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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

Oh Yeah… We Have Tools!

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

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 | Tagged building connection with children, children, emotional intelligence, emotional processing, empathy negotiation, empathy parenting, Feeleez, helping kids process feelings, parenting, parenting tools, radical parenting strategies, sibling disagreements, sibling relations, teaching kids about feelings, using empathy | 3 Comments

Possession — 9/10 of the Problem? *

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

Originally posted on "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…

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged attachment parenting, children, empathy parenting, family, modeling, natural parenting, parent-child relations, parenting, radical parenting strategies, sharing, sibling relations, struggle with sharing | Leave a comment

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

Benefit of the Belief *

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Originally posted on "A Beautiful Place of the World":
As parents, we’re all pretty used to being the ones most “in the know” in the family, right? We’re “the bosses”, “the head honchos”, “the leaders”, “the responsible parties”.…

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged attachment parenting, building connection with children, children, controlling children's behavior, empathy parenting, family, kid world, life, modeling, natural parenting, parent-child relations, parenting, radical parenting strategies, using empathy | Leave a comment

Building an Emotionally Safe Household

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

My highly esteemed partner, Natalie (that’s her, being the human pillow), wrote the article below for Mothering Magazine (before they went paperless…) and it so perfectly encapsulates the sum total of our approach to being with our kids through all of their emotions … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged attachment parenting, building an emotionally safe household, building connection with children, childhood development, children, cro-magnon parenting, emotional intelligence, empathy parenting, kid world, modeling, Natalie Christensen, natural parenting, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, radical parenting strategies | 32 Comments

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

Choose Your Own Adventure Parenting pt III

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

Welcome to the third and final (?!) portion of this post considering Jennifer Senior’s article in last summer’s New York Magazine, All Joy and No Fun (Why Parents Hate Parenting), which describes modern parenting as almost if not totally lacking in … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged alfie kohn, All Joy and No Fun, attachment parenting, building connection with children, children, choice, controlling children's behavior, empathy parenting, family fun, giving kids information, Jennifer Senior, manipulation, natural parenting, not rushing children, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, parenting mythology, parents who control too much, radical parenting strategies, raising children, raising healthy humans, respecting kids' authority, spend time with your children, using empathy | 4 Comments

Spread the Word: Old News!

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Here’s an interesting little “test” for you. Don’t worry there’s no failing possible. You can’t lose. In fact, regardless of whether you prove your knowledge or not, you can only win in this test. And (by the way) your kids’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged "no more parenting experts", children, cro-magnon parenting™, effects of sugar on children, empathy parenting, faeries, law of attraction parenting, natural parenting, parenting, parenting mythology, radical parenting strategies, sugar crash, sugar high | Leave a comment

Things that make you go, “D’OH!” (The Sell-Out)

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

No, I’m not talking about the latest glitz-pop album from that used-to-be underground band you loved in college. And I’m not talking about renting your kids out to a slew of commercial producers either. No, this episode of “Things that … Continue reading →

Posted in D'oh! | Tagged advocating for children, apologizing to children, attachment parenting, children, co-parenting, disruptions to natural parenting, divorced parenting, empathy parenting, family, life, natural parenting, parenting, parenting after divorce, pleasing others, radical parenting strategies, subjugating kids' needs to adults', using empathy | 4 Comments

Being is not a Behavior

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

Previously, I posted about time-outs and the disservice I think they do to parent-child relations, and to children’s sense of security, as well as, the miserable failure of time-outs to effectively teach children anything about how we would prefer that … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged attachment parenting, building connection with children, children, disruptions to natural parenting, emotional intelligence, empathy parenting, modeling, natural drives, natural parenting, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, praise and punishment, radical parenting strategies, teaching, the proper way to use time-outs, time-outs, time-outs are abusive, time-outs don't work, using empathy | 25 Comments

Get Your Cro-Magnon On

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

New Parents! This next ditty is mostly for you. About four or five years ago, when Natalie and I really began seriously considering conceiving a child together, in an effort to describe the kind of approach I wanted us to … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged attachment parenting, children, cro-magnon parenting™, natural parenting, parenting, parenting mythology, radical parenting strategies | 2 Comments

Eyes on the Prize

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

We parents have a ton of goals, don’t we? We have ideals toward which we live for ourselves, how we parent, what we hope for our children. We have ways we want to be, things we want to do, ends … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged attachment parenting, behavior, behaviorism, controlling children's behavior, empathy parenting, natural parenting, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, parenting mythology, parenting success, parents who control too much, parents' goals for kids, radical parenting strategies | Leave a comment

Possession — 9/10 of the Problem?

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

“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 concept of what she owns — pretty much … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged children, envy, hording, mine, my, non-ownership, parenting, possession, radical parenting strategies, sharing, struggle with sharing | 15 Comments

Your Kid as Johnny 5

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Nathan M McTague, CPCC, CPDPE, CMNEC

“Need input. Need input. Neeeed iinnnpuut!” Your child is an information and experience Hoover. She was born to devour data. He was created in just such a way as to be driven to gorge himself on life. And all in order to … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting Ideas | Tagged attachment parenting, childhood development, children, exploration, kid world, modeling, natural drives, natural parenting, parenting, play, radical parenting strategies, teaching, unschooling | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: radical parenting strategies

The Power of Saying What You Want

Oh Yeah… We Have Tools!

F-ing Up the Right Way *

Benefit of the Belief *

Building an Emotionally Safe Household

Shakespearian Parenting Advice

Choose Your Own Adventure Parenting pt III

Spread the Word: Old News!

Things that make you go, “D’OH!” (The Sell-Out)

Being is not a Behavior

Get Your Cro-Magnon On

Eyes on the Prize

Your Kid as Johnny 5

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