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
Mom overwhelm is a real thing. Here’s how we handle it You sink down on the rug in tears and wonder how you can ever keep going. Then you see your daughter’s abandoned stuffie under
The baby woke at 4:00 am. His brother just 45 minutes later. Since then you’ve been puked on, drawn on, and changed three diapers. You burnt a bagel and your kid tipped his cereal over
The last time you asked your child to tidy the crayons, they smashed the whole box on the floor and ripped up the color sheet. You have to psyche yourself up when you need them
Do you know how bad your child feels when they mess up? They may look angry. They may look amused. They may show bravado. But in every kid that messes up is a pit of
How do you make like Meghan Markle and stand strong when you face loud and opposing opinions on how you *should be* raising your child? Meghan and Harry have broken many a protocol since bringing
Elle confesses that she really sucks at setting limits with her kids – and together she and Abigail suss out ways to make rules, boundaries and enforcing them a whole lot easier. Join us this
We know we love our kids, but that doesn’t stop them being hard to like sometimes. This podcast is for you if you ever wondered how you were going to get through the next few
This week Abigail and Elle respond to a mom who feels like she sees power struggles, aggression and kickback when she’s parenting the way she wants to, and compliance only once she gets mad. Are
You know about setting warm limits: Moving in calmly when you need to stop a behavior, but what happens when it feels like there is no chance to keep calm? Like, your child is about
Where does the need to be competitive come from and why does it rub us parents up the wrong way? This week Abigail and Elle respond to one mom about her son’s competitive streak. On
Feelings that come up on Mother’s day often stem from a deeper and almost forgotten place… I don’t know about you but I was full of feelings when I woke up on Mother’s day. I
So, you may be fairly new to Hand in Hand’s approach or maybe you’ve been trying out the tools for a few months, even years. But at some point you’ll probably – most likely when
You may have heard about how your tenacious, persistent, negotiating go-getter is developing the skills he or she needs to be a great leader in the future, but daily parenting a strong-willed child can feel
Did you ever think you got this parenting thing figured out only to find your child brings home some new parenting challenge? Maybe they start shouting potty words at you, seemingly from nowhere? Maybe they