Why to catch children being good (as opposed to catching them misbehaving)

Many parents want their children to have discipline. This is a common and understandable wish for parents to have. However, most American parents equate discipline with punishment. However, the fact of the matter is that children should be caught in the act of being good.

Proper discipline for children is spelled out in Ephesians 6:4 KJV:

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 

The first stanza of this commandment qualifies for the second that no discipline should hurt. The Greek root word translated "provoke...to wrath" is παροργίζο (Latin: parorgizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, including, but not limited to, the slightest of offensive touch or speech perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. It is not enough to stop spanking or punishing your child - you need to avoid the slightest of offense perceived by a child. The first stanza of this commandment was intended by the Apostle Paul to point out that discipline does not equal punishment. Children should not be hurt in order to be given discipline, but nonetheless, children need discipline. The only way to fully avoid guilt under this stanza of the commandment in Eph. 6:4 is to be willing to apologize to your child whenever you offend them, with offense consisting of any upset or hurt feelings in a child. Punishment is never okay in parenting. However, children need discipline. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive treatment of a child in his secular writings.

The Greek root word translated "nurture" is παιδεία (Latin: paideia) and refers here to a specific type of nurturing, namely of the teaching sort. Whenever children were caught being good, they were given lavish praise and encouragement from fathers. Behaviors such as having discipline and self-control, once found in children, were praised and encouraged for more of the same. Christian parents in the Early Church imparted a good example for children to follow, and backed it up with praise and encouragement, as opposed to punishment or force. Whenever children held it together when they usually didn't, they were give praise and encouragement for more of the same. Religion is a human need for children and adults alike. The Greek root word translated "admonition" is νουθεσία (Latin: nouthesia) and refers here to a child hearing out the Christian warning of fathers. Starting when children turned age 6, fathers left out a Bible for children to discover and explore. When children were caught studying the Bible, fathers praised and encouraged religion in his child, and also saying "let me help you interpret that book". From there, religious instruction came in question and answer format, with children being curious about Scripture, and with fathers giving pointers as to the context. The Christian warning of fathers consisted on explaining to children the context behind the Bible that they discovered and read. 

Children sometimes act up. This is something every parent has to go through. However, most Christian parents in the Early Church knew more than parents today is that child development comes in phases, with most troublesome behaviors being developmentally appropriate given the child's age and maturity. A child who runs into traffic at age 3 won't be so reckless at age 9. Children start out by crying a lot, but then resort to whining, with whining being a mature way to petition parents for vulnerable needs. But, when children did engage in good behavior, it was lavishly praised and encouraged by fathers, with children then being eager to hear their father's praise.

Mothers nurture up close, whereas fathers nurture from afar. The foundation for good discipline comes in the first 6 years of childhood. For the first 6 years of childhood, children were in constant closeness to mother especially, seemingly attached at the hip. For the latter part of childhood, children alternating between closeness to mom and freedom to play and roam freely away from mom. Children were largely given free reign for the latter part of childhood. When children are raised in an attachment parenting home environment, siblings actually get along, and petition for things that they want in unison.

Most children are impulsive by way of their nature. However, when parents show impulse control around their children, children absorb self-control from the Christian example of parents. When children showed self-control, fathers were quick to praise and encourage such behavior, with children working hard to impress their parents. Maybe they fumbled a bit along the way, but Christian parents then noticed all of the good behavior in children, and ignored misbehavior as understandable given children's age and development. Children need to learn impulse control, and what better way to learn impulse control then a child being praised and encouraged when they show self-control on their own. Sometimes, limits need to be set, in which case the parent should simply apologize if the set limit upsets the child, in the form of reassurance and explanation for a limit set. Limits should only be set if a child's behavior is unsafe or immoral. Limits for children growing up in the Early Church were backed up by restful trust in parents, and when children warmly trust their parents, children listen to parents automatically and out of instinct.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to wrath through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Righteous apology: The importance of apologizing to your child

Many parents are opposed to apologizing to children. This is a common attitude amongst American parents. Most American parents instead insist on an apology from their children, while not willing to apologize themselves. However, a key rule of thumb in the Bible is known as righteous apology

God's Law weighs in on apologizing to children, making it a biblical mandate - in practice - to apologize to your child. See Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, including, but not limited to, the slightest of offensive touch or speech perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. It is not enough to stop spanking and punishing children - you need to avoid the slightest of offense perceived by a child. The only way to fully avoid guilt under this commandment is to be willing to give a meaningful apology whenever you offend your child. Any time you cause your child to become upset, including through set limits, you have offended your child, and thus you need to apologize. The best way to avoid guilt under this commandment is to be ready to apologize to your child, as an entitled parent does not apologize for offending a child ever. The offense here comes from entitlement in parents, including defending rights as a parent. This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, which roughly translates to "power to the parent", including the power to spank and punish children. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punishment of a child in his secular writings. Roman law prohibited attachment parenting, but the Early Christians did it anyway, as an act of civil disobedience to Rome. The Early Christians were widely hated because they were "too soft" on their children.

