Has anyone ever told you what an angel your child was? A school teacher, a parent after a playdate? And you thought? Huh??? An angel? Certainly not at home! This week on the Podcast we are chatting about why our … Continue reading
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Parenting This Way Saved me from Drowning in Motherhood
A Guest Post by Miranda Fairhall I was not prepared for motherhood. Not for the emotional being who was now my responsibility. Not for the craziness, the crying, the fussing, the whinging, the whining, the tantrums and raging meltdowns and … Continue reading
Responsive Parenting and Autism: Addressing Anger with Play
A Guest Post by Emilie Leeks Parenting in our pre-Hand in Hand days, we would never have considered going playful in response to ‘rude’ or upset behaviour. I don’t think we’re alone–it just wasn’t the done thing in most of our childhoods I imagine, and would … Continue reading
How Listening to My Angry Son Helped Us Connect
Staylistening with Raluca Dobre I have been trying to figure out respectful and efficient ways of supporting my six year old unload his negative emotions for a few years. It’s been very hard, even more because there is no such struggle … Continue reading
Handling Child Disappointments
All children experience disappointments, and how they react to them can vary from upsets to rage. Unleashing these feelings of disappointment can be enough to help release the tension, but sometimes kids get stuck. Hand in Hand instructor Anca Deaconu describes how … Continue reading
Hidden Triggers Reveal Why I Get So Angry
By Andrea McCracken I had been parenting my daughter for 5 years and stay listening with her for 3 years before I realized the importance of being listened to myself. During this time, I noticed a common trigger. My older daughter’s … Continue reading
Mad Love: or Why We Let Our Kids Get Angry
Teaching kids healthy ways to deal with anger is challenging. It means caring for myself, asking for help through the hardest parts, pushing hard against the door and letting myself growl, “how dare they act like this after all I have done for them today!?!”
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