I totally planned on spanking, but I was shocked when I was told to spank my 6 month old because she was fussy while nursing. As she grew into a toddler, she just still seemed too young to me, and then fortunately I found information on gentle/positive parenting. On another note, I just read the book Jesus and John Wayne, and it connected a lot of dots for me on how these violent ideas are so prevalent in modern evangelical Christianity. Curious to read what you've found too.
Oh, I'd really love to read that! Maybe that would be a good read over the holidays. I haven't read any books recently on parenting, but I have of late been connecting the dots between Plato/platonic thought and punitive child rearing, especially in Christian theology.
I totally planned on spanking, but I was shocked when I was told to spank my 6 month old because she was fussy while nursing. As she grew into a toddler, she just still seemed too young to me, and then fortunately I found information on gentle/positive parenting. On another note, I just read the book Jesus and John Wayne, and it connected a lot of dots for me on how these violent ideas are so prevalent in modern evangelical Christianity. Curious to read what you've found too.
Oh, I'd really love to read that! Maybe that would be a good read over the holidays. I haven't read any books recently on parenting, but I have of late been connecting the dots between Plato/platonic thought and punitive child rearing, especially in Christian theology.