There are different types of apologies for different occasions. When you have to set a limit, it is best to give a Hebraic apology to your child, meaning a reassurance of good intent by way of honesty about your intent. Whenever you lose your cool with your child, you instead need to give a full, heartfelt apology, and mean it. A full apology from a parent should say "I apologize for losing my cool". 

Offending a child is inevitable in parenting. In most cases, children are offended for even being given limits. However, the way out of the command not to offend children is to be willing to apologize whenever your actions, including set limits, offends children. The definition of child abuse under God's Law is not just any offense, but an offense stemming from entitlement.

Any anger whatsoever is considered entitled in relation to children. Any parent anger directed towards a child was deemed parental entitlement in biblical times. Christians in the Early Church saw anger at a child as akin to a viper hissing and lashing out at an unsuspecting child. Instead, parenting in the Early Church was based off of worry or concern, not anger coming down from the ramparts. 

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

The age of consent/marriage: Drawing a line in the sand

Many adults support a higher age of consent. However, a vocal group of pedophiles instead wants there to be no age of consent. I, as a pedophile, support merging the concepts of the age of consent and the marriageable age. I oppose all sexual relations outside of the context of a Christian marriage.

The Greek root word translated "fornication" in the New Testament is πορνεία (Latin: porneia). This commandment does not prohibit identifying as a pedophile, and it would be nice if society allowed pedophiles to identify. However, all sexual relations outside of marriage are banned according to this highlighted Greek root word. 

The age of marriage in biblical times was always in line with the age of majority, wherever it stood. Sexual relations was not seen as a right for everyone, but instead a duty between spouses in a Christian marriage. God's Law reads in 1 Corinthians 7:1-5 KJV:

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. Let the husband unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise the wife unto the husband. The wife hath not power of her body, but the husband: and likewise the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife. Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye give yourselves to fasting and prayer: and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 

The Greek root word here is πορνεία as well, and here refers to anything considered sexually immoral then. This passage makes it clear that sex is not a right, but a duty between spouses in a Christian marriage. The main reason for a Christian marriage is sexual accountability. This passage ultimately cross-references the commandment to obey all worldly authority, including the marriage laws in your home state. See also Rom. 13:1-4.

The Early Christians were strict about equity in a marriage. Marriage then was only allowed if the spouses were same age, or else in the case of the bride being 4 years older at the most. Intergenerational marriage was not a valid concept in the Early Church. Maybe the age of marriage then was 13, but nowhere is that age found in the Bible. 

We live in a free society, meaning we can have our opinion as to where the age of consent should be. However, we need to draw the line somewhere. Any lowering of the age of consent/marriage serves only to cater to the self-interest of adults. The Bible is clear that Christians work against their self-interest, and when this abstinence is applied to children, we call that children's rights.

As a Christian pedophile, I am opposed to any lowering of the age of consent/marriage, as I oppose what I want to the point of not wanting it. The most I want in terms of self-interest is children being allowed to go naked to my eyeshot. But, even that is not a huge injustice for me. I myself ultimately am the reason for marriageable ages in the United States being raised to 18. 

The ancients in the Bible did not have a concept of an age of consent. The age of consent was lumped in with the age of marriage. All sexual relations outside of marriage was considered illicit and unlawful. Casual sex was clearly banned in the Early Church, as was any sex work on the part of the men involved. Even pornography was banned, with masturbation instead happening properly without pornography. Rape and sexual assault were also banned, with sex offenders swiftly being excommunicated from the church. Anything outside of marriage towards another human being was considered sexually amoral, and thus fornication. A Christian man then went only two ways - towards his wife or towards the masturbation basket. Most men then did masturbate in order to stay out of trouble, in the form of solo masturbation to mental images in their imagination. 

