Posts Tagged ‘hearts’
Mothering By Grace Reviews Shepherding A Child’s Heart
I just found this excellent review of Tedd Tripp’s Book, Shepherding A Child’s Heart at Mothering By Grace.
Read MoreIs Defiance Real?
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…
Read MoreCommandments for Parents
Dulce de Leche explains how some parents inadvertently set themselves up as idols in The 10 Commandments for Parents: No Other Gods. Alison Strobel explains Golden Rule Parenting.
Read MoreResponding To Children With Grace
Carissa Robinson shares What Really Matters in a beautiful story of how she responded to a screaming fit with grace.
Read MoreThe Heart of the Matter
Rachel Miller, who blogs at A Daughter of The Reformation, discusses her concerns about the Pearls which go far being spanking or use of the rod and to The Heart Of The Matter. Since the NY Times article about the Pearls, the story has gone all the way Down Under, as this story in The…
Read MoreBehaviorism at the Root of Child Training
Carissa Robinson explains that “If you observe most recommended Christian parenting practices today, you might be surprised to discover a secular influence: behavioral psychology” in Awaken Their Hearts. Meanwhile, Greenegem explains the error in thinking that we have to DO anything more than believe in order to be saved in No Assembly Required.
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 MoreOne Mom’s Look at “Shepherding A Child’s Heart”
Thatmom has re-posted Anne Sokol’s book review of Ted Tripp’s book, Shepherding A Child’s Heart. I’m so glad she did because I missed it the first time. Speaking of which, here is another review of that book from MarynMunchkins on GCM.
Read MoreThankfull for Gentle Discipline
Carissa Robinson has a lovely blog post about how Thankfull she is that they are using gentle discipline, complete with an example of how it works. She also links to Sally Clarkson’s blog post about First Time Obedience. Sally Clarkson writes as the mother of adult children and reflects back on how her children were…
Read MoreI Don’t Spank My Children by Rachel
Discipline and Discipleship These words (obviously) share a root word. As a Christian parent, I see these words as inseparable. There are, of course, times when I forget that disciplining my children is ultimately an act of disciple-ing them, but overall this is how I view God’s intended role for me as a mother. I…
Read MoreBinding Their Hearts To Christ
Keren explains why You Cannot Bind Their Hearts To Christ in her blog, Beauty In Every Place.
Read MoreJo’s arguments
“You know, this is my very basic beef with Pearl and Ezzo, et al. This very basic concept that THEY (the parent) control the hearts of their children. Wow, how incredibly god-like. I was pretty sure that the Bible says only GOD can rule the hearts of his children. Controlling the hearts of our children…
Read MoreLinda V’s Arguments
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 KJV Train [Or Start ] a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6 NIV It has come to my attention…
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