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Myth Busting 12: Punishment Works
When I was a punitive parent, I didn’t understand what people meant when they said that spanking doesn’t work. I’d think, ‘Well, it works for me…’ As I came out of the punitive paradigm I started to be able to … Continue reading
Spare the Rod – Harper’s Bazar (1867)
From the November 23. 1867 edition of Harper’s Bazar, pg. 50: Spare the Rod “Spare the rod, and spoil the child,” says Solomon, which the severe interpret to mean literally the laying on of the birch, the rattan, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Grace-Based Discipline
Tagged 1800s, Bible, children, death, discipline, gentle, history, indulgence, interpretation, parent, parenting, punishment, rod, spank, spanking, strike, student, teacher, uncontrolled, violence
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Myth Busting 4: My story
A complete change in paradigm doesn’t happen in a moment. Having been punitively parented myself, I grew up assuming it was God’s best for every family. I believed that the punishments I had experienced were appropriate and I was grateful … Continue reading
Spanking and Proverbs – Part 2: Interpretations
In my last post on the topic of Proverbs and the issue of spanking, I concluded that regardless of your interpretation of the “rod” verses, spanking is not a salvation issue. Proverbs is not a book of law or of … Continue reading
Posted in For the Bible tells me so., Grace-Based Discipline
Tagged active parenting, context, corporal punishment, cultural assumptions, Dobson, fear, foolishness, Grace, Grace Based Parenting, Hebrew, instruction, interpretations, Jesus Christ, knowledge, Love, mercy, Proverbs, punishment, reasoning, rod, Rod verses, small child, spank, spanking, teaching, Ted Tripp, Trust, understanding, wisdom, young adult
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Side Effects of Shame- the legacy of punishment.
The Legacy left by punitive parenting is undoubtedly a sense of deep personal shame. This extends back generations in my family, and that legacy will affect my children’s children as well. My Grandparents, Parents, Siblings, and I have all been … Continue reading
Posted in Testimony, Uncategorized
Tagged addict, Adults Shamed as Children, damage, died, empathetic, Father, generations, guilt, healing, Hope, intuitive, legacy, Love, Mother, peace, punishment, rage, root, Salvation, shame, side effects
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Onward and Upward… part three of the journey towards Grace.
Everlasting Life… Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Of all the things we should be most concerned about in regard to our children, it is the spiritual life which should concern us most. Our relationship with our Creator … Continue reading
Posted in Figuring it out, Greenegem's Story, Testimony
Tagged Ames and Ilg, biter, consequence, Grace, Journey, Law of Love, Manipulate, map, Minimus, parent, punishment, reframing, relationship, separate, shame, spiritual life, standard, toolbox, wooden spoon, Word of God
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