by smaclaughlin | Aug 7, 2017 | anger, communication, discipline, limits, mindfulness, my life, self-regulation
I’m thinking about rebranding my entire website and business to be entitled Kind AF. This makes sense as you may have seen we’ve quite embraced swearing at our house. I’m also itching for a vanity plate (ORDERED!) and a wrist tattoo (that will need to wait). And why...
by smaclaughlin | Feb 18, 2017 | developmental expectations, discipline, family, humor, my life, perspective, poop
One of my Facebook friend’s posted this pic from her kids’ Bananagrams game a couple months ago. So great, right? I mean, “penis-poop-they-eat-toot-but” simply can’t be beat. The best part was that the mom was most upset that they spelled...
by smaclaughlin | Jun 7, 2015 | emotional intelligence, my life, resiliency
Grief has been up. Honestly, it’s been up for a while. I can barely remember when it was fresh, new, and unfamiliar. When I was a child and our elderly neighbor passed away, it was mostly just confusing. We wouldn’t be going to visit and sit at her small kitchen table...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Jun 20, 2014 | family, gratitude, my life, perspective, power
I am an optimist. I will admit it right now. The glass is half full. I can make lemonade out of lemons. I look for the best in people. I lean toward the upbeat. I have been outright accused of being a Pollyanna (a movie, which by the way, scarred me for life when I...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Mar 25, 2014 | brain development, connection parenting, developmental expectations, emotional intelligence, mindful parenting, my life, parenting style, perspective, power, problem-solving, resiliency, Uncategorized
In an ongoing effort to practice what I preach, I have been test-driving theories on my own child for the past several years. For those of you who, a) have not managed to keep your home 100% screen-free, and b) are living with children old enough to beg, (toddlers are...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Feb 5, 2014 | advocacy for children, emotional intelligence, my life, parenting
Last fall I participated in my local PechaKucha community with a presentation of the above title. It was so much fun, and all of the presentations were inspiring and somehow connected. Apparently (the details you miss when you’re feeling a little nervous!) they...