Spiritual Roots
Dulce de Leche looks at the Spiritual Roots of discipline.
Read MoreBroken Daughters
I just found another blogger, Lisa Bennet, who is sharing her life story/testimony of being raised in a fundamentalist christian home. In Part 5 her parents start following the Pearls’ teachings.
Read MoreLooking Back on Being Spanked
Samuel Martin’s newest post reaches out to the Spanked and seeks ideas on how to help them convey their viewpoints to their parents. Meanwhile, Libby Anne has shared 2 posts sharing her testimony of how her parents’ adherence to the Pearls’ teachings affected her: Giving the Child the Rod, in which she shares about how…
Read MoreToo Scared To Sleep
Pearl in Oyster (PIO) shares how her young daughter was Scared Sleepless and why considering the reasons can help us to be patient when our children can’t sleep.
Read MoreHildebrant’s Word Study of Proverbs 22:6a “To Train Up A Child.”
Here is a link to Ted Hildebrant’s article in the Grace Theological Journal 9.1 (1988) 3-19, Proverbs 22:6a; To Train Up A Child? which analyses what “To Train Up A Child” really means. Here is a short quote from the intro: Careful consideration of lexical and contextual factors suggests that “train up a child in…
Read MoreThe Effect of Spanking on Children
Carissa Robinson shares a true story of how spanking affected one child growing up in Lock ‘Em Up, Throw Away the Key.
Read MoreParents as Good Samaritans
Samuel Martin discusses what it means to be a Good Neighbor to your family in this look at the parable of the Good Samaritan which he illustrates with scenes from a blog post by Dulce de Leche.
Read MoreBreaking The Will
God gave man free will so that we could choose Him. He could have made us without free will and unable to sin, but He did not want that. And yet, many parents have believe that they should break their children’s will, which Molly discusses in her post, Breaking The Will.
Read MoreBruises
When is it abuse? Do bruises or the lack thereof have anything to do with it? If so, does it matter where the bruises are? Carissa Robinson considers this in a post called, Hodge Podge.
Read MoreControl Your Behavior
Pearl In Oyster (PIO) continues her 52 Tool Cards series with Control Your Behavior. This is something to keep in mind as I have also noticed that I tend to set the tone for the family.
Read MoreGentle Discipline for Toddlers
The Hippie Housewife shares some great tips on Gentle Discipline for Toddlers. This is a must read for anyone who is looking for the nitty gritty on how to deal with toddlers and keep their sanity at the same time. 😉
Read MoreIs College Wasted on Girls?
Pfamilygal takes very practical and down to earth look at what the Bible teaches regarding whether or not daughters should be College Bound.
Read MoreLetter to a family considering ATI
Robin shares her experiences with ATI (Bill Gothard’s teachings) in this Letter She Wrote to a Family Considering ATI.
Read MoreFruits of Gentle Discipline
Dulce de Leche explains how she came to chose Gentle Discipline 7 years ago and examines the fruits of her decision in 7 Year Harvest.
Read MoreWatching Your Language
Little Green Blog has a thought provoking post about watching our Language for the 2nd Annual Carnival of Gentle Discipline hosted at Parenting Gently.
Read MoreLimited Choices and Leading by Example
Pearl In Oyster (PIO) continues her 52 Tool Cards series with Limited Choices. While I’m on the subject of Gentle Parenting, I would like to mention this Post from The Hippie Housewife: Lead by Example.
Read MoreReview of No Greater Joy Child-Training Doctrine
Scita>Scienda has finally released their eBook, Parenting In The Name of God.
Read MoreChristianity Today Reviews Quivering Daughters
Christianity Today reviews Quivering Daughters, the book about the Quiverfull Movement by Hillary McFarland. This article also shares some other links about the Stay At Home Daughters movement.
Read MoreThe Right Way to Spank?
Dulce de Leche questions the common idea that spanking is not harmful when done without anger in Spanking In Anger — What Does It Matter?
Read MoreAnother Letter To A Pastor About Spanking
Dulce de Leche shares a letter someone wrote to her pastor about her experiences with spanking and why she does not believe it should be preached from the pulpit. She shares her testimony of what it was like to be spanked and how it effected her. She also looks at the blurred distinction between spanking…
Read MoreTTUAC and Child Abuse
Robin of Heart of Wisdom has a nice synopsis of the Dangers of the Pearls’ teachings in Pearl’s To Train Up A Child And Child Abuse. This is a good post for sharing as it contains the Action News Report as well as quotes from TTUAC and a lot of links for further study.
Read MoreAnother Lesson from The Petite Chef
The Petite Chef’s skills go far beyond cooking. See how she deals with little hands interrupting her while she is cleaning. It is amazing what we can learn from our children. <3
Read MoreHappy Father’s Day
Today, in honor of Father’s Day, I am linking to 2 beautiful posts from Dulce de Leche about how earthly fathers reflect our Heavenly Father. Beep…Bop…Beep…Bop Happy Abba’s Day
Read MorePondering Gentle Parenting
Greenegem from Dare to Disciple ponders hidden reasons for non-compliance in Kick a Man When He’s Down. Meanwhile, Pearl in Oyster (PIO) looks at Comfort Corners in 52 Tool Cards: Positive Time-Out
Read MoreUnderstanding Consequences
Greenegem at Dare to Disciple looks at Understanding Consequences as a developmental ability in “Inconceivable.”
Read MorePearl Theology
Scita Scienda has a new post about her take on the Schatz tragedy and the spanking controversy in Notes on a Child’s Death.
Read MoreThe Messy Process of Growing
Carissa Robinson explains that we can’t expect grace filled parenting to be neat and easy in Growing Up Should Be Messy.
Read MoreMotherhood as Ministry
Candace of His Mercy is New looks at The Ministry of Motherhood and His Grace in My Life in this lovely testimony.
Read MoreZariah Schatz Speaks in Court
Here is a follow up about the Schatzes prison sentence from the Paradise Post. Note the quotes from Lydia’s older sister, Zariah, as well from as Elizabeth Schatz who apparently realized too late that they were on a “foolish path.” Entire article quoted here for permanence. Paradise couple gets prison for fatal beating Father gets…
Read MoreSchatz’ sentenced to prison
From the Paradise Post quoted here for permanence. Schatz’ sentenced to prison Father gets to life terms Posted: 06/10/2011 12:06:11 PM PDT The Paradise couple who were arrested February 2010 in the beating death of one child and severe beating of another, were sentenced to prison this morning.Kevin Schatz was sentenced to two life terms for…
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