There’s More To This Than Meets The Eye

By Hermana Linda | June 16, 2015 |

Perhaps you have heard of Rachel Dolezal, she has been in the media a lot lately. She recently resigned from her posistion as NAACP leader after her parents informed the media that she was white. I had a feeling that there was something behind this all that we didn’t know, so I was not very surprised to find…

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Teaching Children How To Appolgize

By Hermana Linda | January 8, 2015 |

JoEllen from CuppaCocoa explains how to teach children A Better Way To Say Sorry.  This method is phenomenal as are the results of teaching it.  As Dara Stoltzfus said on the Facebook page for this site. I’ve used this approach with my kids and it’s really the best way to go. Just forcing the “I’m sorry” thing…

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Preparing Young Children for Eating Out

By Hermana Linda | November 25, 2013 |

Gentle Mother, Megbar, took her preschoolers out to dinner for the first time the other night.  Wanting to make it a pleasant experience, she prepared them by explaining to them what they should expect and what she expected of them.  The dinner went so well that she shared about it on Gentle Christian Mothers. I…

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Consequences and Examples

By Hermana Linda | May 14, 2013 |

Dara Stoltzfus discusses the influence we have on our children in What Do Your Kids See You Doing? While you’re at Dara’s blog, you will also want to read, her very thought provoking post, Kids need consequences to learn right from wrong, don’t they?! in which she considers two possible responses to a child stealing…

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Benefits of Gentle Parenting

By Hermana Linda | May 7, 2013 |

Jesse Hoover writes about how being gentle allowed him to correct without losing his son’s heart in When An Iron Fist Turns Soft. Dara Stoltzfus shares about how gentle parenting saved her life as she discusses blind obedience. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Teach Your Children Well

By bolt. | June 8, 2012 |

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…

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Making Sure They Learn Their Lesson

By Hermana Linda | May 29, 2012 |

I really believe that most parents get no pleasure out of spanking their children and do so only so that they will “learn their lesson.”  But what does spanking children really teach them?  I have seen many testimonies of adults who were spanked as children who did not learn what their parents meant to teach…

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Is Your Parenting Based on Fear or Faith?

By Hermana Linda | April 5, 2012 |

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.” For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to…

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More Gentle Parenting Tools

By Hermana Linda | March 20, 2012 |

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. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit

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Should Obedience Be The Goal of Parenting?

By Hermana Linda | March 2, 2012 |

The Hippie Housewife asks if our goal for our children should be Obedience or something else. On a similar note, Created To Be His muses on the idea that Sons of Hell Can Be Rather Impressive. Meanwhile, Pearl in Oyster (PIO) continues her 52 Tool Cards series with 52 Tool Cards Double Feature: Act Without…

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10 Commandments for Parents and 52 Tool Cards

By Hermana Linda | February 18, 2012 |

Dulce de Leche continues her 10 Commandments For Parents series with The 10 Commandments for Parents: Taking His Name in Vain. Pearl in Oyster (PIO) continues her 52 Tool Cards series with 52 Tool Cards Double Feature: Focus on Solutions and Problem Solving. While we’re on the subject of gentle parenting, here is a Post…

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How Does God Respond To His Children When They Sin?

By Hermana Linda | February 9, 2012 |

Carissa Robinson looks at how God Responds To His Children When They Sin.   Do we respond to our children the same way? And to help us with that, Pearl in Oyster (PIO) explains how to use Natural Consequences in a gentle way as she continues her 52 Tool Card Series. This is a very important…

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Getting Children to Cooperate

By Hermana Linda | January 28, 2012 |

Pearl in Oyster (PIO) continues her 52 Tool Cards series with a very helpful post about eliciting cooperation by observing aloud and playful parenting. Meanwhile, Dulce de Leche explains how we should Use Our Words carefully in order to make sure that our young children understand what we want from them. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd…

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Gentle Discipline

By Hermana Linda | November 5, 2011 |

I have had so much to share lately that my Gentle Parenting links have been piling up. Carissa Robinson describes Genuine Obedience. Dulce De Leche explains about Gentle Parenting, that It’s a Lifestyle, Not an Event. Claire continues her Myth Busting series with Myth Busting 6: “I could see it in her eyes”. Greengem reminds…

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Positive Discipline

By Hermana Linda | October 19, 2011 |

Kirk Martin of Calm Christian Parenting asks Is this really defiance? What do YOU think?  (Note:  the comments show that Kirk Martin does not condemn spanking which makes this post a good one to share with pro-spankers) Along similar lines but for younger children, Pearl in Oyster (PIO) continues her 52 Tool Cards with Teach…

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Understanding Our Little Ones

By Hermana Linda | September 29, 2011 |

MamaPsalmist discusses a post from Positive Parenting which explains why Nonpunitive Discipline ≠ Lazy Parenting in Positive Parenting: Toddlers and Beyond: Nonpunitive Discipline ≠ Lazy Parenting. On a similar note, Elizabeth (from Virginia Is For Mothers) shares some very helpful insight about giving grace and understanding to Child Size Problems. And Pearl In Oyster (PIO)…

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