Tag Archives: parenting mythology

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

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

The END of all Tantrums

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

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 | Tagged attachment parenting, building connection with children, childhood development, children, controlling children's behavior, cro-magnon parenting, emotional processing, empathy parenting, modeling, natural parenting, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, parenting mythology, tantrums | 15 Comments

Spoil the Rod, Spare the Child *

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Originally posted on "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,…

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged children, controlling children's behavior, corporal punishment, disruptions to natural parenting, modeling, parent-child relations, parenting mythology, praise and punishment, spanking, using empathy | Leave a comment

Empathy Schmimpathy… Why Bother?!

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

There’s a change occurring in the world of parenting today. A gradual shift is taking shape and gliding toward new ways of envisioning and inhabiting the parent-child relationship. The old adages we grew up with — of children being seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged attachment parenting, building connection with children, childhood development, children, cro-magnon parenting, emotional intelligence, empathy parenting, modeling, natural drives, natural parenting, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, parenting mythology, using empathy | 18 Comments

F-ing Up the Right Way *

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

Originally posted on "A Beautiful Place of the World":
I am not a perfect parent — just so you know. I do the things I have actually spent time thinking and researching and learning about why not to do them.…

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

Perfection is a Bullsht 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)…

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged building connection with children, family, life, modeling, natural parenting, parent-centered parenting, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, parenting mythology, perfectionism in parenting | Leave a comment

Parenting Doesn’t Have to Suck

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

I’ve talked about this before in some detail, but when I read Glennon Melton’s year old article, “Don’t Carpe Diem“, about how hard she thinks parenting is, I was thrown once more into a theoretical tizzy, and tantrum-like even stomped … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged #enjoyparenting, attachment parenting, building connection with children, children, controlling children's behavior, cro-magnon parenting, don't carpe diem, empathy parenting, family, fun parenting, glennon melton, modeling, natural parenting, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, parenting mythology, using empathy | Leave a comment

Losing “No.” and Finding “Yes!”

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

I have written directly about a portion of the discourse I want to take up in this post in some detail before, and referred to this notion multiple times. Thus far, however, I have only closely considered the “no” side … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged alfie kohn, attachment parenting, auto-no, building connection with children, childhood development, children, controlling children's behavior, cro-magnon education, cro-magnon parenting, empathy parenting, exploration, natural drives, natural parenting, parenting mythology, using empathy | Leave a comment

Shakespearian Parenting Advice

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Wow! What an insanely busy couple of weeks I’ve just had — way, way busier than I like to be, unless it’s busy in the yard, or busy playing! I’ve now reached that light at the end of the proverbial … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged attachment parenting, cro-magnon parenting™, natural parenting, Nurture Shock, parent-child relations, parenting, parenting mythology, praise and punishment, radical parenting strategies, self-trust | 3 Comments

As Good as We Get (until we get Better)

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

I am steadily becoming an international parenting consultant (did you know that?), working with people all around the world to improve their experience of parenting; listening to their stories, empathizing with them, giving them advice, and helping them to look … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged "perfect parents", apprentice-parents, natural parenting, parenting, parenting mythology, The Tipping Point | 3 Comments

Parental-Unit Recharge!

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

I’ve been “MIA” (from here) the last week or so — and no, I’m not about to start one of those, “Sorry, I’ve been gone from this space” posts — I’m celebrating! I’ve been soaking up some sun, some fun, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Beautifulness, Parenting Ideas | Tagged attachment parenting, family, natural parenting, parenting, parenting mythology, simple pleasures | 6 Comments

“Encouragement!”

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

A week or so ago, Natalie and I watched the 2009 movie Couple’s Retreat with Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman and a few other recognizable faces, including (though less recognizably) Carlos Ponce as the tantric yoga instructor, Salvadore, who teaches the … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged attachment parenting, children, controlling children's behavior, empathy parenting, encouragement, natural parenting, parent-child relations, parenting mythology, praise and punishment | 3 Comments

Tag Archives: parenting mythology

The Myth of the Self-Soothing Infant

Digging a Little Deeper than “Misbehavior”

Parents are Human, Too (Re-blog)

The END of all Tantrums

Spoil the Rod, Spare the Child *

Empathy Schmimpathy… Why Bother?!

F-ing Up the Right Way *

Perfection is a Bullsht Goal

Parenting Doesn’t Have to Suck

Losing “No.” and Finding “Yes!”

Shakespearian Parenting Advice

As Good as We Get (until we get Better)

Parental-Unit Recharge!

“Encouragement!”

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