Ubiquitous
July 17th 06, 10:52 PM
wrote:
>The former Blair from Facts of Life, now a fundamentalist Christian,
>has some strange ideas about the facts of life herself.
>
>http://www.stoptherod.net/creativecorrection.html
>
>In this bizaare and abuse-filled book, former actress Lisa Whelchel
>calls children these cruel names: ankle-biter, pests, “a handful”,
>raucous, haphazard, messy, pesky, hyenas, arrogant, and “filled with
>schemes to do wrong.” Yet on p.193 the author says name-calling isn’t
>allowed in her house!
>
>Denigration of children is coupled with bribes of money and sweets,
>and a menu of frequent and various punishments. And although hitting
>is supposedly “not allowed” in the author’s house (p.193), and she
>claims she “isn’t violent” (p.170), she frequently spanks her 3
>children. Her prescription for hitting is on p.183-185. Other,
>“creative” boot-camp style tortures are recommended on p.146-161.
>
>Apparently all these “Creative Corrections” don’t even work, since on
>p.274 Whelchel admits “My kids still act up and disobey” and spanking
>“didn’t work” on her son Tucker (p.171) Whelchel says her grandmother
>asked her not to spank (p.157). This book is recommended by Focus on
>the Family.
>
>Here are more quotes from this “creative” child abuse manual:
>
>p.xiv Whelchel’s son, “Tucker, like all of us…comes by his sin
>naturally. In fact, the roots of misbehavior can be traced all the way
>back to Adam.” (This is said after describing Tucker being noisy and
>climbing rails. Tucker has ADHD.)
>p.5 Whelchel talks to a fellow actress and “was tempted to slap her
>with a wet wipe.”
>p.18 After Whelchel’s son says his half-naked father looks like he’s
>“about to die on the cross like Jesus”, she claims: “Our children
>closely identify us with God.”
>p.22 “All children are born with foolishness bound up in their
>hearts.” “When we allow our children to determine the outcome of a
>situation, even subtly, it weakens their trust in us.”
>p.25 “I grew up in the South, where I was taught to reply, ‘Yes, sir’
>or ‘Yes, ma’am’ when following instruction.”
>p.26 “King Solomon, who was the wisest man who ever lived.” (What
>happened to Jesus?)
>p.27 “Disobedience comes in many forms, including whining.”
>p.28 “Teaching our children to obey us and our words is primarily to
>teach them to obey God and His Word.” “Because the rules I’m
>instilling are God’s, I no longer have to respond with ‘Because I’m
>the mom. That’s why!’ I can calmly tell my kids, ‘Honey, I didn’t make
>up these rules, God did.”
>p.58 “discipline the flesh” p.59 “correcting the flesh” p.62 “bodily
>discipline”
>p.75 Whelchel approves of filling a boy’s room with manure!
>p.79 “God…loves us too much to let us go unpunished.”
>p.99 “Stealing a cookie from the jar when Mom isn’t looking is easily
>punishable with a slap on the hand.”
>p.101 “Whatever we deny our children now is for their good later.”
>
>and much more.....
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>The former Blair from Facts of Life, now a fundamentalist Christian,
>has some strange ideas about the facts of life herself.
>
>http://www.stoptherod.net/creativecorrection.html
>
>In this bizaare and abuse-filled book, former actress Lisa Whelchel
>calls children these cruel names: ankle-biter, pests, “a handful”,
>raucous, haphazard, messy, pesky, hyenas, arrogant, and “filled with
>schemes to do wrong.” Yet on p.193 the author says name-calling isn’t
>allowed in her house!
>
>Denigration of children is coupled with bribes of money and sweets,
>and a menu of frequent and various punishments. And although hitting
>is supposedly “not allowed” in the author’s house (p.193), and she
>claims she “isn’t violent” (p.170), she frequently spanks her 3
>children. Her prescription for hitting is on p.183-185. Other,
>“creative” boot-camp style tortures are recommended on p.146-161.
>
>Apparently all these “Creative Corrections” don’t even work, since on
>p.274 Whelchel admits “My kids still act up and disobey” and spanking
>“didn’t work” on her son Tucker (p.171) Whelchel says her grandmother
>asked her not to spank (p.157). This book is recommended by Focus on
>the Family.
>
>Here are more quotes from this “creative” child abuse manual:
>
>p.xiv Whelchel’s son, “Tucker, like all of us…comes by his sin
>naturally. In fact, the roots of misbehavior can be traced all the way
>back to Adam.” (This is said after describing Tucker being noisy and
>climbing rails. Tucker has ADHD.)
>p.5 Whelchel talks to a fellow actress and “was tempted to slap her
>with a wet wipe.”
>p.18 After Whelchel’s son says his half-naked father looks like he’s
>“about to die on the cross like Jesus”, she claims: “Our children
>closely identify us with God.”
>p.22 “All children are born with foolishness bound up in their
>hearts.” “When we allow our children to determine the outcome of a
>situation, even subtly, it weakens their trust in us.”
>p.25 “I grew up in the South, where I was taught to reply, ‘Yes, sir’
>or ‘Yes, ma’am’ when following instruction.”
>p.26 “King Solomon, who was the wisest man who ever lived.” (What
>happened to Jesus?)
>p.27 “Disobedience comes in many forms, including whining.”
>p.28 “Teaching our children to obey us and our words is primarily to
>teach them to obey God and His Word.” “Because the rules I’m
>instilling are God’s, I no longer have to respond with ‘Because I’m
>the mom. That’s why!’ I can calmly tell my kids, ‘Honey, I didn’t make
>up these rules, God did.”
>p.58 “discipline the flesh” p.59 “correcting the flesh” p.62 “bodily
>discipline”
>p.75 Whelchel approves of filling a boy’s room with manure!
>p.79 “God…loves us too much to let us go unpunished.”
>p.99 “Stealing a cookie from the jar when Mom isn’t looking is easily
>punishable with a slap on the hand.”
>p.101 “Whatever we deny our children now is for their good later.”
>
>and much more.....
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