Do you ever entrap your children? Read this blog entry from Dare to Disciple to learn more about entrapment. Failure to heed this warning may lead to developing an adversarial relationship with your children.
Behaviour Modification
July 29, 2010 Leave a Comment
This blog post is exactly one year old today. I am linking to it because I just found it and have always found this topic interesting. Behaviour Modification: Punishment by Hippie Housewife. Here is a quote:
…Every day I hear the same parenting advice – punishment and rewards, threats and praise, negative and positive attention. In other words, the very definition of behaviour modification.
Does it work? That depends on what your goals are. If your goal is to get your child to mind you, then yes, it quite often does. However, for our own family’s goals, we have chosen not to use this system of behaviour modification. I’d like to share our reasons for this choice, today focusing in particular on the punishment side, saving the rewards/praise aspect for another day…
Here is her follow up post Behaviour Modification: Praise to which she alluded in that quote.
Is Spanking Biblical? Part 2: Hebrews 12
July 28, 2010 Leave a Comment
Carissa continues her series with Is Spanking Biblical? Part 2: Hebrews 12 where she looks at the book of Hebrews.
The Pearls Take On Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse
July 27, 2010 Leave a Comment
I feel obligated to post the information that the Pearls are working on a new book about protecting children from sexual abuse. Debi Pearl posted that info on her blog at http://www.debipearl.com/blogs/blog/1740302-cultivating-cautious-chicks-protecting-children-from-predators. I found this post through my Google Alerts which hit a thread on Free Jinger about how said blog post was altogether wrong in its information about chickens. http://freejinger.yuku.com/topic/2475/t/Pearls–Writing–New-Book—Know—Chickens–Children.html
I have to admit that I have mixed feelings about this news. I believe that many of their teachings do make a child vulnerable to abuse and therefore is is good that they are addressing that. I hope that the advice they give turns out to be useful advice and will end up protecting children rather than hurting them more as much of their advice does.
Grace-ful Parenting of Toddlers
July 26, 2010 Leave a Comment
Here is some advice on how Grace-ful Parenting of Toddlers by a mother who has already been through this and is now the mother of adults.
Is Spanking Biblical Part 1 Continued
July 25, 2010 Leave a Comment
Yesterday, Carissa posted Is Spanking Biblical? Part 1: Proverbs, and today she has posted an addendum: Is Spanking Biblical? Part 1: Proverbs, CONTINUED where she looks closer at the symbolism of the rod in scripture.
Is Spanking Biblical?
July 24, 2010 Leave a Comment
Carissa Robinson has started a new series, Is Spanking Biblical? Part 1: Proverbs.
Also, check out this discussion on the blog entry at Gentle Christian Mothers with Crystal Lutton of Arms of Love Family Fellowship.
Behind Closed Doors
July 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
Glenys shares a heartbreaking and powerful blog entry about an abusive marriage and exposes how damaging the advice contained in Created To Be His Helpmeet, by Debi Pearl, is.
Schatz Trial – No update
July 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
Notable Trials has a update on the Schatz Trial to summarize the case and say that there is no real update.
Approximation of Behavior
July 17, 2010 Leave a Comment
I feel that I should explain why I haven’t been posting lately. I try not to say anything unless I have something to say. I continue to search daily and post when I find something of interest.
While you’re waiting, please go back and check out my old posts. My oldest posts have many good links so this should keep you busy for a long time. If you find any broken links, please let me know. (I am aware that many of the news stories are no longer available for free and have an alternate link posted on that page. I leave the non-working links up just in case anyone should ever want to purchase it. Future news stories will be pasted in, I have learned my lesson.)
Now, this blog is principally about the Pearls’ teachings, but ever since I began it, I have have also offered arguments against alternatives to corporal punishment. This brings me to today’s link:
GreeneGem has a very interesting post about Approximation of Behavior which explains why children should not be spanked for making messes when trying out new skills.
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