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Paperback
Publisher: No Greater Joy Ministries
ISBN13: 9781892112002
Condition: NEW
Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Three thousand years ago, a wise man said, "Train up a child in the way that he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it." Good training is not crisis management; it is what you do before the need of discipline arises.
BR> Most parenting is accidental rather than deliberate. Imagine building a house that way. We don't need to reinvent training. There are child training principles and methods that have worked from antiquity. To neglect deliberate training is to shove your child into a sea of choices and passions without a boat of compass.
This book is not about discipline, nor problem children. The emphasis is on the training of a child before the need to discipline arises. It is apparent that, though they expect obedience, most parents never attempt to train their child to obey. They wait until the behavior becomes unbearable and then explode. With proper training, discipline can be reduced to 5% of what many now practice. As you come to understand the difference between training and discipline, you will have a renewed vision for your family, no more raised voices, no contention, no bad attitudes, fewer spankings, a cheerful atmosphere in the home, and total obedience from your children.
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| Sickened |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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I am sickened that this book is still being sold. This is a manual for child abuse. By abusing your babies and toddlers, you can have obedience. But the price is great. You have obedience, but you also have broken children with deep scares. And some children do not survive the abuse.
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| Response to the negative comments on this book |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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It is interesting to note that most if not all people that criminalize this book have NEVER applied the principles in this book themselves. On the other hand, those who give it 5 stars testify that they applied the teachings, and it worked for them. Hmmm . . . which one should I trust more . . . Has anyone out there honestly read the book, understood it, did EXACTLY what it told you to do, and still turned out horrible kids? I doubt it. If there is someone, please let us know. Otherwise, the negative opinions are all based on the individual's worldview, not in their actual experience of reality. In this case, these reviews are not trustworthy. They ignore all the people who have said over and over again that it has worked for them (including me).
It is actually kind of offensive that those who don't agree with the book would tell parents, who are honestly searching an effective method of training, what to read or not read. They probably think they're doing other parents a "favor." Are we as parents so inept as not to be able to read something, evaluate it, and then decide for ourselves (with God's help) if we will apply the teachings in this book or not? We are accountable to God. If we lack wisdom, and we ask, He will give it to us. After all, these precious lives are lent to us by Him. Someday we will stand before God and give Him account for what we did or did not do regarding our children.
SO, if you read the book and don't want to follow it, guess what. That's FINE! You don't have to!! Just stay out of everybody else's parenting business. And don't offend those who DO decide to use this book. If you are looking for godly wisdom and not human wisdom in rearing your children, look at the Bible. It's the most complete manual for every aspect of life. Of course, this may take a long time, but the Pearls have already compiled all the child-rearing verses in their book. If you don't want to follow THEIR teaching, then follow the Bible verses. See what plan and course of action you come up with. All these negative commentators are actually doing a disservice to honestly searching parents who may well be at the end of their rope in their parenting experience and might actually be HELPED by reading the book. Give them a chance to decide for THEMSELVES!
So, will you who are deciding whether you should read this book be told what to do from total strangers? Or will you be a mature responsible adult and find out for yourself?
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| There is a key misunderstanding among reviewers here. |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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I just wanted to make something clear to those who might be reading some reviews from other members. What I'm seeing come up over and over goes like this: "I am a Christian, and the Pearls are misinterpreting scripture" or "the rod isn't a literal rod"... actually, it is. If you're going to stand in opposition to corporal punishment of any form, you will have to object to scripture as well. It is very easy and simple for one to grab a concordance, look up the hebrew word for "rod" used in the verses related to child training/discipline (i.e. Prov. 13:24, 22:15, 23:13 among others) and compare it with how it is used in other passages. The word is shebet, which means a sceptre or rod. It is also used in this context: Exodus 21:20, 2 Sam. 7:14, Job 9:34....there are many others where this specific word (shebet) is used and one can clearly see it is referring to an actual object of some sort.
Now that we have that straightened out, I personally see this book as too misleading and unbalanced in their views on biblical discipline. I do believe the Bible advocates using some type of "rod" (I envision a wooden spoon) to administer a "spanking" to a child in order to give them a consequence. I hardly think the proper application of this, with an understanding of the passages within the context of the entire Bible (NOT just bits and pieces), is inappropriate. So while I agree with scripture, I disagree with the Pearls' interpretation/application of it (what everybody else noted about hitting infants, excessively administered swats, etc).
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| I wouldn't treat an animal that way, let alone a child. |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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An emphatically negative review for a book that perpetuates crimes against children - stemming from ignorance and indistinguishable from malice. No reputable animal behavior book would encourage treating a living being this way - let alone doing it to your own child.
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| Wish I could give zero |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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There is a type of abuse called satanic abuse where people feel like children are a gift from God so they need to be beaten down and rebuilt to worship satan. The authors are evil and want children to hate religion and God so they will worship the devil. This is a devil book in disguise.
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