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What Does the Research Say about Spanking?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 14, 2020 | Parenting Small Children

Does research really say that spanking is bad for kids? We’ve had an interesting week on the blog, where we’ve talked about periods, sex, homeschooling, and so much more! But I want to revisit Rebecca’s post on Wednesday about how we shouldn’t...

Can Christians Please Stop Talking about Disciplining Babies?

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Aug 12, 2020 | Abuse, Parenting Small Children

My 9-month-old baby boy is a handful. It’s Rebecca here on the blog today! And let me tell you–my baby is a bubbly, jiggly, giggly little handful, but he is a handful. He learned how to climb stairs 4 months before he “should,” he figured out...

Do We Need to Teach our Kids That They’re Dirty Rotten Sinners?

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Mar 15, 2018 | Family

Christian parenting advice seems to really like discipline and obedience. Rebecca here on the blog today. As I was researching other parenting books and various Christian parenting blogs as I wrote my book, Why I Didn’t Rebel, this focus on repentance and...

Why Discipline Often Backfires with Kids

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 6, 2016 | Parenting Small Children, Parenting Teenagers

Disciplining children can be a headache–especially when it seems like it’s not doing any good! But disciplining children is an unavoidable aspect of parenting, even if it’s frustrating at times. So today I am excited to welcome Jim and Lynne...

Obey, Okay? Why Okay is a 4-Letter Word

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 12, 2015 | Parenting Small Children

One of the posts that’s always big on this blog is “Have We Forgotten to Be a Mommy”? It’s all about how things that were once normal practice for moms seem to have fallen by the wayside. I was looking at some of the more recent comments and it...

Top 10 Ways to Discipline without Spanking

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 18, 2014 | Parenting Small Children

It’s Tuesday, the day when I brainstorm 10 ideas about something. And today we’re going to deal with how to discipline without spanking. Personally, we never spank, though I don’t think spanking is always wrong. But I do think that in the vast...