Pearl in Oyster (PIO) continues her 52 Tool Cards series with Letting Go.
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RedditAbuse Without Hitting
May 18, 2012 Leave a Comment
Dulce de Leche features an anonymous testimony about the damage of emotional and mental abuse in But He Never Hit Her.
A Typical Gentle Day
May 16, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Hippie Housewife shares A day in the life of a gentle mother.
A Closer Look at Obedience
May 15, 2012 Leave a Comment
Molly, from Adventures in Discipline, takes a closer look at Obedience.
A Warning About Extreme Submission
May 14, 2012 2 Comments
Mrs. Jacks shares her testimony of How Submission Books Nearly Ruined her Marriage.
1st Anniversary of the Death of Hana
May 12, 2012 Leave a Comment
Today, marks one year since the tragic death of little Hana at the hands of those who called themselves her parents. If you visit the facebook group dedicated to her memory, you will see photos of her grave. Notice that her grave is lacking a headstone. The group is looking into the possibility of rectifying that situation. This is an open group and you are welcome to join.
I reported back on April 20 that Carri was back in jail. She went back to court yesterday, May 11, 2012 and her bail was set at $300,000 bail. Now a search of the Skagit County Jail Current Inmate List no longer shows her name, which suggests that she might have managed to come up with the bail. Either that or she could have been moved or there could be an error. I’ll keep my eyes out for more information.
Leaving The Patriarchy Movement
May 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
Becky at Created To Be His shares her testimony of how she fell into the false teachings of the patriarchy movement and the Pearls’ and the lessons she has learned since then.
Get a Free PDF of Samuel Martin’s Book
May 4, 2012 Leave a Comment
Author Samuel Martin says in his latest blog post that he is now willing to send a free PDF of his book, Thy Rod and Thy Staff They Comfort Me: Christians And The Spanking Controversy to anyone who emails him to request it.
Grace Is For Mothers, Too
May 2, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Hippie Housewife reminds us that grace is for mothers too in These Days Don’t Define You.
Does Discipline Mean To Spank?
May 1, 2012 Leave a Comment
Cultured Mama looks at the question, Does Discipline Mean To Spank?
Carri Williams Back In Court
April 26, 2012 2 Comments
Go Skagit has more info about Carri Williams and the reason for her re-arrest. Apparently she tried to contact her foster son through a classmate, thereby violating the court’s No Contact Order. The first anniversary of Hana’s death is coming up on May 12. All posts about this case can be found here.
Your Attitude Towards Your Children
April 23, 2012 1 Comment
Rach at the Incorrigible Gingers discusses how labeling children can be harmful in My Toddler Is Not Bad.
On a similar note Aubry, of My Offerings, discusses healthy and unhealthy attitudes towards children in Why Potty Training Changed My Life.
And Dulce de Leche continues with her 10 Commandments for Parents series with Honor Your Father and Your Mother in which she also discusses the difference between obedience and compliance.
Looking Back It All Went By So Fast…
April 21, 2012 Leave a Comment
Vita Mutari looks back at 17 years of being a mother and shares her reflections and advice for new moms in, Left to cry…alone.
Carri Williams Back in Jail
April 20, 2012 1 Comment
According to the Skagit Valley Herald and KomoNews , Carri Williams is back behind bars for violating her No Contact Agreement with her adopted son. For all posts on this story, please see my Hana Alemu “Williams” tag.
Book Review of The “Child Training Bible”
April 16, 2012 Leave a Comment
Laura, of Peace Of The Prairies, reviews the Child Training Bible. She shares what she likes and doesn’t like about it and how she turned her copy into a positive parenting tool.
Is It Wrong To Speak Out Against Other Christians?
April 11, 2012 Leave a Comment
Cindy of Under Much Grace has posted a sermon by E.L. Bynum called, “IS IT RIGHT: To Judge, To Expose Error, and To Call Names?” I am so glad she did because I, too, have been told that it is wrong of me to speak out against other Christians. When I gently explain that I am only exposing false teachings, they generally have no response. In this sermon, Brother Bynum explains that:
I. It Is Right To Practice Biblical Judgment
II. It Is Right To Expose False Teachers
III. It Is Right To Name Names
Also check out her post about Considering the Biblical Model of Examining Behavior to Identify a Spiritual Abuser .
