emotional trauma | Why Not Train A Child?

Always The Woman’s Fault?

By Hermana Linda | May 30, 2013 |

Forgedimagination responds to an article by the Pearls in Cloistered Fruit: (Not) An Open Letter To The Pearls. This is a rather extreme example of their teaching that everything comes down to being the fault of the woman (or in this case, women.)

Is Defiance Real?

By Steph, M.S.Ed | February 11, 2013 |

I have been thinking a lot about defiance lately. Is it real when it comes to young children? Most parents would emphatically answer, “Yes” to this question. I am not so sure though. According to dictionary.com, defiance is defined as “A daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.” To me, this…

Abuse Without Hitting

By Hermana Linda | May 18, 2012 |

Dulce de Leche features an anonymous testimony about the damage of emotional and mental abuse in But He Never Hit Her.

Column Warning About Pearl In The Daily Journal

By Hermana Linda | January 23, 2012 |

Dorothy Dimitre has a column in The San Mateo Daily Journal about Pearl’s appearance in The Today Show and why spanking is bad for children: ‘Leave no marks!’

The Right Way to Spank?

By Hermana Linda | June 23, 2011 |

Dulce de Leche questions the common idea that spanking is not harmful when done without anger in Spanking In Anger — What Does It Matter?

Betrothal

By Hermana Linda | May 7, 2011 |

Eric M. Pazdziora writes about the Bondage of Betrothal at Quivering Daughters. This is a very good explanation of why the Courtship and Betrothal Movement is not Biblical. In response, Sister Lisa, at Soul Liberty Faith, writes about Betrothal and the Works of The Flesh in which she discusses how her family approached the concept…