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July 2020

July 15, 2020

Child Protection Must Include a Theology that Empowers Children

If children's history of speaking up for themselves is paired with punishment for "back talk,"...

February 2018

February 19, 2018

Is the Umbrella of Protection Changing?

Given this emphasis on submission and obedience, whether the wife holds her own umbrella under...

April 2015

April 21, 2015

Why We Should Teach Children to Say “No”

I feel for MaryEllen's children. I was raised in just the environment she describes in...

August 2014

August 15, 2014

“Be a Good Obeying Girl”

For a long time, I struggled with what to say when I would leave my...

August 30, 2012

“Little Bundles of Sin”: Evangelical Child Rearing

I recently ran across a truly excellent article on the politics of the conservative family...

July 2012

July 17, 2012

Kids need rules! Right?

I am constantly surprised by how much I was taught as common sense child rearing...

March 2012

March 10, 2012

Spanking, Fear, and Privileging Obedience

This is part of a series in which I am re-posting a number of posts...

December 2011

December 02, 2011

Spanking, Fear, and Privileging Obedience

Growing up on Michael Pearl's discipline teachings, James Dobson always seemed mild in comparison. My...

June 2011

June 13, 2011

The Beautiful Girlhood Doll, p. 7: Submission and Obedience

The Godly Woman recognizes that "the head of every man is Christ; and the head...