Gentle Parenting
Towel folding
The Peaceful Housewife has a very thought provoking post about the messages we give our children about themselves when their efforts are never good enough in Towel Folding Lessons. We must be careful because this is what she discovered: I was passing along my perfectionist, performance-based tendencies and my codependency to my sweet, innocent little…
Read MoreParenting 101
Carissa Robinson has posted some fundamentals of gentle parenting. Just think of it as Parenting 101. (Note that I also updated the post below this one with one new link)
Read MoreMyth Busting
Claire has been doing some Myth Busting over at Dare to Disciple. Today I would like to feature Myth Busting 3: Backtalk, Consistency and the United Front. For your convenience, here are her previous posts: Myth Busting 2: ‘Pick your battles’ Myth Busting 1: ‘A rod for your own back’
Read MoreWho is God?
Molly asks, “Who is God?” as she shares her testimony of how she learned to see God as a Gentle Parent, rather than a Vengeful Judge.
Read MoreComforting Children in the Night
Nighttime parenting is very challenging. We have a very physical need for sleep. It is important to remember that our children have a very real need for comfort and that parenting is a 24 hour a day job. Denying children Comfort in the night can have lasting repercussions as these memories from Discipleship Mothering demonstrate.
Read MoreA Few Tools That Have Worked
To help us expand our Gentle Discipline Toolbox, Carissa Robinson shares A Few Tools Which Have Worked For Her Sweet Little Guy.
Read MoreThe Root Problem
Dulce de Leche uncovers the root problem with the punitive mindset in her post, Authority, Submission, Control and Discipline. Yes, the root problem is control. Now that you have seen why we should not try to control our children, Lucy explains why she cannot control her children and what that looks like in her house.
Read MoreThe Hows of Gentle Discipline
The Hippie Housewife explains The Hows of Gentle Discipline in a very helpful post. This post is invaluable for anyone who wishes to give up spanking and needs help figuring out what to do instead.
Read MoreEncouragement for Gentle Parents
Carissa Robinson has noticed that her 2 year old son is Growing Up and starting to learn the lessons which she and her husband have been so gently and patiently teaching them. What an encouraging post!
Read MoreHow Punitive Parenting Shames Parents
Dulce de Leche has written a post explaining how Punitive Parenting Shames the Parents in This Hurts Me As Much As It Hurts You.
Read MoreLife as a Strong Willed Child
MorningGloryGirl has posted about her life as a Strong Willed Child and how she grew up feeling that she was never good enough.
Read MoreJohn Law and John Grace
Carissa Robinson (at To Parent As One Who Has Been Richly Forgiven) has posted The Story of John Law and John Grace which is an allegory which explains the difference between living under the law and living under grace. She then goes on to explain why Christians, who are living under grace, should also raise…
Read MoreWhat is Grace Based Discipline?
The Web Magazine, Positively Feminine, is running a new series called, What Is Grace-Based Discipline? by PhenomoMom. I am quite impressed with this magazine and its contributors and suggest you check it out.
Read MoreSharing Life With Your Children
GreenGem has an interesting post about her Wonderful Life. In this post she explains why she allows her young sons to jump on the couch and run around the house. She also explains how she does housework with her sons, including cooking and cleaning. Children learn a lot from such activities. I wish I had…
Read MoreGood Parenting Resources
Dulce de Leche shares how she rejected the teachings of Ezzo and Pearl and what she replaced them with in Christian Parenting Books: How Our Bookshelf Grew. She then shares her Christian Parenting Books Recommendations which is a very good resource. And here are her Discipline Books Recommendations. Back in April she shared another very…
Read MoreIgnoring Your Instincts?
God designed babies to be very needy and He gave mothers the instincts to attend to their baby’s needs. This is why a baby’s cry affects mothers so negatively. And yet mothers often try to squelch those instincts because a man has told them that their God given instincts were wrong. For instance, Ezzo’s teachings…
Read MoreDiffusing a toddler’s Tantrum
Carissa Robinson has written a beautiful post called, Three Little Words, in which she shares an example of parenting by grace in the midst of a raging tantrum.
Read MoreRaising Toddlers Gently
Ashley Van Otterloo has written a post for The Journey about how to overcome obstacles in the gentle parenting of toddlers.
Read MoreGrace Is For Mamas, too
Dulce has done a post at Authentic Parenting Blog called, Gently Disciplining Ourselves – Part I. In this post she explains how to be the kind of parent you were planing to be when you were a child. Here is Part 2. Here is Part 3.
Read MoreWhat Gentle Discipline Is Not – Part 3
Carissa Robinson continues her explanation of what Gentle Discipline is not with what Gentle Discipline is not in What Gentle Discipline is Not, Continued Again 🙂. This post looks at “Gentle discipline is not something that occurs only when unacceptable behavior manifests itself” aka “Gentle Discipline is not sporadic.” Here is the rest of her…
Read MoreBinding Their Hearts To Christ
Keren explains why You Cannot Bind Their Hearts To Christ in her blog, Beauty In Every Place.
Read MoreThe POV of a Non-Spanked Child
I found this conversation to be very touching and profound. It shows the thinking of one 6 yr old child who has been raised with gentle discipline.
Read MoreWhat Gentle Discipline is Not, Continued
Carissa Robinson continues her explanation of what Gentle Discipline is not in What Gentle Discipline is Not, Continued. This post looks at “Gentle Discipline is not adversarial!”
Read MoreTeaching Myself My Own Lessons
Continuing in my theme of Gentle Discipline, The Hippie Housewife has posted another great example in Teaching Myself My Own Lessons.
Read MoreGrace Based Discipline and the Oppositional Child
Recently I posted a link to what Gentle Discipline is not, today we will look at Gentle Discipline is. GreeneGem has written a very useful post about Grace Based Discipline and the Oppositional Child. You will certainly want to read this post because she gives very clear and detailed examples as well as explaining what…
Read MoreWhat Gentle Discipline is Not
Those who desire to give up spanking need a viable alternative. My recommendation is Gentle Discipline aka Grace Based Discipline. Carissa Robinson shares what Gentle Discipline is not which is also helpful, especially to those who have rejected it because of a lack of understanding.
Read MoreTools for the empty toolbox
GreenGem has posted part 3 of her journey towards grace wherein she shares where she found the tools to replace spanking.
Read MoreEntrapment
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.
Read MoreGrace-ful Parenting of Toddlers
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.
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