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,
Un article traduit de l’anglais par Chloé Saint Guilhem, formatrice certifiée Hand in Hand Ton enfant a-t-il déjà envoyé un coup et blessé quelqu’un ? Un autre enfant agressif l’a-t-il déjà embêté ? Si ta
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 families,
Certified Instructor Catherine Fischer (Ann Arbor, MI) gives you practical ideas of what to do and say when your child hits, bits, throw toys, and acts aggre…
What I remember is that she felt defeated in the face of her child’s aggression. All she’d done was say “no” to the playdate, and he’d hit her. In the park. In front of everyone.
If you’ve discovered the simple and seemingly radical tool of Staylistening – of staying and listening through your child’s upset – you may have been amazed by how your child recovers from that tantrum or
“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
Hand in Hand Parenting instructors Michelle Carlson and Kirsten Nottleson show you how to handle |aggression with play in this Facebook Live demonstration. Be…
A child’s aggressive behavior is driven by fears. Shouting, getting angry yourself or giving harsh punishment only adds to them and keeps the aggressive cycl…
A Guest Post with Roma Norriss Tantrums are an inevitable element of childhood. No matter what we do, beginning at around age two, big upsets and crying always appear. It can be as late as
Sooner or later, almost every child gets carried away by strong emotions. For some children, it’s an everyday occurrence. We parents can get carried away ourselves, especially when we have one or more children
Early one morning, my seven-year-old daughter began to be aggressive with her younger brother. She insisted that he play with her—and on her terms. He did his best to tell her no, but he wasn’t
Mânuța aceea mică și plăpândă, care încape perfect în a ta, se ridică brusc și lovește fulgerător colegul de joacă. Lacrimile curg și tu nu știi dacă să pedepsești, să cerți sau să mângâi. Societatea
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
Mușcă?! Împinge?! Trage de păr?! Copilul tău s-a năpustit vreodată asupra altuia și l-a rănit? Poate un alt copil agresiv l-a deranjat pe al tău? Aproape toți părinții fac eforturi pentru a înțelege și a-și
Agresivitatea , comportament al copiilor ce ne pune aproape pe toți în impas. Toți părinții se confruntă la un moment dat cu agresivitatea copiilor. Devine exasperant, extenuant, ne copleșesc emoțiile și nu mai știm ce
An emotional project is a set of persistent feelings or behaviors that come up for your child again and again. When the same feeling or behavior is triggered many times in somewhat similar situations (like always hating to go to school or daycare, or always becoming aggressive if other children crowd too close), it indicates that there’s a big hurt under the surface. To heal that hurt, you’ll need to listen many times to the same big feelings—“You don’t care about me!” or “It’s not fair! It’s never fair!” As your child cries or rages and you listen with care, the two of you together will drain that big hurt, and change your child’s overall outlook on life and on his relationship with you.
Sarah would brace herself for the onslaught of hitting, punching, and threats that usually followed her five-year-old son’s glare. “He had a lot of fear and anger,” says the mom of two. He’d head butt and yell. Here’s what helped.