Links

• A Web site for Christian parents seeking affirmation and information on gentle discipline, based on Jesus' teachings and example. There is an online petition to sign against corporal punishment of children, and opportunities to take action.
  www.parentinginjesusfootsteps.org

• A very thorough explanation of the words used in the Bible concerning discipline.
  www.joanneaz_2.tripod.com/positivedisciplineresourcecenter/id4.html

• A grace based explanation of Biblical child rearing:
  www.aolff.org

• "Ten Reasons I Can't Spank," By Gregory K. Popcak, MSW, LCSW, a Catholic Counselor's Critical Examination of Corporal Punishment
  http://nospank.net/popcak.htm

• "'Christian' Child Abuse" By Rev. Dr. Maria M. Fortune
  http://nospank.net/fortune.htm

• St. Augustine reflects on boyhood punishments and the punishers
  Excerpt from Confessions, Chapter IX, Book One (A.D. 398)
  http://nospank.net/agstine.htm

• Christian website about attachment parenting
  www.gentlemothering.com

• Nurturing God's Way
  http://www.nurturinggodsway.com

• Biblical Parenting by Crystal Lutton and her website. Highly recommended for positive Biblical parenting, www.aolff.org.

• www.tcpc.org. This is the Center for Progressive Christianity and useful for people who need a broader expression of their beliefs.

• groups.hamptonroads.com/pages1.cfm?page_id=10061 This is an excellent site with short answers to the most frequently asked questions about discipline without hitting.