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How Mistakes SHOULD Work

by Sarah MacLaughlin | Jun 15, 2013 | advocacy for children, emotional intelligence, perspective, shame

I had the pleasure of teaching a parenting class for teens a few years back. It’s a wonderful training called: Parent Effectiveness for Resolving Conflict with Your Teen. Since that’s a mouthful, it is affectionately called PERC for short. I only taught...

Cultivating a Grateful Life {Sermon}

by Sarah MacLaughlin | Dec 3, 2012 | friendship, gratitude, my life, perspective, social work

“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”  -Dr. Wayne Dyer I wanted to talk about gratitude today because it’s totally self-serving for me to do so. The more I attend to the concept of gratitude in my life, the more easily I can...

How to Set Limits: 10 Helpful Suggestions

by Sarah MacLaughlin | Jul 31, 2012 | communication, connection parenting, cooperation, discipline, emotional intelligence, limits, perspective, problem-solving

Setting limits is tough. I’ve found it to be a muscle I had to grow and exercise over time. I was way better at it when I was interacting with someone else’s child. Once my own boy became mobile, I ran smack into the ever-triggering world of a driven-to-explore...

Book Review at The Hippie Housewife

by Sarah MacLaughlin | Jul 15, 2012 | blog tour, books, perspective, religion, what not to say

Thanks to the Hippie Housewife for this great review of my book! As usual, if you comment after her post, you have a chance to win a ebook copy of What Not to Say: Tools for Talking with Young Children. The Hippie Housewife describes herself as “a 28-year-old...

Body Talk at Core Parenting

by Sarah MacLaughlin | Jul 13, 2012 | bodies, communication, developmental expectations, food, perspective, sexuality, what not to say, what to say

Hi again, A really cool result from this marathon blog tour (and it has been a marathon!) is how many amazing new sites and blogs I’ve learned about. Today’s host is Core Parenting and their page has great resources for parents. I love this intro to their...

Book Review and Examination of Gender Bias at State-of-the-Heart Parenting

by Sarah MacLaughlin | Jul 12, 2012 | advocacy for children, communication, gender bias, mindful parenting, my life, parenting style, perspective

Today’s post is at State-of-the-Heart Parenting. Isn’t that a lovely title? I also love the honest description of their family: “We are an eclectic, jumbled up, and blended-to-perfection attachment parenting, vegetarian, gluten-free, breastfeeding,...
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