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The Consciously Parenting Podcast

Apr 19, 2020

Raising Boys

Welcome to our final conversation with Nathan McTague of The Center for Emotional Education. This portion of the conversation is about deescalation.

Rebecca and Nathan look at how intentionally connecting with our children throughout their childhood can help us when we get to the teen years, by giving them...


Apr 19, 2020

Raising Boys

We’re back again with Nathan McTague for more Q&A about raising boys. This portion of the conversation is about teenagers, and how to maintain connection with them as they make their way toward adulthood.

There is territory that can be tricky, with developing brains wired differently than before. Emotions...


Apr 19, 2020

Raising Boys

We’re back this week with Nathan McTague, the co-founder of the Center for Emotional Education and co-creator of the Feeleez line of social and emotional learning tools. He’s a long-time parent educator and full-time father. Our conversation today is about modeling healthy relationships for...


Apr 19, 2020

Raising Boys

Q&A: Talking about Bodies and Sex with Your Kids

Jamie’s Question:
I am loving being a boy-mama. My sons are almost 10 & 12. The “challenges” I’m having are (although I don’t have a “problem” with this – just mystified confusion) why EVERYTHING relates to a penis. Everything....


Apr 19, 2020

Raising Boys

Q&A: Healthy Masculinity

We start our conversation today by discussing toxic masculinity. This can often refer to a way that we culturally train boys becoming men to relate to others in ways that are not respectful or connecting, and then missing empathy and the ability to manage feelings.

Healthy people...