Status Updates From To Train Up a Child: Child ...

So even if a dad is horrible and potentially abusive a girl is supposed to only say good things about him?

So a child hits you, you're supposed to hit them back not even with the same strength but increased strength? Wow. Advocating literal child abuse.

Authors stereotype liberals as they accuse liberals of doing to conservatives.

Authors apparently believe that spanking and yelling at children are the only two methods that exist to discipline children.

Authors erroneously assert that if a study was done of "1000 Christian, homeschooled children who are spanked, they would grow weary searching for cases of abuse." Bull.

Authors assert that beating your child ensures they won't need medication for any behavioral issues.

Authors make the error of thinking that "progressive" parents never punish their children, only make them "feel good about who [they are]." Completely untrue.

"Chasten" doesn't inherently mean "spank." The authors have a fundamental misunderstanding of the word here.

"I wasn't spanking, I was switching!" You were still striking a *baby* for doing something instinctive. Disgusting.

The "battle for control" begins when your child is a newborn and doesn't even have a will yet, just instincts? Wow. Eww.

"Decides" not to come? How do you tell the difference between being supposedly willful or is honestly distracted? How much time is the parent meant to take to actually do this, or is the emphasis so much on instant obedience that you're expected to just smack 'em regardless and hope you got it right?

Pull the hair of a baby who's nursing if they bite your breast?! Wtf?!

Obedience training? So children are dogs. Gotcha.

1. I think it was bad that looking at porn used to be a jailable offense actually
2. The Bangkok Thailand thing is a not so subtle transphobic jab

I think condoms and government funded healthcare are good actually

So he's now specifically instructing you to isolate your children and make sure to keep them away from anything that might "compromise their training" which if you hadn't already figured out that this guy is an abuser? That's abuser shit

Grumpy because you aren't allowed to do educational neglect legally aren't you

I just don't know that I'd be including social works and counselors as reasons to Avoid School unless I was doing some absolutely heinous abuse and trying to avoid mandated reporters