Time-in: Why mammary closeness is commanded in the Bible

Many parents today are punishing their children using authoritative means, not authoritatian means. This is a common way that children are raised today. Most American children today are punished with either time-out and/or spanking, meaning usually a combination of both. The alternative to punitive measures in parenting is a time-in. There are many ways to do time in, but only one biblical way to do it. Mammary closeness is the way to go with children.

Time-in, in the biblical way, exists in the context of the Christian doctrine of mutual submission. Parents are to be submissive to their children, expecting absolutely nothing in return. In return, children rested safely and securely in the love and submission of parents. See Colossians 3:20-21 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to secure, vulnerable rest in the love and grace of parents. Children are to rest securely in the sacrifice of parents, just as parent believers rest securely in the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Parents are to be extensions of Christ in the family home, dutifully and selflessly submitting to children as they would God, expecting absolutely nothing in return, with children resting safely and securely in the submission of parents. Parents are to submit to their children from beneath, yet from above, revering children as extensions of God.

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. This commandment was intended by the Apostle Paul, and understood in its original context, as a moral statute prohibiting all forms of punitive parenting, including any punishments or controlling demeanor towards children. In the Old Testament, punitive parents were put to death by way of bloodletting, after punishing their children one last time. Parents who punished their children were charged with kidnapping, with "kidnapping" being defined as the slightest of damages or offenses stemming from hostage-taking - child punishment was seen in biblical times as holding your child hostage merely for things that they did wrong, thereby treating your child as a quartered slave. Paul here was lifting up this legal context in order to convict a group of Greek Christian parents who brought their pagan custom of spanking and punishing children into the church. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punishment of a child.

Children, in biblical times, wore absolutely no clothing, at all, until they became adults. Women only wore clothing outside the home, and otherwise went in the nude, in order to serve both their husbands and their children, separately. Mothers served their children by way of providing for them nourishment and sustenance, namely attachment paretnting item such as breastfeeding and skin-on-skin comfort. Children up until age 6 never left the side of their mothers, ranging beside her when she was walking around the house, clinging to her when they were crying or upset. When mothers were out and about, children up until age 6 were swaddled to her bosom, with swaddling blankets. 

How does a mother apply the abovementioned context? When your child is crying or upset, mothers should disrobe, perhaps to the level of underwear, but preferably all the way. Then, invite your child to disrobe. You may find that young children do not like keeping the clothes on when throwing a temper tantrum. Then, embrace the child who is throwing a temper tantrum, and hold the child to your bosom. This should stop crying in approximately 1-2 minutes, but likely less, and then you can talk to your child about what went wrong. When out and about, be sure that your child that is under age 6 is wrapped up in swaddling blankets. When a mother has this skin-on-skin experience with their child just once, they regret doing it sooner to soothe childhood crying and upset.

Time-in has many applications, but only one application is biblical in nature. Mammary closeness is where children are held close to the bosom of mothers. Breasts are not primarily for the pleasure of men, but instead are there to nurture children. The traction between the skin of the mother and the child leads to a feeling of security in both parties, and is due to nerve endings in both the child and the mother. Time-in should be applied this way, as this also gels the secure bond between mother and child.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be forever cast 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 forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!