About Nathan M McTague, CPCC
I am a full-time Parent of three, Writer, Life Coach, Lecturer, and Natural Parenting Mentor. In all of the above, I am seeking to assist my fellow humans in their processes of claiming and unleashing their highest potentials.
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Things just keep on blossoming around here… This Rose has never done so well, but then it was almost completely killed several years ago by painters (painting right over the whole thing!), and then almost killed again by collateral construction … Continue reading →
A tantrum is generally defined as “a violent demonstration of rage or frustration; a sudden display of bad temper”. When you dig deeper, you’ll discover that a so called “bad temper” refers to a “persisting angry mood”. And if we … Continue reading →
Posted in Parenting Ideas
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Tagged attachment parenting, building connection with children, children, controlling children's behavior, cro-magnon parenting, development, emotional processing, empathy parenting, modeling, natural parenting, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, parenting mythology, tantrums
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Reblogged from "A Beautiful Place of the World": I feel a little funny posting about this — like, “surely everyone has figured this out” — but I have seen a number of posts on other peoples’ blogs, lately, about whether or … Continue reading →
Posted in Parenting Ideas
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Tagged children, controlling children, controlling children's behavior, corporal punishment, disruptions to natural parenting, modeling, parent-child relations, parenting mythology, praise and punishment, spanking, using empathy
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Here she is. The one and only. The brightest and most beautiful. It’s her birthday today (as well as my own sweet Mama’s birthday — isn’t that cool!?) and we are so glad to celebrate it. She’s a natural wonder with … Continue reading →
Reblogged from "A Beautiful Place of the World": For those of you who may be new to this blog, and therefore have essentially no idea from where I am coming, and what I advocate for parents and children and the … Continue reading →
Posted in Parenting Ideas
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Tagged alfie kohn, asl, attachment parenting, children, elimination communication, empathy parenting, essential oils, flower essences, homeopathy, law of attraction parenting, natural parenting, parenting, possession, sharing, using empathy
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The flowers have arrived! We got an early start this year with a few weeks of warm weather in April and lots of rain in May. So here’s a brief photo essay of some of the glorious perennial members of … Continue reading →
Reblogged from "A Beautiful Place of the World": It’s a new day, friends. You may have blown it hugely yesterday. You may have done or said your parenting worst. You may have acted in such a way that you think … Continue reading →
Reblogged from "A Beautiful Place of the World": Ever thought of yourself as a Public Relations specialist? Well as a parent, it’s practical to think of it as part of the job. It may not seem like an occupation to … Continue reading →
Posted in Parenting Ideas
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Tagged attachment parenting, cro-magnon parenting, cro-magnon socialization™, empathy parenting, family, modeling, natural parenting, parent-child relations, parenting, proper socialization, teaching kids about social living
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So this girl had a birthday party. What with Spew-fest 2013, and school, and work, I wasn’t able to get to sharing all of the glory with you until now — my apologies, if you were left wondering… The forecast … Continue reading →
Yesterday was the official day. We woke up with Echo in the morning and Natalie squeezed her and said, “Happy Birthday.” They got up and got dressed before me, and Echo came to my side of the bed and whispered, … Continue reading →
Here she is, folks, one year ago when she turned 5. Echo saw this photo this morning and said, “What’s wrong with my face?”. It’s funny how little sense of our selves (in our ever-changing flux) we actually have, isn’t … Continue reading →
Reblogged from "A Beautiful Place of the World": “Parentisms” is a little series offering tiny mantras and quick thoughts on the nature of parenting. My hope is that these little perspective framers will be a boon for parents of all … Continue reading →
Isn’t it funny how we can be cruising along in our parenting lives, and then suddenly we have a new tool and it’s as if we’ve gotten a new lease on that life; and then just as suddenly, some months … Continue reading →
Posted in Parenting Ideas
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Tagged building connection with children, children, emotional intelligence, emotional processing, empathy negotiation, empathy parenting, Feeleez, helping kids process feelings, parenting, parenting tools, radical strategies, sibling disagreements, sibling relations, teaching kids about feelings, using empathy
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Reblogged from "A Beautiful Place of the World": “This body is mine, cuz it was born on me. Just I get to use it, and no one else. That’s why it’s my body.” That’s the extent of 3 year old Echo’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Parenting Ideas
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Tagged attachment parenting, children, empathy parenting, family, modeling, natural parenting, parent-child relations, parenting, radical strategies, sharing, sibling relations, struggle with sharing
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It’s been a number of months since I’ve posted in this theme. Fortunately, that is not at all because the girls have stopped being creative in their play, but simply because other stuff has gotten in line to be posted … Continue reading →
Posted in Boredom Schmoredom
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Tagged boredom, boredom is good for kids' brains, children, children's imagination, family, imaginative play, kid world, kim john payne, letting kids get bored, life, natural parenting, parenting, play, toy options
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