I just found this excellent review of Tedd Tripp’s Book, Shepherding A Child’s Heart at Mothering By Grace.
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RedditThe Pearls’ Book NOT Banned in New Zealand (Working on Amazon)
September 22, 2011 3 Comments
New Zealand’s Censorship Compliance Unit has decided not to ban nor restrict Michael and Debi Pearl’s book, To Train Up A Child, according to this article in the Marlborough Press. While I don’t believe in book banning, it seems to me that if a country has that policy, this book should fall into that category and I am a bit confused as to how they reached their decision.
I do believe in encouraging book sellers to stop selling offensive books and so does Milli Hill at Peaceful Parenting who explains why Amazon should stop selling books which promote Child Abuse, especially To Train Up A Child. This piece includes a long quote from Debi Pearl in which she explains how one should use the switch on a child under one year old.
Note: The petition to which she links is the same one to which I link in my side bar. If you have not signed it, please sign it and share the link. Thank you.
The Effects Of Spanking – Part 2 *Sensitive*
August 15, 2011 12 Comments
By now, people have read my very personal story. I can’t begin to put into words how difficult that was for my family and me. As I said in Part 1, the purpose of this series is to explore all of the effects of using physical punishment with children. In this piece, I will be discussing denial as one of the many effects of spanking (hitting) children. I will also share a couple of definitions of physical abuse, and will discuss the continuum of violence against children.
Denial—“I was spanked and I turned out OK”
One of the many, and most visible if one looks closely enough, effects of spanking and physical abuse is denial. Denial is a psychological defense mechanism to any traumatizing or painful event. This is why denial is one of the first steps in the grieving process. It is easier to deny that something very painful has occurred than to deal with the pain head on. How many times have we heard, “I was spanked and I’m okay,” from pro-spankers? Go on the Internet and Google “spanking children,” and we get an array of pro-spankers arguing intensely with anti-spankers about how spanking isn’t harmful. They base their arguments on their personal experiences. They are often quick to become defensive, and even get downright angry, when anti-spankers try to gently point out how and why they are wrong. This is due to the fact that it is very difficult to admit that their parents did hurt them as children, or that they are now hurting their own children. [Read more...]
One Mom’s Look at “Shepherding A Child’s Heart”
March 31, 2011 Leave a Comment
Thatmom has re-posted Anne Sokol’s book review of Ted Tripp’s book, Shepherding A Child’s Heart. I’m so glad she did because I missed it the first time.
Speaking of which, here is another review of that book from MarynMunchkins on GCM.
Review of Shepherding A Child’s Heart
February 4, 2011 5 Comments
Gentle Christian Mothers reviews Shepherding A Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp.
This is the first in a series of posts highlighting the different procedures given by various Christian authors on the proper way to spank. I’m hoping to show that there isn’t a biblical way to spank, but that the views on so-called biblical spanking procedures are man-made and based on cultural assumptions and opinion
She warns her readers not to read on if a description of a spanking would upset them. Sensitive readers, take heed! The spanking described sounds a lot like a Roy Lessin spanking. 
(Another link which sensitive readers will want to avoid.)
Also from Gentle Christian Mothers is Mary’s review of Shepherding A Child’s Heart.
Lucy’s Story
December 29, 2010 Leave a Comment
Lucy tells her story at Dare To Disciple. She shares how her views of spanking have changed during her lifetime and why she feels that spanking and Christianity are incompatible.
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