A pedophile can hold an anti-fornicator viewpoint. It is a myth that we all are waiting for a sexual rapture to come, in order for mankind to behave like apes. I myself have a different policy as a pedophile - if she isn't my wife, she isn't for me. Bur, since I have no wife, masturbation will have to suffice. Masturbation clears the mind of sexual cobwebs and helps you think clearer about your own sexual choices. However, I am not allowed sexual relations with a woman who isn't my wife, even if I have no wife. Righteous masturbation is a pick-me-up that quenches unrequited sexual desires towards children, and helps me stay out of trouble. I am an anti-contact pedophile, meaning I support the age of consent/marriage being where it is currently. However, my future context view holds that all sexual relations outside of the confines of a marriage being banned entirely as a sexual offense, including all pornography and sex work. 

In the context of the Early Church, most male clergy were pedophiles. Whenever the council handed down a guilty verdict, the child was given a choice - stay with parents, or go with pedophiles. Usually, children went with pedophiles, with pedophiles simply lactating to nurse a child back to health. When a child did want to go with parents, the pedophile in question was put under investigation. The concept was not righteous barter, but instead Christian charity. Obviously, we have a different setup today, but this context clarifies that pedophilia alone is not fornication. The word "pedophile" is nowhere mentioned in the Bible, even though the ancients had a concept of pedophilia, with the pedophile with the cleanest record being appointed church elder or church deacon.

The depraved and decadent, defiled adults who advocate for a right to sex with children will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them descend into torrents of Hell-fire prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Repent!

Expanding child abuse definitions: Why the Bible calls for more laws on the books protecting children

Many parents think that the Bible has no concept of childhood, let alone child abuse. This is a common belief amongst American parents. Most American parents support the current definitions of child abuse, and cite the Bible as an excuse for abusing children. However, the Bible does have a concept of child abuse - whatever the child victim perceives as abuse. Anything perceived as abuse by a child objectively is such. 

The Greek root word denoting parental entitlement is πλεονέκτης (Latin: pleonektés) and is defined as, officially speaking, wanting things from children, to the point of imposition. Unofficially speaking, parental entitlement consists of a parent who is sorely disappointed when they don't get what they feel that they deserve from children. Parents are deserving of absolutely nothing from children just for existing. Any parent anger directed towards a child in biblical times was deemed entitlement. When this sense of entitlement in parents was perceived by a child as offensive or damaging, it was deemed child abuse. See also Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. 

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, including, but not limited to, the slightest of offensive touch or speech perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. It is not enough to avoid spanking or punishing children - you need to avoid the slightest of offense perceived by a child. The only way to fully avoid guilt under this commandment is to be willing to give a meaningful apology to a child whenever you offend them. Whenever a child is upset by how you deal with them, including in the case of set limits, you have offended your child, and thus you need to apologize. Refusal to apologize to a child for hurt feelings alone comes from entitlement. As long as you are willing to apologize to a child when they perceive offense, you are free from guilt under this commandment, as the offense being discussed here in Col. 3:21 being the type coming from a certain sense of entitlement in parents. Any defensiveness surrounding offending your child alone comes from entitlement. This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, which is a Latin phrase roughly translating to "power to the parent", including the power of parents to spank and punish children. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punishment of a child in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, in civil disobedience to Rome. 

The Greek root word translated "they be discouraged" is αθυμέω (Latin: athumeo) and refers here to long-term damages, namely trauma. The ancients in the Bible did have a concept of childhood trauma. Whenever a child grew up to be atheist, it was seen as a sign of childhood abuse, as opposed to someone simply being a "lost soul". 

Child sexual abuse is defined under God's Law by the Greek root word denoting fornication, which is πορνεία (Latin: porneia), and refers here to the slightest of sexual advances perceived by a child, even if the child liked it. The word ερεθιζο here refers to anything offensive to God being perceived by a child, as fornication is a blasphemy offense. The age of marriage then was where it always should be - at the age of majority. God draws an even better line to understand - if she isn't my wife, she isn't for me. 

Child abuse was prosecuted in the Early Church starting with the council. Whenever a child was being spanked by their parents, they usually confided into a church elder or deacon. From there, the parents were summoned before the council, and if the parents defended their "rights" as opposed to answering to the court with a plea of "yea" or "nay", they were excommunicated from the Early Christian Churches of God. When parents were excommunicated, children were given a choice - go with parents or go with pedophiles. Usually, children went with the pedophile, but in the case of the pedophile being rejected by the child, the pedophile fell under suspicion of child sexual abuse - child sexual abuse was banned even in the case of pedophiles caring for children, as child saviors then operated off of a charity model as opposed to a barter model. 

