Gluesticks
Sometimes I hear confusion about the idea of using gluesticks for spanking. This does not mean the little 3 inch gluesticks, it means the 12 inch ones. For more about spanking and gluesticks, please see Gangbangers and Gluesticks.
Tanja Cilia from Times of Malta
I found a blog entry in The Times of Malta by Tanja Cilia. I am linking to it because it contains a mention of the Pearls and their teaching in what appears to be a mainstream newspaper site. This means that now the good folks of Malta have been warned about the Pearls teachings. This…
Don’t Train Your Child to Be a Train Wreck
Mary Thatcher reacts to a story (to which I linked on Oct 13, 2010) in Don’t Train Your Child to Be a Train Wreck. Her argument against the Pearls’ teachings was posted in the Health and Wellness section of AssociatedContent.com from Yahoo. These warnings are getting into the mainstream more and more often.
What 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!”
To Control a Child
Cultured Mama has written some very good arguments against the manipulative and dangerous teachings of Michael and Debi Pearl in To Control a Child. She also warns against Ezzo and Babywise and gives a lot of links for further research.
An Open Letter to Debi Pearl
Another wife has tried and tested Debi Pearl’s Book, Created To Be His Help Meet and found that it nearly destroyed both her and her marriage. She tells her story in An Open Letter To Debi Pearl.
Schatz Trial Delayed
The Chico ER reports that Elizabeth and Kevin Schatz were in court yesterday, Oct 21, 2010, for a pre-trial hearing. The trial has been delayed until Feb 28, 2011. I am including the article here for permanence. Trial delayed in alleged torture death of daughter By KATY SWEENY – Staff Writer Posted: 10/22/2010 12:00:00 AM PDT…
Teaching 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.
Grace 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…
