Download the Special Time chapter from the book Listen: Five Simple Tools to Meet Your Everyday Parenting Challenges. Download the Special Time Checklist PDF. Listening Partnerships: Watch now to learn to let go of parenting…...
I’ve been teaching about Special Time this week and it’s led me to think more about my journey with it. These days we do Special Time for about 15 minutes per child every day, and
Thanks for joining Kathy for her talk. Here’s the video she promised, and those three transformative booklets. Here’s your downloads Understand what drives your child’s behavior: Get How Children’s Emotions Work Help your child really
What if there was someone in your life who could always see your goodness? A person who would remember (even in those moments when you couldn’t) that you are a good person, doing your very
Special Time fills a child’s cup and yours – unless you are already so out of gas that you just can’t. Patty shares about the tougher times in parenting and how you might connect with
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
Presenters Maya Coleman, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, M.A. in Special Education/Learning Disabilities. Shelley Macy, M.A. in Human Development. Preschool teacher 1975 to 1990 and early childhood teacher educator 1989 to 2017. Robin Setchko, LMFT, M.A.
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
We all struggle to deal thoughtfully with natural disasters and senseless violence. A cascade of feelings is triggered in each of us when we are exposed to images of death and strife. It’s shocking to
Lara lives on the London/Hertfordshire border with her husband and her two sparky, energetic children. Before becoming a parent, she was a primary teacher and was fascinated by neuroscience, child development and learning. When her
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
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
Join Certified Hand in Hand Instructor Kathy Gordon for this webinar recording that will tell you not only why kids push your buttons but what to do before you do or say something you’re likely
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
“How do I get a child to do as asked, and not when they feel like it, but when you ask them to? I’m totally sick of ranting, having to follow my child round the
Many parents ask us if the Hand in Hand Parenting Tools work when their partner won’t do it. The good news is, yes, yes it will. And in this post, i’ll show you how your
I am a proud mum of two wonderful boys aged four and six and I work with parents in Derbyshire, Sheffield, and Nottinghamshire. I found Hand in Hand Parenting when looking for tools to help