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A Romance Novelist Encounters the Courtship & Betrothal Movement
Christian romance novelist, Sharon Lathan, stumbles across the Courtship & Betrothal Movement to her great consternation.
Read MoreThe Fruit of Gentle Discipline
Molly shares a beautiful story about the fruit her gently parented 3 yr old is already displaying in A Soft Answer…
Read MoreIs It Discipline Or Sexual Assault?
Molly explains the evil of allowing adult men to spank teenaged girls in Texas schools. If you are very sensitive, you might want to just skip this one.
Read MorePutting Our Children Above Others
Dulce de Leche continues her 10 Commandments for Parents series with 10 Commandments for Parents: Forsaking All Others.
Read MoreSpanking To Be Banned in Scotland?
The UK Daily Mail reports that Scottish Parliament is scheduled to discuss an anti-spanking law. Controversial anti-smacking legislation giving tougher legal protection to children was expected to be detailed in a Scottish Parliament Bill today. The proposed legislation was set to outlaw the hitting of all children with any implement and the smacking of children…
Read MoreThe Strong Willed Child
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.
Read MoreWilliams Trial Postponed Until Feb 2013
According to the Skagit County Herald, the “homicide by abuse” trial for Larry and Carri Williams is now scheduled for February 4, 2013.
Read MoreChoices in Discipline
JaniceM explains her Choices in disciplining her toddler on our2crazyboys.
Read MoreShould our Goal Be To Raise Good Children?
Lysa TerKeurst explains why she doesn’t want to raise a good child. What is your goal in parenting?
Read MoreSally Clarkson Looks At Obedience
Veteran Mother and writer, Sally Clarkson, looks at first time obedience in Obedience is a pathway of Maturity and Faith.
Read MorePresbyterian Church Denounces Spanking
According to an article on ABC News 10 in Pitsburgh, “The nation’s largest Presbyterian denomination says it’s wrong to spank children.” More details in the Pittsburg Post Gazette: One of the most contested issues of the early afternoon was a recommendation that corporal punishment — including mild spanking — not be practiced in homes, schools…
Read MoreMore about Teaching
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.…
Read MoreTeach Your Babies Well
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…
Read MoreWhat Does the Bible Really Say About Parenting?
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.
Read MoreSafe Place
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.
Read MoreTTUAC Withdrawn by Publisher in Poland
Polish Anti-Spanking Community Książki nie do bicia left a comment on my Facebook page saying, Hi! We would like to inform you that the publishing of a book “To train up a child” (and one more) has been withdrawn Poland (by the publisher). There are some other books like that (Fugate, Dobson, Smalley, Barnes) in…
Read MoreLooking at Grace
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:…
Read MoreThou Shalt Not Kill The Spirit of Thy Children
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…
Read MoreTeach Your Children Well
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…
Read MoreA Look At The Spanking Controversy in Canada
The United Church Observer has published an article called, To Spank Or Not to Spank, by Sarah Boesveld about the spanking controversy in Canada. While I am glad that the United Church of Canada has taken a public stand against spanking, I do not link to this as Christian arguments, but of interest as a…
Read MoreBlack Earth Pastor Gets 2 Years in Prison in Child Abuse Case
Philip Caminiti, pastor of Aleitheia Bible Church, has been sentenced to 2 years in jail and 6 years probation according to an article in the Wisconsin State Journal. His lawyer, Yolanda Lehner, appears to be taken aback by the whole thing which she likens to the Spanish Inquisition.
Read MoreTrusting Enough To Let Go
Pearl in Oyster (PIO) continues her 52 Tool Cards series with Letting Go.
Read MoreA Typical Gentle Day
The Hippie Housewife shares A day in the life of a gentle mother.
Read MoreA Closer Look at Obedience
Molly, from Adventures in Discipline, takes a closer look at Obedience.
Read MoreGrace Is For Mothers, Too
The Hippie Housewife reminds us that grace is for mothers too in These Days Don’t Define You.
Read MoreCarri Williams Back In Court
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. Update: As…
Read MoreYour Attitude Towards Your Children
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…
Read MoreLooking Back It All Went By So Fast…
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.
Read MoreCarri Williams Back in Jail
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.
Read MoreIs It Wrong To Speak Out Against Other Christians?
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…
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