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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Rebuilding Hope When We Are Shocked or Scared by World Events

Hand in Hand Parenting Podcast for Parents, Episode 17: Rebuilding Hope When We Are Shocked or Scared by World Events When shocking events or natural disasters leave us raw and overwhelmed parenting can feel tougher...
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Staylistening Surprises: When Things Don't Go As Planned

  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 meltdown...
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What's Going Well in your Parenting?

That's right! What's going well? It's easy to tear yourself apart over parenting, questioning what's going wrong, and becoming overwhelmed with doubts and disappointments. But this week Abigail and Elle  - and right...
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Brain Science and Parenting! Say What?

What does brain science have to do with parents and the way we raise our kids? When we come from a gentle parenting perspective, we try to respond to our children in moments of upsets rather than react to them with...
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Brain Science and Parenting! Say What?

What does brain science have to do with parents and the way we raise our kids? When we come from a gentle parenting perspective, we try to respond to our children in moments of upsets rather than react to them with...
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Are Natural Consequences Actually Punishment?

What role do consequences play in your parenting? On this week's Podcast for Parents Abigail and Elle talk about when consequences become punishments. Are Consequences Punishment? Natural consequences sound like a...
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Do Our Kids Manipulate Us?

Do Our Kids Manipulate Us? When Abigail and Elle pose this question they thought they'd answer with a resounding "Yes!" - until they stopped to think about. And then, they went down the rabbit hole... "What does...
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Finding Your Tribe: Shouldn't I just Know How to Parent?

Did you ever think you'd need help in your parenting? Elle and Abigail figured they might need help initially, but never years and years into their parenting. This week they discuss the moment they knew they needed...
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Special Time: Great for Kids, Difficult for Adults?

Do you make time for Special Time? Don't fret if you don't...yet! We know that spending just a few minutes putting aside distractions and letting children lead play can boost our relationship with them, but that...
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Making Changes: New Year’s Resolutions That Actually Succeed

It's 2018 already! Happy New Year! This week's podcast has a New Year's  flavor as Elle and Abigail talk about bringing change to yourself and your family. What is the secret to making habits stick? Abigail reveals...
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The Power of Rituals and Bringing Your Family Closer

  It's the season to be...making rituals? What is a Ritual Anyway? Elle asks this week are rituals the same as routine and is implementing them just a lot of extra work? Abigail mentions some family rituals that may...
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Beat Off-Track Behavior with this Secret Ninja Parenting Tool

This week on the podcast Abigail introduces a counter-intuitive ninja parenting tool! We talk about how offtrack behavior looks early on, what it signals, and why this tool responds where reasoning doesn't. Both hosts...
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