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The Proof is in the… Argument?!

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

We naturally all look at how our children are being for signs of how we’re doing as parents. We measure our methods by our successes in parenting just as much as we do in any other vital endeavor — as … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged #enjoyparenting, attachment parenting, children, connection parenting, cro-magnon parenting, emotional intelligence, empathy parenting, family, Feeleez, how to argue well, life, modeling, natural parenting, parenting, parenting mythology, praise and punishment, teaching empathy, teaching kids about feelings, teaching kids about social living, using empathy | 2 Comments

The Myth of the Self-Soothing Infant

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

I can sum up today’s post in one sentence. That wasn’t it though… 😉 It’s simply this (and it may sound familiar if you’ve read many of my posts at all): The human brain is born without the ability to manage … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged aletha solter, assisting children's emotional processing, attachment parenting, attachment parenting is good for babies brains, brain-based parenting, building connection with children, childhood development, children, controlling children's behavior, cro-magnon parenting, educating the human brain, emotional intelligence, empathy parenting, human brain, infant brain development, modeling, natural parenting, optimal brain development, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, parenting mythology, self-soothing, using empathy | Leave a comment

Digging a Little Deeper than “Misbehavior”

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

So — there’s this dirty little parenting myth that started decades ago and that lingers still in the rarely mentioned corners of the current social parenting contract corrupting the ears of those who listen, and driving opposition into the hearts of families everywhere. … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas, Parentisms | Tagged #enjoyparenting, alfie kohn, attachment parenting, behavior, behaviorism, childhood development, children, choice, controlling children's behavior, cro-magnon parenting, empathy parenting, feeleez basic emotional anatomy chart, jane nelsen, life, modeling, natural parenting, parent-child relations, parenting, parenting mythology, positive and negative behaviors, praise and punishment, unconditional parenting | 2 Comments

The Long and Winding Road…

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

One of the themes this week in the various social media parenting groups to which I belong has been “process”. Several times, I’ve found myself encouraging parents to remember that growing up, learning how to negotiate life, figuring out all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Parentisms | Tagged #enjoyparenting, attachment parenting, childhood development, children, cognitive development, controlling children's behavior, cro-magnon parenting, empathy parenting, family, kid world, life, milestones, modeling, natural parenting, optimal brain development, parent-child relations, parenting, reverting to previous developmental stage, what to do when your kid is taking too long to..., what to do when your kid reverts | 2 Comments

The Power of Saying What You Want

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

In the Positive Discipline parenting course (in which Natalie and I were trained and certified as instructors last Spring…), there are a slew of different experiential activities that instructors may share with parents in order to help underscore or increase … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas, Parentisms | Tagged #enjoyparenting, attachment parenting, children, choice, controlling children's behavior, cro-magnon parenting, empathy parenting, family, law of attraction parenting, modeling, nathan m mctague cpcc -- certified positive discipline parent educator, natural parenting, parent-centered parenting, parent-child relations, parenting, positive discipline, radical parenting strategies, say what you want | 6 Comments

Co-Operation Beats Compliance Every Time

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

“How many times do I have to tell you?!” “When are you going to learn?” “If you don’t listen to me…!” If you’ve ever been around kids for more than a minute, you’ve likely heard some of their parents say at least something … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged #enjoyparenting, alfie kohn, attachment parenting, bill cosby parenting, building connection with children, children, controlling children's behavior, cooperation vs compliance, cro-magnon parenting, empathy parenting, family, modeling, natural parenting, nvc with kids, parent-child relations, parenting, working with kids | 10 Comments

The Self-Authenticating Adult, or How to be a Super-Hero to your Kid

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Echo decided that she wanted to climb the Redwood in Juju and Bonnie’s backyard (not actually pictured above… this one’s just to give you the impression of it, since, regrettably, I took no pictures from under the particular tree in question). … Continue reading →

Posted in Beautifulness | Tagged #enjoyparenting, authenticity, authenticity in parenting, building connection with children, children, family, family fun, family stories, gratitude, life, modeling, parenting, village life | 2 Comments

