Here, 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 … Continue reading
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A New Approach to Setting Limits on Aggressive Behaviors in the Early Learning Classroom
A Guest Post by Laura Minnigerode Let’s start with this fact: An aggressive child is struggling with fear. What can that look like in a preschool classroom? There are almost as many answers as children, but here are some behaviors … Continue reading
3 Understandings That Helped Me Respond More Calmly to my Child’s Aggressive Behavior
A Guest Post by Miranda Fairhall When my husband and I chose parenthood through adoption, I knew that I would be mothering a child who carried deep hurt. These days, children are generally removed due to adversity in their birth … Continue reading
Children’s Aggressive Behavior Comes Down to this One Thing
Hitting? Pinching? Kicking? Most children act aggressively but it can be very tough to see and tougher to understand. When a child is aggressive our instinct is often to shut it down – “Don’t hit,” we say, or “I don’t want … Continue reading
Why I Let My Child Hit During Her Upsets
“My daughter, who is seven, always wanted to sleep in my bed. She went through a period of crying every night about sleeping alone. I listened to her cry each time, hoping it was doing some good, but I saw … Continue reading
Curb Off-track Behavior with A Secret Ninja Parenting Tool
This week on the podcast Abigail introduces a counter-intuitive ninja parenting tool! We talk about what offtrack behavior looks like early on, what it signals, and introduce a tool that helps when reasoning and requests don’t. Both hosts talk about the times … Continue reading
How I Respond Calmly When My Child is Aggressive
A Guest Post by Emilie Leeks We all have hurts, stresses and upsets stored in our limbic (emotional) brain, and our bodies know just what to do to release those hard feelings – if we let them! Tears and laughter are two of … Continue reading
Help School Troubles Using These Tools at Home
A Guest Post with Kathy Gordon Dear Hand in Hand, My child is having serious aggression issues at school. She’s been acting out a lot. Her teachers tell me she throws tantrums and she cries loudly when she gets … Continue reading
How A Difficult Birth Can Make Parenting Difficult Later
A Guest Post by Emilie Leeks We all have challenging moments in our parenting, and how we react to these can almost always be traced back to some stored hurt feelings from earlier in our lives. We had a very difficult … Continue reading
Step-by-Step Approach to Intervening in an Aggressive Situation
In part one of this series we shared the insight behind why your child becomes aggressive. Now, Patty outlines the steps you can take to intervene right away. This approach works when your child is aggressive with friends, siblings, or even other … Continue reading
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