Gentle Parenting
Patience is a Virtue
Dulce de Leche shares how she discovered a new tool for her parenting toolbox, Waiting.
Read MoreMaking It Happen vs Impatience
Pearl in Oyster (PIO) has a very thought provoking post about the difference between Making it Happen and Impatience. Note that this post contains some very helpful examples of gentle parenting.
Read MorePearls from The Oyster
Pearl in Oyster (PIO) has a lot of great stuff on her site. I have linked before to her series on 52 Tool Cards. What a great way to fill your Gentle Discipline Toolbox! You can read all her posts in that series here. She also has some interesting Thoughts on Authority and Servant Leadership…
Read MoreMore About What Gentle Parenting Is
Greenegem from Dare To Disciple explains what being a Gentle Christian Mamma looks like in It’s Really Quite Simple… Meanwhile, on the same blog, Lucy explains that when it comes to parenting, One Size Does Not Fit All.
Read MorePutting Spouses Before Children
Dare to Disciple has a mini blog carnival on the topic of putting spouses’ needs before that of children in: Myth Busting 5: Put the marriage first by Claire and Husband vs. Children? by Barefoot Betsy
Read MoreFear, Boundaries and Pleasers
Dulce de Leche explains her stance on Fear, Boundaries and Pleasers in this insightful post.
Read MoreWhen They Won’t Comply
Carissa Robinson has a sweet story about how she learned to look at non-compliance in another light.
Read MoreAppearances
BarefootBetsy writes about how worrying about what others think affects our parenting on Dare to Disciple.
Read MoreRaised with Gentle Discipline
Dulce de Leche shares about Tony Hillerman, an author who was raised with Gentle Discipline. This post should provide peace of mind for those who sometimes worry that raising their children with Gentle Discipline could lead to disaster.
Read MoreHealthy Boundaries
Dulce de Leche explains how important healthy boundaries and how to teach them to your children in Building Fences.
Read MoreGentle Parenting Toolbox part 2
Dulce de Leche has posted part 2 of her teaching on the Gentle Discipline Toolbox.
Read MoreNational Spank Out Day
In honor of National Spank Out Day, Dulce de Leche asks what kind of Fruit does spanking produce in our lives. Her answer is Rotten Fruit. Also, check out Jen from A Path Less Taken’s post about Not Crying Over Spilled Milk . You will also want to check out her follow up post, Gentle…
Read MoreCan a Parent be a Friend?
Dulce de Leche considers the common idea that a parent should not be a friend to their children in BFFs. She also has a new post with more info about your Personal Toolbox which you really should check out.
Read MoreFilling Your Gentle Discipline Toolbox
Pearl In Oyster, of An Apprenticeship in the Art of Gentle Discipline, has just started sharing 52 Tool Cards starting with Week 1: 3 Rs of Recovery. You’re going to want to follow her blog in order to read each episode of this series.
Read MoreGentle Parenting Tools
Dulce de Leche is coached in gentle parenting by her 7 yr old in Wise as Serpents, Harmless as Doves.
Read MoreUnderstanding The Nature of Children
Discipleship Parenting writes about Understanding the Nature of Children in which she looks at what the Bible says about the nature of infants and children and what our response to them should be. Dulce de Leche also writes about the sin nature of babies in Sons of Adam Daughters of Eve.
Read MoreDamaging Effects of Punishment on Children
GreeneGem explains the damage which was done to her by her mothers trampling on her Boundaries. Speaking of damage, did you know that when babies are left to cry it out, their little bodies are being flooded with Cortisol? Discipleship Parenting looks at what effect that has on them. Meanwhile Pearl, from An Apprenticeship in…
Read MoreGentle Parenting of Teens
Lucy tells us how she gently parents her teenager at Dare to Disciple. Along similar lines, Virginia Is For Mothers has written a post about using Calm Words with our children rather than yelling and/or scolding. This is a good reminder for all of us. Meanwhile, Under Much Grace continues with her series analyzing the…
Read MoreAdversary or Advocate?
This article by Sally Clarkson asks us to consider whether we want our children see us as Adversaries or Advocates. Along similar lines, Dulce de Leche writes about different ways of seeing God in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Edited to add: Sally Clarkson has more to say on this topic in…
Read MoreGentle Parenting of Toddlers
Pearl In Oyster from An Apprenticeship in the Art of Gentle Discipline blog shares about how she gently disciplines her 2 and a half year old in Rubber Meets the Road. Meanwhile, Carissa Robinson explains how she gently deals with Blatant Disobedience in her toddler.
Read MoreClaire’s Testimony
Claire has been doing some more Myth Busting at Dare to Disciple in Myth Busting 4: My Story. Here are the myths she busts in this installment: ‘Punish’ and ‘discipline’ are synonyms. (note: Sally Clarkson mentioned this in a recent post) All Christians spank. Spanking is the best way to make a point to a…
Read MoreDealing With Anger
Claire at Dare to Disciple has a post about Dealing With Anger, or in other words, controlling our temper.
Read MorePositive Safety Training
The Virginia Is For Mothers blog has a nice post about Positive Safety Training. Apparently she is also teaching her young one to cook. She compares and contrasts her method of safety training with Pearl’s method.
Read MoreThe Petite Chef Demonstrates Gentle Parenting
Dulce de Leche has been sharing about her 7 year old’s cooking skills. Today’s blog post is not to be missed. The sweet child has obviously been learning more than cooking by watching her mother. <3
Read MoreThankfull for Gentle Discipline
Carissa Robinson has a lovely blog post about how Thankfull she is that they are using gentle discipline, complete with an example of how it works. She also links to Sally Clarkson’s blog post about First Time Obedience. Sally Clarkson writes as the mother of adult children and reflects back on how her children were…
Read MoreGentle Discipline as a Second Language
Dulce de Leche explains the learning curve of Gentle Discipline by comparing it to learning a 2nd language. Well done and very helpful.
Read MoreControl
The Peaceful Housewife doesn’t like to be controlled. Do you? Most people don’t. 😉 It shouldn’t come as any surprise that our children don’t like it much either. Meanwhile, Dulce de Leche explains a bit of what not controlling your budding chef looks like.
Read MoreGrace-Based Discipline and the Older Child
Here is an excellent article from Crystal Lutton, of Arms of Love, on how to use Grace-Based Discipline on the older child.
Read MoreBear Mother vs Tiger Mother
Dulce de Leche has posted a long excerpt from an article written by Samuel Martin called, The Tiger Mother vs The Bear Mother in which he looks at Christian mothering.
Read MoreGentle Discipline 102
So, if we should not spank our children, how then should we discipline them? We have started looking at gentle discipline. Purple Kangaroo has a long post explaining her methods of Handling Hitting and Hurtful Words. So, what about time outs? Are they a good tool? The Peaceful Housewife looks at that in To The…
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