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The Little Book That Could

The Little Book That Could

by smaclaughlin | Nov 18, 2020 | books, communication, parenting, what to say

My first book is short and sweet and didn’t make such a splashy entrance 10 years ago. But she sure has staying power. Still in print, selling like hotcakes, and making “best of” lists. I was delighted to recive an email the other day alerting me to...

Guest Post from Nicole Chaison: “What Do I Say Now?”

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...

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...

Avoiding Shame and Blame

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....

Say Good-bye to Prompts at Parenting with Understanding

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...

Emotional Rescue

by Sarah MacLaughlin | Jul 6, 2012 | blog tour, communication, connection parenting, developmental expectations, discipline, emotional intelligence, patience, what not to say, what to say

Yes, I’m stealing The Stones’ song title, though I could have said Emotional Literacy, or Emotional Intelligence too. Emotions are so misunderstood. They have such a bad rap in our relatively stoic and repressed culture. My highest hope is a collective of human beings...
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