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
Tag Archives: Listening to Children
Five Positive Things You Can Do To Promote Sharing On Playdates
Parenting can be all encompassing. It can seem to take us an age to figure out what we can accept and what our boundaries are at home, and then bam! We have to leave the house. What happens when your … Continue reading
Why Offtrack Behavior is a Sign A Child Needs You: What Your Children Are Really Saying When They Act Up
A Guest Post by Emilie Leeks All children have times where their behaviours challenge us as parents. Things like hitting, biting, kicking, and snide remarks to siblings are all off-track behaviours that signal our children are having an ’emotional emergency’. In those times they need … Continue reading
A Tool That Helps Students Feel Heard
A Listening Partnerships post by Sarah Charlton Traditionally in classrooms, teachers talk and children listen. While curriculums are updating to include self-directed learning, children in many classrooms may still feel unheard, and if they have worries or concerns outside of learning … Continue reading
How Saying No to My Daughter Helped Stop Her Upset
A Guest Post on Setting Limits By Emilie Leeks Setting limits on small things is something I used to find very hard. Sometimes I feel I’m just being petty by not doing things for the kids when technically I can, but … Continue reading
Why Kids Throw Big Tantrums Over Small Things
A guest post by Skye Munro of Nurturing Connections Have you ever got home from a really crap day where EVERYTHING went wrong? You see that your darling partner has accidentally left the milk out of the fridge and you … Continue reading
“I Need Space, Mama!”: When Your Child Tells You To Go Away
Staylistening By Muftiah Martin We were on our way home from a festival weekend where we had camped out. We’d been on the road for an hour or so. My 3-year-old daughter was busy drawing and I was sitting in … Continue reading
How Closer Connection Created a Calmer Classroom
By Sarah Charlton I work as a learning assistant in a large comprehensive school supporting children who have a variety of special educational needs. One of the most challenging is an English class with 13 and 14 year olds. About … Continue reading
Does My Child Read Too Much?
Dear Hand in Hand, My daughter’s school is really pushing reading. They constantly say how reading opens the world and makes for a more ready and open learner. I’ve always thought I was quite lucky because my 7-year-old girl just … Continue reading
Vaccination Fears? Play Can Help
By Muftiah Martin Our family recently traveled and we had decided to get some vaccinations for our 3 ½ year-old daughter. We needed three shots over three visits. My daughter had never had shots before, but the first time went beautifully, probably … Continue reading
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