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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
Nothing to Write Home about…
Some of the Fallout from choosing a radically different lifestyle than my parents did, is that very often I have nothing to share with them. They call… we chat… but the conversation remains shallow; conceptual. Always in the back … Continue reading
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Tagged accused, Boundaries, censor, conversation, Dad, dissertation, email, failure, fallout, family of origin, I.M.ing, insulted, laundry list, parent, passionate, relationship, responses, spanking, vicious, vitriol, webcam, wife, writing
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Proverbs and Spanking – Part 3: Believer’s Behavior
Hello! It’s been a while… I apologize for that. The last couple of months have been a bit difficult and sitting down to write just hasn’t happened. However, things are getting back to normal and here I am! Sitting down … Continue reading
Posted in For the Bible tells me so.
Tagged adversarial parenting, Christ, Consensual Living, context, Corinthians, discipleship, discipline, Dr. Dobson, equality, faith, faithfulness, forgiveness, Galatians, gentleness, goodness, Grace, Grace Based Parenting, hitting, interpretations, James, Jesus Christ crucified, joy, kindness, Love, Matthew, mercy, Michael Pearl, New Testament, Old Testament, parental responsibilities, parenting toolbox, patience, peace, permissive parenting, Proverbs, rod, saved, self-control, shebet, spanking, Taking Children Seriously, teaching, Ted Tripp, trusting in God
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Lucy’s Story
This is the story of my friend ‘Lucy’ and her journey into Gace Based Discipline. She has changed the names of her family, for privacy’s sake. gg Let me tell you a bit about me and my family for background. My name … Continue reading
Posted in Grace-Based Discipline, Testimony
Tagged abused, affection, age appropriate behaviors, attention getter, baby-proof, breastfeeding, Buddhist, cat, Catholic School, children, Christmas Tree, climb, condemnation, defiant, deliberately disobedient, disobedient, exploring, faithful, fascinated, forgive, Free Methodist, garage, gentle, God, Gospel, Grace, hit, Hong Kong, human nature, Jesus, kicked, kind, La Leche League, learning, lies, LLL, loving guidance, mercy, model, natural consequences, punched, punish, punitive parenting, save, Shepherding a Child's Heart, sin, spanking, teacher, Ted Tripp, time-out, toolbox, tools, training, Trust, verbally abusive, video camera, Wal-Mart, wishful thinking, witness, Word
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Through Her Daughter’s Eyes
Jadeswan reveals how her perspective on discipline was impacted by watching her daughter play. My Experiences With Spanking I’ll let her post speak for itself. <3 gg
Posted in Figuring it out, Grace-Based Discipline, Testimony
Tagged Boundaries, cycle of violence, destroy, discipleship, emotions, gentle, guidance, hug, innocence, most excellent way, perfection, punitive parenting, rod, Roy Lessin, Salvation, self-hatred, spanking, thighs, violence, whacked, wooden dowel
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The Danger Dilemma
One grey area in the Gentle Parenting debate seems to be what to do about dangerous situations. Many spankers argue that they only find spanking necessary when their children attempt something dangerous, and they feel no compunction against using physical … Continue reading
Posted in Figuring it out, Grace-Based Discipline, Refuting Dobson's questionable logic., Uncategorized
Tagged burn, danger, deterrent, development, dilemma, Dr. Dobson, enforce, hot, hurt, lock, Maximus, outside, pain, porch, running away, smacking, spanking, Stove, successes, Trust, yelling
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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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