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...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Jul 14, 2012 | anger, books, communication, motherhood, what not to say, what to say
Nicole is a fellow Portlander who is the writer of the zine Hausfrau author of the pee-your-pants funny book The Passion of the Hausfrau. Then she adapted her book into a one woman show performed by the talented Bess Welden. I read the book and saw the play twice and...
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...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Jul 11, 2012 | advocacy for children, blog tour, communication, connection parenting, emotional intelligence, patience, what not to say, what to say
How to Avoid Shame and Blame Excerpted and adapted from What Not to Say: Tools for Talking with Young Children Sometimes adults don’t mean to use shame and blame in their interactions with children—these approaches can sneak in when we are least expecting it....
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Jul 10, 2012 | blog tour, humor, mindful parenting, my life, parenting style, what not to say
My old friend Darla is hosting me at her very funny blog She’s a Maineiac today. I don’t mean that Darla is old, though she is older than me, but only ever so slightly, like a year or two, maybe?…but anyway. What I meant was that Darla and I were...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Jul 9, 2012 | advocacy for children, communication, developmental expectations, mindful parenting, what not to say, what to say
Hello and Happy Monday! Today’s post is an adapted and excerpted article from What Not to Say: Tools for Talking with Young Children over at Parenting with Understanding. I love the subtitle of their blog: Understanding children, their behaviour, and the effect...