Posts Tagged ‘gentle discipline’
Dealing With Big Feelings
MorningGloryGirl has a post at Dare To Disciple about Dealing With Children’s Big Feelings. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreGentle Parenting Is More Than Just Not Spanking
Dulce de Leche looks at the punitive mindset and how it affects our relationships with our children in It’s Not Just About Spanking. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreNatural Consequences
Carissa Robinson discusses Natural Consequences and gives 2 examples to help us along in our journey to gentle parenting. And don’t miss this very important explanation of how being upset causes us to access the flight or fight part of our brains in 52 Tool Cards: Understand the Brain on Pearl in Oyster (PIO) …
Read MoreShowing Your Children That You Believe in Them
Pearl In Oyster (PIO) shares yet another tool from her 52 Tool Cards series, Show Faith or in other words, show them that you believe that they can do it. Another similar tool is to break tasks into Small Steps. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreGentle Parenting In Action
Libby Anne has a very interesting blog post about how being raised by the Pearls’ teachings affects her efforts to gently parent her daughter in Parenting Is Not A Contest. For more examples of Gentle Parenting, check out Pearl in Oyster’s (PIO’s) play by play of one whole day day: A Day in the Life,…
Read MoreDiscipleship and Autism
Greenegem shared about how she had to go to the hospital and how her son was diagnosed with autism back in July in Life: Where the Rubber Meets the Road. Now, almost 3 weeks later, she processes about her 2nd hospital stay and how it affected her 2 young sons in Adhesive: Life part 2. In this…
Read MoreA Wrong Turn On The Parenting Journey
Dulce de Leche shares how she made a Wrong Turn in her parenting and how she corrected it. Here is more about Correcting the Course. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
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. 😉 For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
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. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
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. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreMaking It Happen vs Impatience
Pearl in Oyster (PIO) has a very thought provoking post about the difference between Making it Happen and Impatience. Note that this post contains some very helpful examples of gentle parenting. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MorePearls from The Oyster
Pearl in Oyster (PIO) has a lot of great stuff on her site. I have linked before to her series on 52 Tool Cards. What a great way to fill your Gentle Discipline Toolbox! You can read all her posts in that series here. She also has some interesting Thoughts on Authority and Servant Leadership…
Read MoreResponses to Our Critics
pFamilyGal considers the question of whether it is right for Christians to condemn the Pearls’ teachings in Called to Judge. Pearl In Oyster (PIO) responds to her critics in More Thoughts on Biblical Parenting where she discusses Divine Punishment vs. Grace, Spanking for Danger Situations and the Rod Verses. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreRaised with Gentle Discipline
Dulce de Leche shares about Tony Hillerman, an author who was raised with Gentle Discipline. This post should provide peace of mind for those who sometimes worry that raising their children with Gentle Discipline could lead to disaster. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreGentle Parenting Toolbox part 2
Dulce de Leche has posted part 2 of her teaching on the Gentle Discipline Toolbox. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreFilling Your Gentle Discipline Toolbox
Pearl In Oyster, of An Apprenticeship in the Art of Gentle Discipline, has just started sharing 52 Tool Cards starting with Week 1: 3 Rs of Recovery. You’re going to want to follow her blog in order to read each episode of this series. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreDamaging Effects of Punishment on Children
GreeneGem explains the damage which was done to her by her mothers trampling on her Boundaries. Speaking of damage, did you know that when babies are left to cry it out, their little bodies are being flooded with Cortisol? Discipleship Parenting looks at what effect that has on them. Meanwhile Pearl, from An Apprenticeship in…
Read MoreGentle Parenting of Toddlers
Pearl In Oyster from An Apprenticeship in the Art of Gentle Discipline blog shares about how she gently disciplines her 2 and a half year old in Rubber Meets the Road. Meanwhile, Carissa Robinson explains how she gently deals with Blatant Disobedience in her toddler. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreDealing With Anger
Claire at Dare to Disciple has a post about Dealing With Anger, or in other words, controlling our temper. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreThe Petite Chef Demonstrates Gentle Parenting
Dulce de Leche has been sharing about her 7 year old’s cooking skills. Today’s blog post is not to be missed. The sweet child has obviously been learning more than cooking by watching her mother. <3 For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreGentle Discipline as a Second Language
Dulce de Leche explains the learning curve of Gentle Discipline by comparing it to learning a 2nd language. Well done and very helpful. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreControl
The Peaceful Housewife doesn’t like to be controlled. Do you? Most people don’t. 😉 It shouldn’t come as any surprise that our children don’t like it much either. Meanwhile, Dulce de Leche explains a bit of what not controlling your budding chef looks like. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreGrace-Based Discipline and the Older Child
Here is an excellent article from Crystal Lutton, of Arms of Love, on how to use Grace-Based Discipline on the older child. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreGentle Discipline 102
So, if we should not spank our children, how then should we discipline them? We have started looking at gentle discipline. Purple Kangaroo has a long post explaining her methods of Handling Hitting and Hurtful Words. So, what about time outs? Are they a good tool? The Peaceful Housewife looks at that in To The…
Read MoreParenting 101
Carissa Robinson has posted some fundamentals of gentle parenting. Just think of it as Parenting 101. (Note that I also updated the post below this one with one new link) For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreSpanking is NOT God’s Will Part 8
More information on the Book, Gentle Firmness, by Stephanie Cox ( part 1 ) ( part 2 ) ( part 3 ) What is grace? This is the question running through my head as I wrestle with a bit of discouragement as children continue to be harmed by well-meaning people who want so badly to…
Read MoreIs Punishment Biblical?
Rach at The Incorrigible Gingers discusses the question, “Is Punishment Biblical?” Notice that she is not just referring to corporal punishment here but all punishment. Now, that is a really radical thought. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreThe Hows of Gentle Discipline
The Hippie Housewife explains The Hows of Gentle Discipline in a very helpful post. This post is invaluable for anyone who wishes to give up spanking and needs help figuring out what to do instead. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreEncouragement for Gentle Parents
Carissa Robinson has noticed that her 2 year old son is Growing Up and starting to learn the lessons which she and her husband have been so gently and patiently teaching them. What an encouraging post! For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreJohn Law and John Grace
Carissa Robinson (at To Parent As One Who Has Been Richly Forgiven) has posted The Story of John Law and John Grace which is an allegory which explains the difference between living under the law and living under grace. She then goes on to explain why Christians, who are living under grace, should also raise…
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