by smaclaughlin | Jun 14, 2016 | bullying, disaster, discipline, emotional intelligence, gender bias, hope for the future, race, resources, safety, sexuality, violence, white privelege
It is hard to parent this week. It’s hard to focus. Difficult to not check my phone for updates and news conferences. Tricky to keep from crying and being otherwise emotionally snarled. It is so hard to stay relaxed about our world and what the future may look...
by smaclaughlin | Dec 27, 2014 | mindful parenting, modeling, power, problem-solving, resiliency, safety, violence
I am a woman and I have a boy child. This has proved to be a learning edge for me. It has been a joyful, worrisome, and enlightening endeavor. In my home we have worked hard to create an emotionally safe environment—a place where shame is close to nil, emotions are...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Aug 20, 2011 | balance, emotional intelligence, perspective, safety, taking risks
I don’t know about you, but when two things happen to me in a week that both strike the same chord, I pay attention. My recent “wake up call,” if you will, was about safety. The first piece that came to my attention was the fact that generally speaking, I’m not a big...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Jul 30, 2010 | environmental toxins, food, perspective, safety
I am furious. I won’t mention the oil spill, other than to say that it is obviously devastating to our world, one we had all hoped our children would inherit in better shape than it is currently. I won’t discuss global climate change, although I could...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | May 14, 2010 | illness, marriage, mindful parenting, perspective, safety, self-care, sleep
Sorry to beat a dead horse, but about this sleep thing: I cannot handle myself AT ALL (let alone another small, dependant person) when I have not slept well. This will probably end up being the main reason that we have one child. I am truly and deeply afraid that I...