Posts Tagged ‘psychology’
Should A Christian Let A Baby “Cry It Out?”
Elrena Evans looks at Crying It Out from a Christian Point of View in Christianity Today. This is not a new article, but I just found it. It is a response to an article in Psychology Today called, Dangers of Crying It Out by Darcia Narvaez, Ph.D. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
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RedditA Psychology Professor Critiques the Pearls’ Teachings
Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas has uploaded a video from FOX News in which “SMU Psychology Professor George Holden, who specializes in child-parent relationships and positive child rearing, talks critically about Michael and Debi Pearl’s book “To Train Up A Child,” which advocates spanking.” More information about Professor Holden here. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd…
Read MoreThe Pearls Remain In The News
Lisa Belkin of The Huffington Post asks, Can Adoption Lead to Child Abuse? Elizabeth Esther explains why we should hold the Pearls accountable for their teachings in Are the Pearls to blame for child spanking deaths? Clay Duda of the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange takes a look at the history of corporeal punishment in Spanking at…
Read MoreChristianity Today Looks at TTUAC
Rachel Stone of Christianity Today takes a close look at To Train Up A Child in When Child Discipline Becomes Abuse. I notice that she linked to my blog which I much appreciate. She obviously read TTUAC with a critical eye and really “gets it.” For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
Read MoreAnalyzing Bill Gothard’s Textbooks
Glen E. Chatfield, of The Watchman’s Bagpipes, Analyzes Bill Gothard’s IBLP Basic Seminar Textbook which could prove very useful to many, even if they do not necessarily agree with everything Brother Glen has posted. Here is a large excerpt from his intro: I have to state up front that the principles taught in this text…
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. For your…
Read MoreAnalyzing the Schatz Tragedy
Cindy, from Under Much Grace, analyzes what causes people like Kevin and Elizabeth Schatz to harm their children in a new series: Why Good People Make Dangerous Choices (Pondering Pearl and Lydia Schatz) An Introduction Part I: Virtue In Place of Unquestioned Obedience. Part II: How Dehumanization (and Declaring War Against Family Members) Causes Moral…
Read MoreDon’t Train Your Child to Be a Train Wreck
Mary Thatcher reacts to a story (to which I linked on Oct 13, 2010) in Don’t Train Your Child to Be a Train Wreck. Her argument against the Pearls’ teachings was posted in the Health and Wellness section of AssociatedContent.com from Yahoo. These warnings are getting into the mainstream more and more often. For your…
Read MoreBoundries
Don’t miss GreenGem’s latest post where she explains boundaries. While you’re there, also check out her previous post, Nice to meet you…Einstein! where she explains how children learn to do things themselves. Really, you should subscribe to this blog’s RSS feed, because each post is a invaluable explanation of how spanking and punitive parenting damage our children and…
Read MoreHomemaker’s Corner Examines the Pearls
At first glance, Mary Stephens of the Homemaker’s Corner looks like a typical Pearl follower. She is strictly King James Only and believes strongly in submissive wives who are keepers at home. However, she uses God’s Word as her light and the Pearls’ persuasive prattle did not fare well under the searching light of Scripture.…
Read MoreA Challenge
I generally do not link to non-Christian arguments for the reason that they are rarely of any use to us. They will rarely convince a Christian and I have yet to see a non-Christian which needs convincing. I am linking to the article below because what I see here is a challenge to Christians to…
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