Putting Limits on Fear
I was sorry she was scared, but I wanted to find a way to encourage her back into living her life without her Mommy-as-security-blanket.
Category: Setting Limits
Seven Surprise Ways To Stop Tantrums In Their Tracks
It seems like my son has been advocating for himself since the minute he was born. If he wanted to feed, he wanted to feed now! As a toddler, if he wanted my attention he’d
Why Tantrums Happen and How You Can Help…Part 1
How Is A Tantrum A Bid For Connection? The man at my parenting talk is exasperated by his two-year-old son’s behavior. “First, he wants a glass of milk,” he tells me. “I pour the
10 façons d’aider un enfant qui se sent anxieux à l’idée d’aller à l’école
Un article traduit de l’anglais par Chloé Saint Guilhem, formatrice certifiée Hand in Hand L’école peut être source de nombreux changements – et de nombreux sentiments à l’égard de ces changements. Pour certains enfants, l’école
Is Your Child Anxious About Starting School? Here’s 10 Ways to Help
School can bring up a lot of change – and a lot of feelings about the change. For some children, school can feel a momentous challenge. They feel anxious and stressed – but you
Poser les limites avec les jeunes enfants
Un article traduit de l’anglais par Soizic Le Gouais et Chloé Saint Guilhem, formatrice certifiée Hand in Hand Quand les enfants sont stressés, ils perdent leur patience, leur goût du jeu, leur capacité à être
Interposer une limite : dire “non” au bol jaune permet au nuage de chagrin de se dissiper
Aimerais-tu découvrir comment interposer une limite et accueillir les larmes de ton enfant peut lui permettre de retrouver son humeur joyeuse et détendue ? “Une amie et moi passions nos vacances ensemble, avec nos cinq
What To Do When You Feel Stuck About How To Handle Your Child’s Behavior
Do you ever feel unsure about how to respond to your child? Whether it’s a request they make of you or, like instructor Michelle Hartop shares in this post, an idea they have for play,
When a Child Prefers One Parent
It took months to organise, but today you escaped for lunch with two old friends and left your kids with your partner. Secretly, you couldn’t be happier. Your youngest is going through a phase that
These Ideas Will Help You Respond When Someone Else Disciplines Your Child And Sets Harsh Limits
If you’ve been parenting with connection, you might find a stark contrast between your approach to discipline and what those around you expect. It’s tough when well-meaning family, friends or members of your community intervene
Do You Often Find Yourself Thinking Your Child Is Reactive? Inflexible? Disagreeable? Defiant? Here’s How to Meet Your Child in Those Moments.
You wake up to a bright and shining sun, nothing but blue skies and birds singing. Your child calls out to you. You go into their room, look into their beautiful eyes feeling the joy
How to Handle Your Child’s Defiance: Four Discipline Strategies Reviewed
Ever told your child not to start playing blocks and then watched as they dump out the whole basket? Have you asked your child repeatedly to feed their pet and still find the food bowl
How to Help a Clingy Child Play Independently
Your clingy child won’t play independently? In this post, you’ll learn how play therapists help increase kids capacity for play – and how you can too at home. A parent I was working with once
Handling Halloween Howls Using the Hand in Hand Tools
This week: Handling Halloween Using the Hand in Hand Tools So, your kids are fighting over the Halloween candy stash, and their sugar highs (and begging for more) send your blood pressure soaring. Maybe you
How to Keep Your Family Strong and Loving after Divorce
Coping with divorce? When today’s guest, Kristen Zuzek Volk, found Hand in Hand, she’d almost written off a loving relationship with her daughter. After a recent divorce, her two kids were screaming, crying and acting
How to Handle Your Child’s Negative Words
In this week’s podcast, we’re talking those times that kids’ words get negative. You probably never imagined words like these erupting from your child’s mouth. Dark. Venomous. Hurtful words. But here they are. “I hate
Do You Know the Best Way Out of Parent Anger?
What gets you super seething mama mad? Is it the constant asks and requests, the “Mom where’s my… that’s so overwhelming? Maybe it’s the piles of toys and dishes and chip packets you asked to
3 Reasons We Parents Can Suck at Setting Limits
Elle confesses that she really sucks at setting limits with her kids – and together she and Abigail suss out ways to make rules, boundaries and enforcing them a whole lot easier. Join us this