How to Parent Peacefully. With the Hand in Hand Parenting approach.
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#047 The power of listening and the origins of Hand in Hand Parenting with Patty Wipfler
This week I talk to Patty Wipfler, founder of Hand in Hand Parenting.
Patty has been working with parents for 47 years. Over that time she has developed the parenting by connection approach, the five listening tools you hear me talk about on the podcast (Listening Partnerships for parents, Staylistening, Setting Limits, Special Time and Playlistening) and the Hand in Hand Parenting organisation which supports 1000s of parents around the world.
In this episode Patty generously shares with us the story of her own childhood and how that had a profound influence on her life's work of making lives better for children and parents. Patty experienced from a very early age the impact parent stress can have on the family system and she has used that experience to guide her work with parents.
Patty talks about how the Hand in Hand Parenting approach emerged firstly from being listened to herself and then through using the same principles to listen to children. She talks about the power of connection and the huge stress parents face in a world that doesn't support parents well.
Patty embodies how listening to parents and children with warmth, love and respect can change the world.
She has such deep compassion and wisdom to share with us, you are in for a real treat.
If you would like to learn more about how you can bring these ideas into your own parenting then you are so welcome to join my next free Masterclass which takes place on Tuesday 8th November 2022 at 8pm UK/Ireland time (12pm PST / 3pm PST).
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