Friend of Foe — Turning Children’s Upsets into Assets for the Family

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Love is the only force capable of turning an enemy into a friend. — MLK Pretty much every parent I’ve ever met, including myself (yes, I have met myself on a couple of occasions now…), has in one instance or … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged #enjoyparenting, assisting children's emotional processing, attachment parenting, building connection with children, controlling children's behavior, cro-magnon parenting, dealing with our own psychological programming, emotion coaching for kids, emotional processing, emotional stress response, empathy parenting, modeling, natural parenting, parent-centered parenting, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, tantrums, using empathy | 12 Comments

Faith: Restored

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

I gotta admit, folks, I’m a little choked up. And in truth, I’m not sure at all just what I am here to say, but I’m hoping that whatever it is will find it’s way to you as I make … Continue reading →

Posted in Beautifulness | Tagged attachment parenting, belief in magic, children, empathy parenting, family, gratitude, kid world, letters to santa, life, modeling, parent-child bonding, parenting, santa | 5 Comments

Meet Your Emotional Brain — or — Whose “Tantrum” is This, Anyway?

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Today we’re going on a journey once again to the center of our brains! This time I want to introduce you (once again) to the Cingulate Cortex. Cingulate Cortex, this is the people. People, Cingulate Cortex. This is one heck … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged cingulate cortex entrainment, developing empathy, developing self-awareness, empathy, empathy parenting, family, modeling, neural development, parent-centered parenting, parent-child relations, parenting, processing emotions, self-empathizing, teaching empathy, using empathy | 16 Comments

New Tools and Time Well-Spent

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Boy, oh boy, have we been workin’ it lately! I tell you, Natalie and I are on fire… We’ve been wheeling and dealing with coalition builders and program directors and business advisors and concerned teachers and parents from all over, … Continue reading →

Posted in Beautifulness | Tagged building an emotionally safe home, building connection with children, childhood development, children, empathy, empathy parenting, Feeleez, gratitude, MEA/MFT, modeling, natural parenting, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, tools for emotional education, using empathy | Leave a comment

Parentisms: Listen UP

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

It’s a simple skill — listening. Though we can develop nuanced abilities to savor certain qualities in various particular soundscapes, it doesn’t take much to, say, hone in on the words the person in front of you is speaking. Remembering … Continue reading →

Posted in Parentisms | Tagged attachment parenting, building connection with children, children, connection parenting, cro-magnon parenting, empathy parenting, family, modeling, natural parenting, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, using empathy | 1 Comment

Parents are Human, Too (Re-blog)

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Originally posted on "A Beautiful Place of the World":
Generally speaking, we parents like to think of ourselves as the adults in our relationships with our children, right? Unfortunately, this perspective often binds us to the idea of…

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged attachment parenting, building connection with children, connection parenting, empathy parenting, family, modeling, natural parenting, parent-child relations, parenting, parenting mythology, using empathy | Leave a comment

Will the Real You Please Stand Up?

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Originally posted on "A Beautiful Place of the World":
Authenticity. Now there’s a word that is often conspicuously missing from discussions about parenting practices. And yet, it is something with which we all have to wrestle, or make…

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged authenticity, building connection with children, family, helping children learn about feelings, modeling, natural parenting, parent-child relations, parenting, teaching our children to trust us | Leave a comment

See no Evil, Hear no Evil *

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Originally posted on "A Beautiful Place of the World":
In our home we don’t refer to anyone as “evil”. For us, it is virtually the same thing as referring to someone by a racial slur, or other non-specific…

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged "confused guy", children, emotional intelligence, evil, modeling, parenting, see no evil hear no evil, snidely snape, teaching empathy | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: modeling

The Myth of the Self-Soothing Infant

Digging a Little Deeper than “Misbehavior”

The Long and Winding Road…

The Power of Saying What You Want

Co-Operation Beats Compliance Every Time

The Self-Authenticating Adult, or How to be a Super-Hero to your Kid

Friend of Foe — Turning Children’s Upsets into Assets for the Family

Faith: Restored

Meet Your Emotional Brain — or — Whose “Tantrum” is This, Anyway?

New Tools and Time Well-Spent

Parentisms: Listen UP

Parents are Human, Too (Re-blog)

Will the Real You Please Stand Up?

See no Evil, Hear no Evil *

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