Delayed or grudging obedience is disobedience?
April 10, 2012 Leave a Comment
Claire continues her Myth Busting series with Myth Busting 9: Right Away, All the Way, With a Happy Heart – or it’s Rebellion!
Is Your Parenting Based on Fear or Faith?
April 5, 2012 Leave a Comment
Carissa Robinson compares Fear-Based and Faith-Based Parenting. Which one one do you think glorifies God? Which one do you use?
For more help, check out this post by Pearl in Oyster (PIO) about how we can use our God-given hormones to help us parent better in Oxytocin and “Time In.”
It Starts With Our Views
April 4, 2012 Leave a Comment
Molly ponders The hypocrisy of children’s rights on Adventures in Parenting. I had similar thoughts when I heard a pastor mention that a pastor or Deacon must not be a striker (1 Tim 3:3 and Titus 1:7.) I whispered to my husband, “Ah, but they believe in striking children. Apparently they don’t consider children to be people.”
Also, veteran parent, Sally Clarkson, kicks off a new parenting series with Parenting: It all starts with your view of God.
Avoiding Adversarial Parenting
April 2, 2012 Leave a Comment
Molly explains Adversarial parenting and how to avoid it in What punitive is apart from spanking….
Another Abusive School on CNN
March 31, 2012 Leave a Comment
Under Much Grace shares the transcripts and video of CNN’s report on Pinehaven Home for Troubled Teens in a 3 part series which starts here.
Beat Your Child To Save Him From Hell?
March 30, 2012 Leave a Comment
Samuel Martin has posted an extended excerpt from Chapter 7 of his book, Thy Rod and Thy Staff, They Comfort Me: Christians and the Spanking Controversy, in which he looks at Proverbs 23:13-14, “Do not withhold correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and deliver his soul from hell.”
By the way, someone told me that they were having a problem finding where to purchase Samuel Martin’s book because on Amazon they are charging $90. Well, you may purchase it here for under $11.
Contemplating Gentle Discipline
March 28, 2012 Leave a Comment
Molly contemplates what Gentle Discipline means to her in Beyond The Ideas.
What We Can Learn From Modern Translations of The Bible
March 26, 2012 Leave a Comment
Samuel Martin explains why we should consider reading modern translations of the Bible when seeking to understand Proverbs 19:18.
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. (Proverbs 19:18 – King James Version)
K-12 News Network Speaks Out Against Harsh Discipline
March 24, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Spanking Controversy has been in the public eye quite often lately. More and more often, it focuses on the religious aspect. For example, Cynthia from K-12 News Network expresses concerns about Corporal Punishment in “Tiger Moms” Now Usurped by “Wolf Dads”. Of course, this piece mainly focuses on cultural attitudes towards spanking, but she does discuss the Schatz Tragedy and the Christian Spanking Controversy so I thought that it would be of interest to my readers.
Rebuttal to Pearl’s Statement About “Traditional Child Training.”
March 23, 2012 1 Comment
Samuel Martin has posted a rebuttal to a quote Pearl made during his debate with Janet Heimlich in The Christian Post.
Pastor Found Guilty of Child Abuse
March 22, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Philip Caminiti, the pastor of the Aleitheia Bible Church, was found guilty yesterday, Wednesday March 21, 2012. This is very important as it will set a precedence that pastors can be held accountable for their abusive advice.
Testing The Waters of Gentle Parenting
March 21, 2012 Leave a Comment
Aubry Grace posts an update of how her change to Gentle Parenting is going in Grace Parenting: 6 Months Later.
More Gentle Parenting Tools
March 20, 2012 Leave a Comment
Dulce de Leche continues her Opening Up The Gentle Discipline Toolbox Series with Opening Up the GD Toolbox: Redirection and Mutual Solutions.
Pearl in Oyster (PIO) discusses why we should watch out for Pampering.
Christian child abuse: more works-based carnality
March 17, 2012 2 Comments
Churchmouse has posted an extensively researched look at Spiritual and Physical Abuse in Christian child abuse: more works-based carnality. This is a long piece and well worth the time it will take to read it.
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