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Why Traditional Discipline Methods Won’t Work With A Strong-Willed Child, And What You Can Do Instead.

Wednesday, February 16 2022

Who is this strong-willed child? The strong willed child is an elusive creature. He can assume many shapes and is known by many names, from the affectionate “spunky” and “spirited” to sterner terms such as

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Help For The Holidays: How To Deal With A Child’s Disappointments

Wednesday, December 15 2021

What happens when a child’s disappointment threatens to overshadow the happiness and joy you have worked so hard to give them? Read on as Raluca Zagura shines new light on disappointment and how to respond

Reach Out To Your Family Over the Holidays and Feel Better

Wednesday, December 23 2020

Laura Minnigerode on Listening Partnerships During the winter holiday season, I often feel overpowered with emotions about the past. While I cherish memories of being with my family, I feel out of touch and alone.

My Therapeutic Practice Was Missing Something – Until I Took This Parenting Class

Sunday, March 4 2018

Savannah Sanfield trained clinically to work with children but felt so disheartened with the system she found herself in once qualified she focused on working with adults. It wasn’t until she became a parent needing practical

Help School Troubles Using These Tools at Home

Saturday, June 3 2017

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 told

16 Questions You Can Use To Help Heal Family Tensions

Friday, January 27 2017

Listening Time There’s nothing like raising kids to bring tension into a family. Right from pregnancy it can seem like every decision you make comes under scrutiny, and then feeding, sleeping, schooling, behavior and

How Staylistening at Drop-Off Can Relieve Separation Anxiety

Thursday, January 19 2017

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

Kids Know What They Need

Thursday, December 22 2016

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

How Listening to a Micro-Preemie Helped Relieve Her Fear

Wednesday, September 28 2016

By Laura Minnigerode Emma was born so early that she identified as a “Micro-Preemie.” That is, she weighed less than 800 grams and was born before 26 weeks. When I first met her, she was about 9

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