Tag Archives: parent-centered parenting

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Perfection is a Bullsh*t Goal *

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Originally posted on "A Beautiful Place of the World":
Take it from a lifelong sufferer of his own particular strain of perfection addiction — we’d be better off putting ourselves out of everyone else’s misery (especially our children’s)…

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The Trust Equation *

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

Originally posted on "A Beautiful Place of the World":
Today, I wanted to present you with a simple parenting algebra equation to derive trust. It says that the trust our kids feel in us is directly proportional to…

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The Trust Equation

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Today, I wanted to present you with a simple parenting algebra equation to derive trust. It says that the trust our kids feel in us is directly proportional to the product of three variables: a) our trust in ourselves as … Continue reading →

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There’s Two Kinds of Authority, Partner

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Last week, in the post, “Benefit of the Belief“, I brought up the idea that although we parents are the “authority figures” in the family, part of our parenting job is helping our kids become “authorities” on themselves. A lively … Continue reading →

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