Patty’s talks about the parent’s role in combatting racism
Patty talks about building safety and strength in our families to be part of the solution on racism. What can we, as parents do, to build a just and loving s…
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12 Strategies to Maximize At Home Schooling With Your Child
Read on to learn 12 Ideas To Use When Schooling At Home Feels Like a Struggle (and get your free printable) What’s the first thing that pops into your head when you hear the
What to Do When You Hit Hurdles in Special Time
I’ve been teaching about Special Time this week and it’s led me to think more about my journey with it. These days we do Special Time for about 15 minutes per child every day, and
Patty answers all your questions about using Special Time
Patty ends her series on Special Time by answering all your lingering questions. Watch now if you want to deepen your knowledge about this transformative tool.
How to Make Special Time a Regular Practice
Patty talks about just what you can expect when you use Special Time (and our other Listening Tools) over your two or more decades of parenting. If you’ve ever doubted the magic of this tool,
Just what can you expect when you make Special Time a regular practice?
Patty talks about just what you can expect when you use Special Time (and our other Listening Tools) over your two or more decades of parenting. For sure, yo…
This weekly ritual is one of the best things you can do for your parenting
What if there was someone in your life who could always see your goodness? A person who would remember (even in those moments when you couldn’t) that you are a good person, doing your very
When you are just so out of gas you CAN’T do Special Time
Special Time fills a child’s cup and yours – unless you are already so out of gas that you just can’t. Patty shares about the tougher times in parenting and …
Using Special Time To Help Your Child’s Difficult Behaviors
From refusing to go to bed, to hitting, to tantrums, or fear, you can build your child’s confidence and ability to co-operate in just a few minutes a day usi…
This is what we all need to keep connected with our kids during the quarantine
Read on to see how you can keep connected with kids during the quarantine. Last December my husband and I had two weeks off work. In previous years we had planned lots of holiday activities,
How is Special Time More Beneficial Than Other Play?
Special Time is a way to play with your kids may look like regular play but is vastly different. Join Patty for the second talk in her series on Special Time…
Special Time Live with Patty
Week 1 in a 5-part series on Special Time and how it can benefit your relationship with your child.
Parenting Through the Pandemic: Free Tips and Support Calls
Patty Wipfler talks us through several strategies parents can use to support themselves and their families, and explains you how you can get free tools and s…
Covid Have You Online Schooling Again? Tips For Juggling Everything – And Still Having Some Fun
You may never have planned on homeschooling. Your kids may be stunned or overjoyed. If all of a sudden here you are again, juggling work, home life and your kid’s learning. If you are suddenly
Coping Well During Covid
“Back yourself.” Those words were Patty Wipfler’s warm call to parents trying to cope during Covid-19. Patty went Live on the Hand in Hand Parenting Facebook page to talk about coping well during the coronavirus
This is how I responded to my daughter’s fears about Covid
Talking to your Child about Covid My eight-year-old daughter came home from school this week asking if she was going to catch Covid. Her school Principal had spoken to her class about Coronavirus and the
This Quick Connection Boost Stopped My Toddler Screaming
Toddler screaming making you want to scream? Try regular quick connection boosts and help screaming disappear. When my daughter was around 13 months old she started screaming. It happened mostly in the mornings when I
Co-Parenting: Use this 5-minute trick to reconnect with your kids when they come home from your ex
Even if you and your ex are on good terms, transitions that occur during a separation or divorce can be tough on kids. Think of all the things going on for them: Different rules Different