Hand in Hand Parenting: The Podcast

Now that the Hand in Hand podcast is on hiatus, are you wondering where to get parenting support direct to your eats? You're invited to join Abigail during the hiatus for her Mother Flipping Awesome podcast where she does a deep dive with one mama in each show. And you get to listen in.

Elle and Abigail show you how to handle common Halloween howls using the Hand in Hand tools. Settle back with your pumpkin latte and get tricks you can use to make Halloween happier. Here's a sneak peek: What happens to a child’s brain when they are melting down and how you can respond in a way that reaches and nurtures Abigail's genius route to peaceful resolutions when two or more kids are going at it How to play your way out of scare season fear and even anger Listen now!

With comments that'll make you laugh, comments that'll have you nodding your head, and comments that will surely tug at your heartstrings... You're telling us how your perspectives are shifting, and with them, your struggles. We hear how you are becoming more playful with your kids and more understanding. Your good work is a force for change - and it's so powerful! This week, we hear from you - the Hand in Hand Podcast Parents - we're so excited to share this episode with you! Listen now!

Where were you two years ago in parenting? Sometimes we get so caught up in the present-day challenges we forget to look back and see the progress we've made. So this week, we challenge you to take a turn - as we do too. What have been your best mommy moments?

Abigail describes the gut-wrenching time she got mom-shamed during one of her most desperate times in parenting. She explains the exact advice she got that helped her rise strong and move on, and we talk about how you can too.  Bounce back from parent shame. Join us this week for The Best Ways to Rise Strong After Mom Shame.

So, today we’re talking about the less sunny side of parenting. And when we say less sunny, we really mean those dark, never-ending winter-like days that are bleak, lonely and cold. You'll learn: - At least three things you can try when things get tough - How to find peace in parenting lightly when life is overwhelming - One tool you must try to find hope in the hard moments If you’ve ever dared think you can’t go on with parenting listen in this week.

We called this podcast powerful ways to solve your child's sleep issues because, oh boy, if there was ever a parenting challenge made to test, it's this.  Today we're talking why kids have such a hard time with bedtime. (And why we do!). Discover:  Lights? Music? Do distractions work? How to take tiny steps toward fear One key thing about leaning in and connecting  The counteractive way to banish bedtime blues Hunting down the feelings behind your child's words

On this week's podcast, we're talking friends to frenemies: An explanation about why kids exclude Why friendships are fluid and how to use the Hand in Hand Tools to anchor relationships When to get involved in friendships and drama, and when to let go Why your friendships influence how you handle children, friends and their fallouts One tool you can use to ease your children’s friendships along One conversation to try when your child is getting controlled in a friendship Listen now

Coping with divorce? When today’s guest, instructor Kristen Zuzek Volk, found Hand in Hand, she’d almost written off a loving relationship with her daughter. A parenting philosophy like Hand in Hand Parenting was the last thing she thought would help. She was wrong.  Hand in Hand’s tools brought dramatic change to Kristen's family. And they can for you too.

This week on the podcast, we’re talking about the times our kid's words get hurtful, whether they’re aimed at us or themselves. Where these words come from When to take notice, when to take action Ways you can respond that shift those thoughts and feelings When play works better than words When kids say stuff like this, it’s hard. It’s worse when it feels like yours are the only ones saying them. They aren’t. Join us this week for support and suggestions.

we’re talking about exactly why special time is so useful for increasing your child’s levels of co-operation.  How to set it up so that you stand the best possible chance of seeing this happen.  Discover if you are using Special Time as maintenance or rescue? And the difference between Special Time as a bargaining tool and the genuine invitation If you’ve ever felt like Special Time wasn’t delivering the way you hoped, come problem-solve with Abigail and Elle on the Podcast this week. 

This week on the podcast we’re sharing which of your child's behaviors make us blow and figuring out why. We show you how why, when you peel back the layers of feelings tightly packing your parent anger, you might well find a mama who was too exhausted, too overwhelmed, or too oblivious to set limits with her kids. And we talk about why not setting limits leads to rupture.

This week on How to Make Your Kids Love Chores we're looking at some great ways you can actually get down and dirty with getting your kids on board with helping around the house. Plus Abigail's son pays us a surprise visit and tells us exactly what he hates about laundry!

podcast we show you how you can use the tools to overcome medical worry, emergencies, trauma and stress. Because when you are parenting sick kids, it isn't just them who suffers. Whether your child has been through common childhood complaints or more serious medical challenges, we'll show you what you can do to soothe things (that don't just rely on a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down).

This week we're celebrating 500,000 downloads (break out the ice-cream cake and some Pinot) by getting real about our parenting fails. What stretches our patience to the max? The moments we lose it (and what happens afterward) And how the rockiest parts of our parenting journey have lead us to some surprising new destinations See why we're learning (always learning!) that these "parenting fails" are not fails at all.