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The Most Important Question To Ask When Your Child's Behavior Gets Hard
Did you ever think you got this parenting thing figured out only to find your child brings home some new parenting challenge? Maybe they start shouting potty words at you, seemingly from nowhere? Maybe they...
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Why is it so Hard to Hear your Child Say "I Hate You!"
Three little words with such immense power. Following on from last week's podcast on children with anger, this week Elle and Abigail suss out why it feels so bad to hear "I hate you," and the many ways you can...
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Why is my Child So Angry?
This week Abigail and Elle respond to a mom who is Staylistening to her child, but never sees tears. Worse, it seems to her that the more she leans in to listen to her child's feelings, the more her child gets angry,...
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Elle and Abigail Meet For the First Time and Talk About Why Parents Deserve a Village!
This week Elle and Abigail finally meet face-to-face! No wonder they felt inspired to make this podcast. "It takes a village," so the old proverb says, and anyone who tunes into our podcast for parents often knows...
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How to Get a Child to Eat When They Refuse
This week, Abigail and Elle respond to a listener who has a 5-year-old picky eater. How can she get her to eat more than a few reliable meals? Elle talks about her own process parenting her picky eater, including...
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Parenting Tweens: Staying Close As Your Child Gets Older
Does it seem like one minute you were waiting for your baby to take its first steps, and now you are watching him or her as a tween march out the door, bursting with independence? Worries about tantrums and them...
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Are You Headed for Parent Burnout?
Have you ever asked yourself where the fun parent went? The parent you that says yes to play-dough tea-parties, the parent you that says yes to piggy-back races and then suggests races to the dinner table? If...
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Parenting in Public: How To Stick To Your Parenting Philosophy and Parent with Confidence When Others are Watching
Do you feel awkward or anxious about your parenting when others are around? Do you find yourself coming down more heavily on your kids when you are out in public? Or do you find your yourself wanting to set...
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Why Your Best New Year's Resolution Could Be "No Resolutions"...
 Why are we always compelled to start a new year with a list of resolutions that even a saint would be hard-pressed to keep up with? If there's one thing every good parent is...
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Too Many Toys?!!
What goes hand in hand with holiday gifting? Toys and more toys. This week we’re asking how you feel about toys, what decisions you make around holiday request lists, and how you can keep them in check, plus why we...
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My Child is Hitting: Parenting The Problem, Not the Punch
What should I do when my child hits? It's one of the most common questions we get at Hand in Hand Parenting, and it's the content of this week's podcast. And no wonder. Hitting can feel dangerous. Offensive....
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Your Blueprint for Building Better Habits and Good Behavior
So, you want your kids to walk in the door, hang their jacket, unpack their bags, eat quickly and get back out the door, freshly changed, for practice. But right now you are at, well, walk in the door. BOOM! Cue...
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