RE: Disciplining Children -- Questioning the Norm!
I don't think beating a child into submission is any way to yield conscious, responsible adults - and beatings come in many degrees, from physical to emotional to mental. If we agree it is inappropriate to use force against an adult (in most cases), what justifies using force against a child, an even more innocent and naive being?? It programs a person to think that there is always an external will to bend to, that some external authority is constantly judging and controlling them, and that they are good or bad and and deserving of abuse. Not to mention that if they dare "step out of line", harm and pain may result! Adults walk around with this guilt, judgment, and fear and go on to create a low-vibe society that perpetuates the cycle.
I'm grateful you're willing to have a conversation about it, and I'm grateful you set an incredible example of how incredible and powerful a respectful relationship with children can look like!
I agree with you 100% @saramiller. How humanity has come to believe that controlling children is the way is beyond me. I can hardly fathom that there is any rational reason for such behavior by adults, and even more shock that we have bought into it for generations on end. We are now seeing the consequences of our complacency. I hope--for the sake of the children and the world--that we wake up and change our ways.
Thank you beautiful Sara for your witness and for chiming in on this subject. You and I both know what a HUGE difference it can make in everyone's life to rethink everything. Blessed are we to be living part of the solution! <3