The Bible is an anti-spanking document. All 88 books of the Bible - from Genesis to Revelation - were written with an anti-spanking bias. All of the biblical writers were Jewish, with no Jew worth mentioning ever defending the punishment of children. Even King Solomon recommended attachment parenting for the little ones, while reserving the rod of correction for adults convicted of a criminal offense. 

The Bible is a founding document of this country, even above the Constitution itself. America is a Christian nation, with our social norms a a society, as well as out legal codes, being based off of the Good Book. It just so happens that the Bible prohibits all forms of punitive treatment of children. This moral law will become physical law in due time, at least here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. God chose Israel as a moral model to the world because He foreknew a spanking ban that was passed by the Supreme Court of Israel in 2000. Even before then, Israel - in ancient times or modern times - never had a legal defense for "reasonable chastisement".

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke your children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

 

Parent anger: Why getting angry with your child alone is sin

Many parents think that they have the "right" to get angry with their children. This is a common attitude in American parents. However, the Bible opposes all anger towards a child. The fact of the matter is that children should not be subject to parent anger under any circumstance. 

God's Law states in Matthew 5:21-22 KJV:

Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill, and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say to his brother, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

The phrase "without a cause" means that there is a proper way to be angry with your brother. Anger should only take place in the context of righteous judgment. However, children are immune to the judgment of adults, as children are sacrosanct. Anyone under the age of majority in the Early Church could not be charged with a moral crime, at least while they were still children. Blasphemy offenses in children only counted once the child believer reached adulthood.

Anger at your child is parental entitlement, as denoted by the Greek root word πλεονέκτης (Latin: pleonektés) and refers to, officially speaking, wanting things from children, to the point of imposition. However, unofficially speaking, parental entitlement consists of a patent getting sorely disappointed when they don't get what they feel that they deserve from children. Parents are deserving of absolutely nothing just for existing. All parent anger directed towards a child was deemed parental entitlement  Any time that this sense of entitlement in parents was perceived by a child as offensive or damaging, it was deemed child abuse. See also Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. 

It is mandated in the Bible to oppose parental entitlement at the offense level. The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers to damages or offenses, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, including, but not limited to, the slightest of offensive touch or speech perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. It is not enough to stop spanking or punishing children - you need to avoid the slightest of offense perceived by a child. The only way around guilt under this commandment fully is to be willing to give a meaningful apology whenever you offend your child. It is especially pertinent to apologize to a child when you lose your cool, as any anger at a child comes from entitlement. However, even getting defensive when you offend your child automatically counts as entitlement. Any anger directed towards a child is bound to offend them to some degree, in which case parents must apologize for their fit of anger, and mean their apology, or else be guilty of entitlement. This commandment cross-references both the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas which is a Latin phrase roughly translating to "power to the parent", including the power to spank or punish a child. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punishment of a child in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, in civil disobedience to Rome. 

Parent anger was seen in biblical times as akin to a viper lashing out at a defenseless child. Instead, parenting then was motivated by worry or concern, not anger or frustration. Whenever you find yourself angry with your child, act the opposite of your parent anger. Any parent anger directed towards a child is parental entitlement, and requires a full length apology whenever you lose your cool with your child. 

However, any limit setting might offend a child.. However, children need limits. Thus, children need to hear you reassurance of your good intent whenever you set a limit with them, with this type of apology being known as a Hebraic apology. Limits should never be set out of anger, as any parent anger directed towards a child counts as entitlement. If you refuse to apologize to a child that you upset, you are entitled. 

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Proverbs 13:24: Why the rod verses are repealed verses

Many parent believe that the Bible commands them to punish their children. The most commonly cited verse in the Old Testament is Proverbs 13:24, which is widely interpreted as a commandment to punish children who are naughty. However, the fact of the matter is that all 7 rod verses in Proverbs are repealed verses.

God's Word reads in Proverbs 13:24 KJV:

He who spareth the rod hateth his son: but he who loveth him chastenth him betimes.

The Hebrew root word translated "son" in Prov. 13:24 is "ben" and refers to an mature adult son, or else a mature adult descendant. This verse, and all of the others, ultimately refers to the 40 minus 1 lashes, meaning a form of judicial corporal punishment where adult descendants were whipped by their fathers with the rod of correction after being convicted of a crime. The rod consisted of a switch, administered in the context of a courtroom - meaning never in a domestic setting. The rod verses are there as wisdom writings, as otherwise, fathers would just refuse to whip their children. The rod of correction was never used on minor or dependent children.

