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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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When Kids Have Big Feelings
I think I’ve finally arrived as a parent. Marigold told me, “I hate you!” yesterday. Most people really struggle with that. Who wants to hear those words come out of their child’s mouth? What an awful thing to say! But … Continue reading
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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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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To good not to share!
We have been taught that somehow, if we spank our children enough, they will be magically bound to Christianity, and that their salvation would be assured. However. the Bible states that there is ONE way to God. One. And that … Continue reading
Posted in Figuring it out, Grace-Based Discipline
Tagged assured, bind, Christ, Christianity, forgiven, Grace, hearts, human, mercy, one, parent, person, power, relationship, Salvation, spank, way
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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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