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Free Teleseminar
Lying, Cheating and Stealing: When Good Kids Don’t Play by the Rules Free teleseminar led by Hand in Hand Founder, Patty Wipfler Thursday, November 12th – 6 pm PST – Participate by phone from anywhere!...
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Advice Doesn’t Work for My Teen
Now, more than two years later, I am finally ready to write about a very special moment I experienced with my daughter Anna, then 16 years old. The booklet “Supporting Adolescents” was the reason for...
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My Daughter and Her “Fat” Tummy
My 12-year-old daughter was mad and sad about feeling ugly and fat this morning and focusing on her “flabby” tummy. (She’s 5’5” at 12 and weighs maybe 120…so fat is not even in this county much less...
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Connecting When the Door Is Closed
Photo (C) Am-y 2007 Our 4 year old, Owen, was very angry about something, and he bolted to his room and locked the door. He jumped into bed and screamed for me to “Go away! I don’t like you Mommy! Go...
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Two Teleseminars This Week!
“Don’t Yell at Me!” – An Introduction to Parenting by Connection Teleseminar Led by Patty Wipfler on Thursday, April 15th We will be talking about what makes parents feel like yelling and some healthy...
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Setting Limits with a Pre-Teen
Photo (C) Linnell Esler 2005 My wife and I have done our best to listen to our children’s feelings throughout their lives so far. We’re so pleased with them, and have used listening to help them each...
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Pillow Fighting Saves the Day
Photo (C) Joshua Tan 2007 A friend, her grandson, my daughter and I went on a ski weekend together. My daughter is almost 9, and her grandson is 12. He has a very hard life–this weekend was, among...
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Listen, Limit, Listen
Photo (C) Cris Watk 2005 My 15-year-old daughter hardly ever cries. It concerns me, especially now that I know how healing it is. Well, thanks to some limit setting and listening,she got a good...
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Dad’s Listening Leads to Cooperation
Posted by Cynthia Klein, Certified Parenting by Connection Instructor, Bridges 2 Understanding Photo (C) Shlomit W. 2007 Several years ago I trained as a parent educator with Hand in Hand and then...
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Playful Parenting Teleseminar
This is one teleseminar you won’t want to miss! Join special guest, Lawrence J. Cohen, PhD., author of Playful Parenting, as he discusses the use of play in building warm, cooperative relationships and...
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