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Article #121: Real Christian Parenting

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There are a few types of parenting, This is almost the exact opposite of what
called Christian parenting that has most experts and parents believe, and
caused a big debate. Some people actually that is that a hungry child should be fed
link Christian parenting with child when he or she is hungry.
abuse. This is not the case. In fact, The next part of "Growing Kids God's Way"
many people don't have the facts is Servanthood. Servanthood is taught by
straight, and do not know what Christian modeling that the relationship between
parenting is all about. Mom and Dad takes priority over the
On this issue of spanking, the rumor is children in all circumstances, and that
that all Christian parenting encourages Dad is the head of the household. Dinner
spanking, yet this is very inaccurate is served to Dad first, and his needs and
information. In a world where everyone desires are most important. This creates
in conscious of abuse and child neglect, a family hierarchy that places the
many people are reluctant to apply children at the bottom.
physical punishment to their child. While The next is First Time Obediance. This is
years ago spanking a child was found as the thought that the child is to obey the
suitable punishment and was accepted parent the first time the parent asks the
widely, today it is looked at in an child to do something. If the child does
almost fear. Child abuse today can take a not obey, then it is considered sinning,
child out of his or her home and away while if a parent asks the child again,
from their parents. There are two the parent would be sinning because it
different views on spanking a child with would, it turn, be encouraging the
any parent, even Christian parents. There child's behavior.
are those who think that this method is People believe that Christian parenting,
effective, and isn't abusing the child. or people who accept it, are agreeing to
Then there are those who think that the "Growing Kids Gods Way" program. In
spanking their children will lead to reality, this way of raising children has
abuse later, and that they could get become less and less popular with
their child taken away from them. Christian parents for the same reason it
About ten years ago the parenting is becoming out of favor with any
practice of "Growing Kids God's Way". "average" parent.
This method was originally accepted but Because of a few ill-advised Christian
quickly sprouted controversy. There are parenting programs, and because Christian
three main parts of this kind of parents are stereotyped as harsh,
parenting. The three are infant feeding, spanking disciplinarians, Christian
first time obedience, and servant hood. parenting principles are rejected.
Infant feeding is a technique that is Christian parenting isn't child abuse.
supposed to show a child that he or she It's simply parenting by Christians, who
is not the center of the world. That his are looking for the same answers and
or her needs will be met, but maybe not guidance everybody else is.
at the time that they want it met at.






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