Hand in Hand Parenting: The Podcast

Hand in Hand Parenting: The Podcast

Hosted by: Hand in Hand Parenting with Elle Kwan and Abigail Wald

When children's behavior is difficult, parents need support, good information, and practical tools to reduce stress, understand their child's emotions, and build cooperation and warm connection in the family. Join...

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How Do You Respond To Your Kid's Questions?

Abigail responds to a mom who has difficulties answering her young daughter's questions - most likely because it feels like answering will confirm her child's worst suspicions! And Elle admits finding some of her...
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A Four-Point Plan for Getting Back to School With Less Stress

Summer is winding down for Abigail and Elle. That means it's almost time for their kids to head back to school! So this week the hosts ask: How do YOU feel? That's also the first step Abigail and Elle outline in a...
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A Little Lite Listening Partnerships Demonstration

A lot of parents ask us about our tool for parents, the Listening Partnership, about how they should run and what they should sound like, so this week on the podcast Elle and Abigail give a demonstration of the tool....
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Sibling Rivalry: Abigail and Elle Talk Soothing Sibling Battles with Evie Granville

This week we're replaying a wonderful podcast we recorded on sibling rivalry with Evie Granville of Modern Manners for Moms and Dads. Join us as we decode what's driving the behaviors between Evie's two children, and...
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What To Do When The Kids Go Wild!

Imagine this. Your kids are on a playdate. Everything is fine. There are a few giggles. Some stomping. The next minute? The kids are laughing manically, and the house is so trashed it looks like it has seconds until...
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"Am I a Useless Parent?" Why There's no "pass" or "Fail" in Parenting

Am I doing ok in parenting? Am I failing in this thing that matters so much? Did I mess this whole thing up? If you come in search of answers in parenting and you find an approach that speaks to you, do you feel a...
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Getting Past a Child's Perfectionism: What Drives Children's Rigid Behaviors?

Have you noticed that sometimes your child just becomes rigid? Say he is building a tower and decides the next block for the tower "has to be" the red block. The one after "has to be" blue? Or, he wants the cars all...
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"Let's NOT talk about the kids": What Can You Do When Parenting Feels Lonely

How did you feel when you found the Hand in Hand Parenting approach? Most of us feel a sense of relief when we try one of the tools and have a positive outcome. We read the blog posts, listen to the podcast. Try a few...
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Celebrate Your Microwins: Learning to Let Your Kids Win a Little When You Set Limits

The title of this podcast is Celebrate Your Microwins: Learning to Let Your Kids Win a Little When You Set Limits But what's a microwin? Although this sounds like a good piece of business advice, the art of the...
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Kids and the Art of Travelling With Them

Packing Schedules Meltdowns New foods, new people, new places, new things Traveling with kids brings a whole suitcase full of the unexpected! It's easy to forget how special traveling with kids can be, amid the chaos...
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Handling Parenting Stress: Why You Can't Give What You Didn't Have

No matter how well we try and prepare for parenting, this role does lots to point out what feel like failings. We might not be able to comfort our kids as we imagined we would, we might find ourselves yelling, or...
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Angels Away, Hellions at Home: Why Do Some Kids Save Their "Bad" Behavior for Home?

Has anyone ever told you what an angel your child was? A school teacher, a parent after a playdate? And you thought? Huh??? An angel? Certainly not at home! This week on the Podcast we are chatting about why our...
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