In two recent posts, I took issue with the practice of corporal punishment against children. First, I said it’s high time that the church starts talking openly about physical punishment if we’re going to get serious about ending child abuse. And second, I argued that corporal punishment is inherently violent and violence against children is never okay. In this third post I want to offer resources to parents who are interested in pursuing alternatives to corporal punishment.
General parenting articles:
Raising Well-Behaved Kids: What Parents Should Know
Twelve Alternatives to Lashing out at Your Child
Help for Behavior Problems of School-Aged Children (Without Spanking)
Healing Yourself So You Can Be a More Peaceful Parent
How to Handle Your Anger at Your Child
10 Tips To Help Your Child With Anger
Articles on alternatives to spanking:
How To Get Children To Behave Without Hitting Them
9 Things to Do Instead of Spanking
Top 10 Ways to Discipline without Spanking
What to do instead of spanking: alternatives to physical discipline
What To Do Instead Of Punishment And Reward
Twenty Alternatives to Punishment
Articles on specific parenting issues:
Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Abuse or Neglect
Parenting Your Strong-Willed Child
Becoming a Peaceful Leader for Your Strong-Willed Child
Common Toddler Discipline Mistakes
When Things Get Physical: Hitting, Throwing, Kicking, and Biting
Articles on Proverbs and “The Rod”:
Spare the Rod: The Heart of the Matter
10 Reasons Not to Hit Your Child
Thy Rod And Thy Staff They Comfort Me
Websites:
Gundersen Center for Effective Discipline
Janet Lansbury: Elevating Child Care
Little Hearts/Gentle Parenting
Books:
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Spare the Child: The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact of Physical Abuse
Breaking Their Will: Shedding Light on Religious Child Maltreatment
For Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence
What are some of your favorite resources?
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