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Disciplining Gifted and 2e Children in the Christian Faith

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Several of the posts I wrote in my 31 Days of Learning Differently series apply to parenting and homeschooling gifted/2e children in the Christian faith. If you aren't familiar with that series, I did touch upon a number of topics related to disciplining children. The following posts would be helpful background to this topic of disciplining gifted and 2e children.6 Reasons Why We Changed Our Mind and Stopped Spanking Identifying and Understanding the Red Zone with Your Spirited Child Transitions and Your Gifted ChildWhy do we as … [Read more...] about Disciplining Gifted and 2e Children in the Christian Faith

6 Reasons Why We Changed Our Mind and Stopped Spanking

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We spanked Caroline less than a half a dozen times before she was three, but I never felt right about it. David and I were convicted that we should not continue to spank her. I'm going to share six reasons why we changed our mind and stopped spanking.DISCLAIMER: I realize good people who love their children disagree about this topic. I realize that specifically some Christians reading this are going to disagree with me. That is fine. I am sharing our family's experience and our convictions. I am not a parenting expert either. I am a mom … [Read more...] about 6 Reasons Why We Changed Our Mind and Stopped Spanking

Highly Sensitive Children, Shy Children, and Spanking

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We recently went to a church event where Caroline (unfortunately) ended up being the only child present. We had every reason to expect that there would be many children there, but it didn't work out that way. Instead we were in a home filled with about twenty adults and Caroline. She was obviously disappointed, but managed pretty well given the situation. (The presence of make your own ice cream sundaes helped!) We stayed for a short time and then left sooner than we originally expected. As we were leaving, I heard someone say something about … [Read more...] about Highly Sensitive Children, Shy Children, and Spanking

Listening to What Your Child is Really Saying

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We recently went through a period when Caroline was acting out a lot. I had been physically unwell for a few weeks and was feeling awful. My mom was staying with us for the week to help out. Nothing was "normal" around here. Every mealtime became a battleground. Caroline would come completely unglued if her chair wasn't in the exact right spot at the table or if we weren't sitting exactly where she thought we should be. I was already feeling terrible and this happening at almost every meal, every day was adding significantly to my … [Read more...] about Listening to What Your Child is Really Saying

To Spank or Not to Spank – That is the Question

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I must be crazy, but here is the question: Do you spank? I've been thinking a lot about the to spank or not to spank debate and would honestly like to hear your experiences and convictions. Questions about Spanking Do you spank? Why or why not?Did you start spanking and change your mind? Decide at first not to spank and now do?Do you believe "spare the rod and spoil the child" is a biblical directive?When do you believe a child is old enough to obey and be spanked for disobedience?If you don't spank, what do you do?And if … [Read more...] about To Spank or Not to Spank – That is the Question

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