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One Mom’s Thoughts on Gatekeeping

One Mom’s Thoughts on Gatekeeping

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...
Parenting from the Same Page

Parenting from the Same Page

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...

Product vs. Process

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...
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