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Tag Archives: children
On God our Father
My baby turns 10 months old today. He has been walking, unsteadily, for about a week. He was taking 2 or 3 steps for a couple of weeks before that. Last Tuesday evening, I saw a change in his thinking. … Continue reading
Myth Busting 10: Newborns can’t smile
My third child, now 9 months old, was not very happy about being born. It was a lovely calm home birth in water. According to the ‘rules’ he should have been calm, staring into my eyes with fascination and then, … 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
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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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Guiding with a rod
I had the opportunity the other day to experience what it’s like to use a real rod for guidance. My two toddlers and I had been to the beach and found ourselves some beautiful pieces of driftwood that we decided … Continue reading
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Tagged children, discipline, God, kindness, Positive Parenting, Proverbs, rod
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One Size Does Not Fit All
Dobson. Tripp. Ezzo. Pearl. When I hear these names, I think of self-proclaimed parenting gurus. They say they have the perfect formula to churn out the perfect child. If you simply follow their plan, you’ll raise perfectly behaved, perfectly Godly, … Continue reading
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Tagged challenge, children, development, discipline, Dr. Dobson, Grace Based Parenting, learn, Love, parent, punish, respect, rules, shame, teach, Ted Tripp, temperament, toolbox
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Husband vs. Children?
This post is a mini-carnival post – please check out this post for another take on this topic 🙂 There seems to be a pervasive idea in the Christian community that the husband’s needs should come before the children’s needs. … Continue reading
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Tagged adults, babies, caring, child-centered, children, coming closer, date nights, dates, delayed gratification, empty nest, false dichotomy, Father, God-centered family, growing apart, growing together, hierarchy, husband-centered, loving, marriage, Mother, needs, needs vs. wants, parent, parenting, peace, relationship, strong marriage, Toddlers, Trust, unconditional love, wants, win-win, working together
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Myth Busting 5: Put the marriage first
This post is part of a mini carnival. Here’s Barefoot Betsy’s take on the subject. A lovely lady at playgroup was enthusiastically telling me how helpful Growing Kids God’s Way has been to her and her husband, “especially what they … Continue reading
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Tagged children, compromise, date night, foundation, GFI/Babywise, hypotheticals, marital intimacy, parent, priorities, relationship
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Control
Control. It is such a little word, yet the implications of it are huge. There are things in life we can control and things we can’t. I can control my temper. I can control the air temperature in my house. I … Continue reading
Posted in Figuring it out, Grace-Based Discipline, Refuting Dobson's questionable logic., Testimony
Tagged adversaries, anger, battles, children, choices, control, cry, frustration, high-needs baby, obey, parenting, punching bag, punish, school, self-control, sleep, temper
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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
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