27. How a Three-Step Self-Regulation Strategy Can Transform Your Parenting

This episode first aired under the original name, The Parenting Reset Show. Now we are the Single Parenting Reset podcast–supporting single parents of tweens and teens with real talk on screen time, communication and managing behavior.

Are your kids learning more from what you do than what you say?

In this episode, Tess Connolly talks with Sarah MacLaughlin — educator, author of Raising Humans With Heart, and parenting expert — about the powerful influence parents have simply by how they live. They explore why your reactions, self-care habits, and emotional regulation shape your child’s development more than any lecture could. Sarah shares her three-step self-regulation strategy, tips for meeting your own needs as a parent, and ways to model the values you want to see in your children.

• Learn how to model calm, kindness, and resilience in everyday parenting moments.
• Discover practical ways to fit self-care into your routine without guilt.
• Understand how to shift from reactive parenting to intentional role modeling.

Press play to learn how to raise humans with heart by first taking care of your own.

Connect with Sarah MacLaughlin here:

Instagram: @sarahmaclaughlin 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahmaclaugh 

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The Single Parenting Reset Show supports single moms, working moms, and all parents with practical parenting tips on screen time, emotional regulation, co-parenting, stress relief, setting boundaries, building trust, and raising confident tweens and teens, while tackling tech addiction, behavior problems, and parent burnout with conscious parenting strategies for stronger family connection.

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