rivalry comes with the territory when you have more than one child, and even the most harmonious siblings grate on one another

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6 Ways to Do Special Time When You Have More Than One Child

On Special Time Go figure! Kids love attention. And they love parent’s attention better than most. That’s probably because giving them regular undivided attention can be really beneficial for them. Feeling Connected Means Feeling Better When a parent pours in their attention a child feels really seen. Even if they haven’t been openly signalling, through

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How to Confront Separation Anxiety Supportively

Every Monday morning, just as soon as he wakes up, my son remembers that he’s supposed to go to the kindergarten and starts protesting: “I don’t like it, mommy and I don’t want to go; please let me stay home”. I listen to him every time, I hold him gently and then I say my “no”. He

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12 Books for Children Dealing With Divorce

Divorce is hard for everyone involved, but it can be especially difficult on kids who do not have a support system. There are many helpful tips and strategies on dealing with the effects of divorce on children in this article, Helping Children with Divorce or Separation, from our founder Patty Wipfler, and is a must-read.

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How Staylistening at Drop-Off Can Relieve Separation Anxiety

Since he started kindergarten, my middle son has occasionally cried, clung to me and asked me not to leave. His separation anxiety would last for two or three days in a row and I felt quite sad about it and helpless about supporting him. All I could think to do was to extract myself with as

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26 Picture Books That Reinforce Connection-Based Parenting Ideas

Books can be a warm route into moments of connection. If your child is facing issues, from separation anxiety, to tantrums or sibling rivalry, snuggling up with a relevant book can be a great way for both of you to connect and explore what’s happening, in words or simply in unspoken comfort. Your child might see

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Kids Know What They Need

We know that babies cries alert parents to their needs. How else could we know when they need comfort, food, changing? But children are just as in touch with what they need to survive and feel well, even if we, as parents, might not be as alert to their calls. In this post, Brindusa Milasan

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A New Approach to Separation Anxiety in Daycare and School

In most daycare and preschools, parents are encouraged to make drop off brief. A quick kiss or hug and then out the door. But not in Shelley Macy‘s classes.  She makes efforts to welcome each parent warmly and tries not to rush them. “Warmth is a big deal to a child. They feel connected with

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Working with Separation Anxiety Replay

Join Hand in Hand Instructors Shelley Macy and Laura Minnigerode as they share their experience helping early childhood educators, and many others, ease separation struggles and help parents and children to be able to enjoy their time apart. Looking for a great online course on Separation Anxiety? Say no more – We have a Self-Guided

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How To Reconnect with your Child After Time Apart

  Several times when I come to pick up my sons after they’ve spent an afternoon with my mother, one will look at me severely and tell me “Oh! Not you!” Through Hand in Hand Parenting I’ve discovered that these type of responses come when one of my son’s feels our connection is lost, and so I

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Help Your Children with Fear

Hand in Hand Certified Instructors Michelle Kokel and Shaheen Merali talk about the parenting tools you can use to support your child through fear. Find out how to strengthen your child’s sense of connection so they can begin to offload their fear, regain their confidence, and feel more at ease with all the world has to offer.  

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Cum vindecam frica de separare – Healing the Fear of Separation (In Romanian)

In acest teleseminar gratuit, oferit in limba romana, Anca Deaconu si Irina Nichifiriuc, Instructori Certificati Hand in Hand Parenting, vor discuta despre modalitatile in care va puteti ajuta copiii sa faca mai usor fata schimbarilor si sa isi vindece fricile de separare, oferindu-va atat instrumente practice de parentaj prin conectare, cat si povesti personale, care

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