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Tag Archives: punish
Myth Busting 6: “I could see it in her eyes”
I’ve heard parents saying this of their very young (less than 2 yo) children. “She knows what she’s doing is wrong. You can see that mischievous look in her eyes. She knows Mummy’s not going to like what she’s about … Continue reading
Kick a man when he’s down?
My thoughts in this direction started with this link- child’s skull from facebook. So Maximus is being crazy- as per my last post- and this is probably a contributor to the oddness. He lost two teeth recently, and I can … Continue reading
Posted in Figuring it out
Tagged ADD, care, defiant, depression, Manipulate, milk teeth, painful, psoriasis, punish, selfish, skull
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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
Posted in Uncategorized
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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It’s really quite simple…
I have wanted- for some time now- to try to write one post on what being a gentle Christian Momma means for me. Many have argued that the only ‘biblical’ way to raise children is to strike them as punishment … Continue reading
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
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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Nice to meet you…Einstein!
I was just reminded today how so many of the infuriating things kids do are just part of everyday learning. No matter how you baby-proof, children will find new, exciting (OK, hair-raising!) things to do in their environment. For example; … Continue reading
Posted in Figuring it out, Grace-Based Discipline, Refuting Dobson's questionable logic.
Tagged accept, angry, ashamed, challenge, comply, couch, developmental, Dr. Dobson, effort, excellence, extract, fall, heart, intent, mastery, modify behavior, motivation, parenting, punish, react, redirect, remind, reward, self-aware, stuck, succeed, teach, Trust
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