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What the Heck is This?

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Originally posted on 28 DAYS at the BRINK!:
_________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 28 Days at the Brink is the blog for the art show DreamCatching, appearing April 2015 at the Brink Gallery in Missoula Montana. DreamCatching is a live multimedia performance and visual art extravaganza.…

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Out with a Roar

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Well it’s that time again, folks! Another week of super-fun has come and gone and I barely have time to pause here now to share with you a Spanish alphabet’s worth of highlights from all the great (and some bitter-sweet) … Continue reading →

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Growing Self-Fulfilling Humans

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

I won’t lie to you, friends — sometimes, and really just sometimes, I still question what we’re doing here. I sometimes still wonder — if we stay off the well-beaten paths of modern parenting, if we tenderly nurture our kids, without punishing … Continue reading →

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Back to YOU

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

You had a magnificent Summer. You did all (or almost all) of the super-fun stuff that you promised the kids you’d do. You took trips, you played hard, you went to the splash park and the beach and the fair, … Continue reading →

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The Lost/Last Month (pt 1)

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

I found myself outside in the garden at 9:27pm with the sunlight still clinging to the sky. The hot, dry earth was like crumbly stone and the going was slow. The weeds clung to everything, forming a well-woven chaos. Squatted over the garden … Continue reading →

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I’m (an) Official!

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Natalie and I packed up and trundled off to Oakland all day both days last weekend and underwent the 14-hour training to become certified Positive Discipline Parent Educators. Huzzah! It was a wonderful and potent experience. We studied technique and material for helping parents … Continue reading →

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Things that make you go, “D’OH!” (#1 Suspect)

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Originally posted on "A Beautiful Place of the World":
This is a new theme I am going to revisit on occasion, focusing on some of the things we parents do (and maybe even get tricked into doing) that…

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New *

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Originally posted on "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…

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The Pinnacle (Reblog)

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Originally posted on "A Beautiful Place of the World":
I have a dream. It isn’t about great political change or greater equality for all humans, exactly. And it isn’t about the evolution of humanity to our highest potential…

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Village Meeting — All are Welcome

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

I’ve been mentioning it here and there for over a month, but now we’re finally ready to unveil it, and begin. It’s going to be fun. It’s going to be informative. It’s going to be challenging. And it’s going to … Continue reading →

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What’s Parenting Style Got to Do With It?

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

I wanted to share this article with you all today. I am curious about your thoughts. I happen to think that it’s a bit too simplified, in that rather than four categories that all parents fall into, it is more … Continue reading →

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A Moment of Silence Together

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Our family lost a furry member the day before yesterday. It came as quite a shock, too, when Natalie reached her hand into the hamster house and found that Vanilla was not stirring. But that was followed by a feeling … Continue reading →

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Feeleez Giveaway!

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

(I am reblogging this for those of you who haven’t seen it yet.) Dear friends of Feeleez, We’d like to see Feeleez enjoyed by children everywhere. We’ve been in business three years now and with time we have collected a … Continue reading →

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And About that Sinking Ship…

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

I recently responded in a comment to a couple of readers that I would “write more in another post” in further discussion of educating our children. I’ve decided to do that in at least 2 parts: first, I’d like to … Continue reading →

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I KNOW You Know A Publisher!

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

You may have heard me mentioned this before, but still my proverbial prince has not yet come, so I wanted to put it out there again… Natalie and I have three stellar books already finished and just waiting to be … Continue reading →

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