The rod verses in Proverbs, meaning all 7 verses, are repealed verses, as Christ died on the cross in order to repeal the harsh punishments of the Old Testament. The verse that cements the fact that God never intended for the rod of correction as a parenting tool is Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. 

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, including, but not limited to, the slightest of offensive touch or speech perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. It is not enough to stop spanking or punishing your children - you need to avoid the slightest of offense perceived by a child. The only way around guilt under this commandment is to be willing to give a meaningful apology whenever you offend your child, especially when you lose your cool - losing your cool with your child alone constitutes parental entitlement. Whenever a child is upset due to how your deal with them, including regarding set limits, you have offended your child, and thus you need to apologize. Whenever you refuse to apologize to a child for offending them and hurting their feelings, you are entitled. This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christians who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas which is a Latin praise roughly translating to "power to the parent", including the power to spank or punish children. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive treatment of children in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was prohibited under Roman law, but the Early Christian did it anyway, in civil disobedience to Rome. 

Spanking wasn't always church teaching. Most Christians that lived before Rome took over were anti-spanking, meaning they opposed punishing children altogether. Anyone who supported the Greco-Roman norm of spanking children was treated as a church infiltrator, and they were excommunicated from the church by the council. When the trial was over, children usually elected to go with a chosen clergyman or clergywoman, with the male clergy usually being clinical pedophiles - and the closest the pedophile got to being close to the child is lactating for the child in order to nurse the child back to health. Today, I support the survivor system of child protection, but a pedophile can jump aboard the children's rights train and take a stand for the children that he loves. 

The Latinate Bible was willfully mistranslated in order to keep a European pagan custom going. The European pagans were brutal to children, with the worst of these offenses against children coming from the Anglo-Saxons. However, just because the Anglo-Saxons interpreted the Bible a certain way doesn't make it the official teaching of Christianity. The Western Church has long suffered from European influence, with European pagans being known for spanking children. The most accurate of all Bibles is the Byzantine Bible, which is not available to the Anglophone reader. 

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Righteous co-sleeping: Why God wants you to sleep next to your children

Many parents are opposed to co-sleeping next to their children. This is a common attitude amongst American parents. Most American parents punish children for bedtime refusal. However, the main reason for bedtime refusal is that children aren't ready for sleeping on their own. Also, righteous co-sleeping helps prevent child sexual abuse.

Co-sleeping is a part of a secure attachment between parent and child in the family home. See Colossians 3:20 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers here to secure, vulnerable rest in the love and submission of parents. This highlighted word ultimately refers to a secure attachment between parent and child in the family home. The context tells us how to form a secure attachment with your child. The core way of forming a secure parent-child bond is to co-sleep next to children, for long as they need you to be with them at night, as was done in the context.

Most young children refuse to go to bed, and then are punished for it. However, the fact of the matter is that children under age 6 are too young to sleep on their own. Children under age 6 have a morbid fear of being devoured by predators when left isolated in a room on their own. You might think that there are no predators that exist today. You would be wrong. Most child sexual abuse is a bedtime ritual, where the father sneaks into his child's room and rapes the child. In the Early Church, child sexual abuse was rare, and that is because the mother was right there, co-sleeping next to her children in skin-on-skin format, perhaps using herself as a human shield, guarding her children from the sexual wrath of fathers.

The main excuse for not co-sleeping next to children comes from fearmongering on the part of pediatricians and mental health professionals serving children, with frightening terms such as "sleep dependence". However, Christian parents in the Early Church knew more than parents today that co-sleeping always has an end to it. In the Early Church, children slept next to parents in skin-on-skin format, until the child reached the onset of puberty, which is when they usually wanted their own place to sleep. 

In the Early Church, customary law mandated skin-on-skin co-sleeping, with the family bed being naked in terms of setup. Fathers hung up their robe, and mothers hung up her dress, by the door once they got home. Children went naked wherever they went. When children slept in mom and dad's bed, mom was right there, separating the father from his children, guarding them from the sexual wrath of fathers. The proper term for this setup is nude gentle parenting. 

I myself was punished for trying to sleep in my parents' bed. Whenever I would try to co-sleep next to parents, my parent abuser grabbed me by the throat, in a fit of rage. He felt the right to sleep with his wife, meaning my mother. My father even dared to put a lock on the door. I would call what he did emotional neglect, as well as physical abuse.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punishing bedtime refusal will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!