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Originally posted by cindahomaker:
This is an article I came across when researching some attachment parenting ideas.
What do you think? I know the Bible tells us about adding punishment to our parenting tools and we do believe His word is true so we don't spare the rod but we ( my dh and I) don't use it ALL the time either.
http://www.continuum-concept.org/reading/consequences.html

My ds #2 in particular can be hard to respond well to my attempts at disciplining him and sometimes I explain to him "I'm sorry! I've had it! you are just gonna have to suffer the natural consequences to your disobedience. Meaning I let the natural consequence give the reminder that what he was doing isn't a good idea ie; jumping around in the house = gets hurt on a piece of furniture.
BTW This may be an odd thing to say especially coming from a pretty fundamental christian but I am learning about another side of/ another type of some feminist and there is a whole group out there that really share a very natural way of parenting that frankly many of us christians are missing/ struggling with.

I am afraid to agree with some of this article just because it is written by "feminist" minded writers ~ but part of me agrees with parts of the concepts!

Jacinda

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Originally posted by quiverofeight:
We school Monday through Thursday. Friday is fun day unless the work didn't get done. Then Friday is makeup day and the fun is missed
sloppiness= work redone
Forgetfulness =removal of privleges
sibling squabbles = sibling servants (they have to serve each other or get duct taped together to complete a task...sometimes I think they argu just so I'll tape them together!)
Willful disobedience = spanking

Things like hatefulness, bitterness, anger... We breakout the Bible and look up verses. Sometimes I'll say, "Give me number 5." and they know to quote the entire fifth commandment, explain what they did wrong, ask forgiveness. This works great in pointing out that it's God's rules they are breaking, I'm only enforcing them.

Baby needs me gotta go!