by smaclaughlin | Nov 4, 2019 | communication, family, fatherhood, gender bias, marriage, motherhood, parenting
What is gatekeeping and what does it have to do with parenting? gate·keep·ingˈɡātˌkēpiNG/: 1. noun the activity of controlling, and usually limiting, general access to something. I first heard about gatekeeping from a mother for whom I worked as a nanny. She used the...
by smaclaughlin | Mar 12, 2018 | books, co-parenting, communication, marriage, positive parenting
Why is this so hard? Two people who are parenting together but don’t exactly see eye-to-eye is very common. Sometimes co-parenting relationships are strained, but even those who consider their partnerships really healthy can struggle (*raises hand*). We want to...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Jan 3, 2014 | cooperation, family, holidays, humor, marriage, my life
Hi there, Here’s my ode to the “try, try again” format that is parenting life–though in this case, the hinderance may have been more my husband and less my child. Here’s the finished product of my holiday card: Cute, right? However, if...
