Abuse Without Hitting
Dulce de Leche features an anonymous testimony about the damage of emotional and mental abuse in But He Never Hit Her.
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 MoreA Warning About Extreme Submission
Mrs. Jacks shares her testimony of How Submission Books Nearly Ruined her Marriage.
Read More1st Anniversary of the Death of Hana
Today, marks one year since the tragic death of little Hana at the hands of those who called themselves her parents. If you visit the facebook group dedicated to her memory, you will see photos of her grave. Notice that her grave is lacking a headstone. The group is looking into the possibility of rectifying…
Read MoreLeaving The Patriarchy Movement
Becky at Created To Be His shares her testimony of how she fell into the false teachings of the patriarchy movement and the Pearls’ and the lessons she has learned since then.
Read MoreGet a Free PDF of Samuel Martin’s Book
Author Samuel Martin says in his latest blog post that he is now willing to send a free PDF of his book, Thy Rod and Thy Staff They Comfort Me: Christians And The Spanking Controversy to anyone who emails him at info@biblechild.com to request it. Edited to add: Samuel Martin says, I just saw on…
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 MoreDoes Discipline Mean To Spank?
Cultured Mama looks at the question, Does Discipline Mean To Spank?
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 MoreBook Review of The “Child Training Bible”
Laura, of Peace Of The Prairies, reviews the Child Training Bible. She shares what she likes and doesn’t like about it and how she turned her copy into a positive parenting tool.
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…
Read MoreDelayed or grudging obedience is disobedience?
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?
Read MoreIs Your Parenting Based on Fear or Faith?
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.”
Read MoreIt Starts With Our Views
Molly ponders The hypocrisy of children’s rights on Adventures in Parenting. I had similar thoughts when I heard a pastor mention that a pastor or Deacon must not be a striker (1 Tim 3:3 and Titus 1:7.) I whispered to my husband, “Ah, but they believe in striking children. Apparently they don’t consider children to…
Read MoreDiscipline without Harm Part 1
In this series we will be looking at how to biblically discipline our children without inflicting pain on them or harming them in any way. Some of the discipline strategies that we will be discussing throughout this series are modeling, child-proofing, validating feelings, fulfilling the child’s physical and emotional needs, setting realistic limits and boundaries,…
Read MoreAvoiding Adversarial Parenting
Molly explains Adversarial parenting and how to avoid it in What punitive is apart from spanking….
Read MoreAnother Abusive School on CNN
Under Much Grace shares the transcripts and video of CNN’s report on Pinehaven Home for Troubled Teens in a 3 part series which starts here.
Read MoreBeat Your Child To Save Him From Hell?
Samuel Martin has posted an extended excerpt from Chapter 7 of his book, Thy Rod and Thy Staff, They Comfort Me: Christians and the Spanking Controversy, in which he looks at Proverbs 23:13-14, “Do not withhold correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat…
Read MoreContemplating Gentle Discipline
Molly contemplates what Gentle Discipline means to her in Beyond The Ideas.
Read MoreWhat We Can Learn From Modern Translations of The Bible
Samuel Martin explains why we should consider reading modern translations of the Bible when seeking to understand Proverbs 19:18. Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. (Proverbs 19:18 – King James Version)
Read MoreK-12 News Network Speaks Out Against Harsh Discipline
The Spanking Controversy has been in the public eye quite often lately. More and more often, it focuses on the religious aspect. For example, Cynthia from K-12 News Network expresses concerns about Corporal Punishment in “Tiger Moms” Now Usurped by “Wolf Dads”. Of course, this piece mainly focuses on cultural attitudes towards spanking, but she…
Read MoreRebuttal to Pearl’s Statement About “Traditional Child Training.”
Samuel Martin has posted a rebuttal to a quote Pearl made during his debate with Janet Heimlich in The Christian Post.
Read MorePastor Found Guilty of Child Abuse
The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Philip Caminiti, the pastor of the Aleitheia Bible Church, was found guilty yesterday, Wednesday March 21, 2012. This is very important as it will set a precedence that pastors can be held accountable for their abusive advice.
Read MoreTesting The Waters of Gentle Parenting
Aubry Grace posts an update of how her change to Gentle Parenting is going in Grace Parenting: 6 Months Later.
Read MoreMore Gentle Parenting Tools
Dulce de Leche continues her Opening Up The Gentle Discipline Toolbox Series with Opening Up the GD Toolbox: Redirection and Mutual Solutions and Connection. Pearl in Oyster (PIO) discusses why we should watch out for Pampering.
Read MoreChristian child abuse: more works-based carnality
Churchmouse has posted an extensively researched look at Spiritual and Physical Abuse in Christian child abuse: more works-based carnality. This is a long piece and well worth the time it will take to read it.
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