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When a Toddler Won’t Obey

By Hermana Linda | December 13, 2012 |

The Hippie Housewife shares 3 Ways to Respond to a Toddler Who Won’t Listen. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Another Facebook Meme Debunked

By Hermana Linda | December 5, 2012 |

Dara Stoltzfus is on a roll. Today’s post confronts another Facebook Meme, My Promise To My Children. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Raising Children to Not Accept Abuse

By Hermana Linda | December 3, 2012 |

Dara Stoltzfus shows us how we can raise children to not see abusive behavior as normal in Wives With Knives. Dara Stolzfus has many other excellent posts. I have already linked to many of them. I must now link to this post about Consequences and how we react when we mess up. While I’m at…

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Delayed Obedience is Disobedience?

By Hermana Linda | November 26, 2012 |

Does the Bible teach that delayed obedience is disobedience? To answer that question, Carissa Robinson examines the Parable of The Two Sons in First Time, With a Happy Heart. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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It’s Not Always Easy

By Hermana Linda | November 2, 2012 |

Carissa Robinson shares that Gentle Parenting is not always a bed of roses and how to get through the hard times in Bumbling Along. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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An Exampling of Parenting by Jesus

By Hermana Linda | October 29, 2012 |

Dulce de Leche hosts a post by Samuel Martin on the topic of How Jesus Would Parent, in which we look at an example of Jesus using Gentle Parenting. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Raising a Spoiled Brat?

By Hermana Linda | October 22, 2012 |

Rebecca Diamond explains why she is not worried about raising a spoiled brat in He’s A Spoiled Brat – And I’m Proud Of It! For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Gentle Discipline Help

By Hermana Linda | October 16, 2012 |

I have heard a few requests for more info on what to do when Gentle Discipline does not seem to be working. I hope this is helpful. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Were You Hoping For A Perfect Child?

By Hermana Linda | October 12, 2012 |

Ruvin, from By The Hui, looks at the Myth of The Perfect Child. She is promising a mini-series so stay tuned. Update: Part 2, Mole Hills, is now up. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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The Fruit of Gentle Discipline

By Hermana Linda | September 28, 2012 |

Molly shares a beautiful story about the fruit her gently parented 3 yr old is already displaying in A Soft Answer… For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Putting Our Children Above Others

By Hermana Linda | September 20, 2012 |

Dulce de Leche continues her 10 Commandments for Parents series with 10 Commandments for Parents: Forsaking All Others. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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The Strong Willed Child

By Hermana Linda | August 29, 2012 |

Dulce de Leche looks at Gentle Discipline and The Strong Willed Child. For more on this topic, check out the book, You Can’t Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded) by another former Strong Willed Child, Cynthia Tobias. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Choices in Discipline

By Hermana Linda | August 14, 2012 |

JaniceM explains her Choices in disciplining her toddler on our2crazyboys. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Should our Goal Be To Raise Good Children?

By Hermana Linda | August 10, 2012 |

Lysa TerKeurst explains why she doesn’t want to raise a good child. What is your goal in parenting? For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Sally Clarkson Looks At Obedience

By Hermana Linda | August 8, 2012 |

Veteran Mother and writer, Sally Clarkson, looks at first time obedience in Obedience is a pathway of Maturity and Faith. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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More about Teaching

By Hermana Linda | June 27, 2012 |

The Hippie Housewife explains the Basics of Gentle Discipline, focusing on Teaching Skills which makes a great follow up to yesterday’s post on Teaching Babies. She offers skills to prepare babies and children for the future. As she explains: These future-oriented solutions provide the child with skills that will be used throughout and beyond childhood.…

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Teach Your Babies Well

By bolt. | June 26, 2012 |

The following was originally posted in thread on Gentle Christian Mothers called, “…And I’m the Strict One!“and is a follow up to my previous post, Teach Your Children Well. At 4 months, what you want to be doing is starting the phase of ‘discipline’ that I call “show and tell” — it’s not a phase…

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What Does the Bible Really Say About Parenting?

By Hermana Linda | June 25, 2012 |

Dulce de Leche looks at what the Bible really says about parenting. Note that this post is part of the 2012 Carnival of Gentle Discipline which you can find at the bottom of the post. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Safe Place

By Hermana Linda | June 21, 2012 |

The Hippie Housewife reminds us of the important place we hold in our children’s lives in this beautiful and thought provoking poem. <3 And in a similar vein, Dulce de Leche discusses helping our children feel safe to express their sadness. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Looking at Grace

By Hermana Linda | June 16, 2012 |

I would like to share 2 things with you about grace. The first is a post from Gentle Christian Mothers and is an example of one of the reasons a Christian mom decided to not to spank. You can see more reasons in the rest of that thread. The other thing I found on Facebook:…

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Thou Shalt Not Kill The Spirit of Thy Children

By Hermana Linda | June 11, 2012 |

Dulce de Leche continues her 10 Commandments for Parents series with Thou Shalt Not Kill. In this post she discusses how parents often kill pieces of their children’s individuality. Also, take note of this post by Sara Mae which looks at The Nature of A Child and why we should respond to their tantrums with…

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Teach Your Children Well

By bolt. | June 8, 2012 |

The following was originally posted in thread on Gentle Christian Mothers called, “…And I’m the Strict One!“. Well, ladies, do you know what’s a show-stopper in a nicely chatting group of Christian Mommies? It’s when the strictest parent there casually mentions that she doesn’t spank. Here’s the circle of my friends and acquaintances when I…

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Trusting Enough To Let Go

By Hermana Linda | May 19, 2012 |

Pearl in Oyster (PIO) continues her 52 Tool Cards series with Letting Go. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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A Typical Gentle Day

By Hermana Linda | May 16, 2012 |

The Hippie Housewife shares A day in the life of a gentle mother. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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A Closer Look at Obedience

By Hermana Linda | May 15, 2012 |

Molly, from Adventures in Discipline, takes a closer look at Obedience. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Grace Is For Mothers, Too

By Hermana Linda | May 2, 2012 |

The Hippie Housewife reminds us that grace is for mothers too in These Days Don’t Define You. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Your Attitude Towards Your Children

By Hermana Linda | April 23, 2012 |

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…

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Looking Back It All Went By So Fast…

By Hermana Linda | April 21, 2012 |

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. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Delayed or grudging obedience is disobedience?

By Hermana Linda | April 10, 2012 |

Claire continues her Myth Busting series with Myth Busting 9: Right Away, All the Way, With a Happy Heart – or it’s Rebellion! Part I: Delayed or grudging obedience is disobedience? Part II: Is Disobedience to Parents Rebellion? For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Is Your Parenting Based on Fear or Faith?

By Hermana Linda | April 5, 2012 |

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.” For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to…

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