Keeping Feelings Moving
One of our longtime instructors tells a story about an interaction with her daughter that happened early in her divorce. The instructor was angry and frustrated with her soon-to-be ex-husband. She had...
View ArticlePutting Limits on Fear
I had about had it with not being able to go to the bathroom alone. My normally independent and self-directed daughter was going through a fearful stage where she would literally scream if she...
View ArticleFinding Parenting by Connection Parents in Your Area
Are you looking for other Parenting by Connection parents near you to share a Study Group, exchange Listening time, help bring Hand in Hand to your area for a workshop or to build community around your...
View ArticleThe Value of a Good Tantrum
Last weekend, somewhere between the collards and the spinach, the peaceful plodding of putting in our Fall garden went wrong and I got really grumpy with my husband, Tom. One minute we were chatting...
View ArticleThe Healing Power of Parenting
I have been attending Hand in Hand PlayMornings with my daughter for about six years now. She has grown from an active, spunky, determined and loudly expressive toddler into an active, spunky,...
View Article2010 Instructor Certification Program
You can make a difference in how the next generation is raised. Apply today. Learn to support parents in your community and help them build strong families where children get what they need to be...
View ArticleBuilding Support for Your Parenting
Photo (C) Julia Freeman-Woolpert 2007 When I was pregnant many people said, “Your life’s going to change once you have kids.” And while I nodded in agreement, nothing prepared me for the moment my...
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