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Emotional Regulation
Breakfast Breakdown
Final Classes of 2012
Sibling Solutions
Angry, fearful or aggressive kids?  
Helping Your Child Regulate Emotions
Free call with
Patty Wipfler and
Dr. Laura Markham of Aha! Parenting
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Planning for Connected Holidays 

Patty will
give you  parent-tested solutions for bringing warmth, closeness and laughter to this time of year.
 

"I Hate Oatmeal!" 

 

My husband was making a pot of oatmeal for breakfast, but our 8 year-old saw that it wasn't the kind that he usually had. He started saying, "I hate that oatmeal!"  

 

I was quietly listening to the conflict. Our son left the table screaming and yelling and very upset.  He kept saying, "I hate this oatmeal!"


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Bad Feelings Don't Make You a Bad Parent

Patty Wipfler

I remember vividly the day I stopped a half-second short of slamming my two-year-old into the wall. He had just hurt the baby, and not for the first time. I was livid. I was almost out of control. And after I caught myself, I was scared. Very scared. 

 

I'm not sure I would have said, that day, that I was angry. Or that I felt upset. What happened to me came faster than anything that would have a name. I had no idea what came over me... Full Article

Last Classes of 2012

Online Building Emotional Understanding Classes  

There's still time for you to join one of the last few classes of 2012. Before the craziness of the holiday season takes hold, get your family connected and running smoothly.  
 
Start next year with less stress and more family cooperation and fun!

Live, instructor-led parent support calls and over 7 hours of video lessons from our founder, Patty Wipfler. Don't miss this chance to connect.

Sibling Solutions
Raising more than one child brings added joys, and often, difficult feelings that start with the older child and eventually infect the younger child too. Sign up now for this free teleseminar.
 
Study Group 
Just for a change, FILL your emotional cup before the holidays! Register now to get the support you need before the holiday madness sets in. 
"Eye contact, gentle touch, warmth
in our voices, and caring words are 
balm for your child's being. 
You need a gentle listener, as well!"
  
-- Patty Wipfler

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Sincerely,

 

The Parent Rescue Squad at Hand in Hand