Righteous child worship: Why Ancient Jewish society was a child worshipping society

It is Christmastime. We all know about the virgin birth, and how the Christ child was adored by all. However, while Christ was truly God, all children in biblical times were seen as extensions of God, and were worshipped at their birth much like Christ was. The only difference was that ordinary children were seen as God-like, whereas the Christ child was seen as literally God on earth.

Children in biblical times were seen as the "least of these", meaning God extended in vulnerable form. See Matthew 25:45-46 KJV:

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Children were seen in biblical times as among the "least of these". Children were seen as God extended to the parent, and parents were obligated to serve their children as they would God. Whatever you did to children, good or bad, is what you did to God. Those who mistreated their children, or children in general, mistreated God. Children could issue lawfully binding orders on parents.

Righteous child worship is part of the Christian doctrine of mutual submission. See Colossians 3:20-21 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke 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 submission of parents. This word refers to secure attachment, meaning secure attachment with your child is a commandment from God. This secure attachment comes from parent submission, where children issued orders as to what they needed, and parents obeyed their child's orders.

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, but not limited to, any punishments, reprimands, or other 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 under the Law 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 the Law 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 in his secular writings. Paul may not have gotten along with the women of the church, but he sure loved children, and took in a few orphaned children in his time. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords to punish their children, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were hated largely for being "too soft" on their children.

Children held divine authority over parents, meaning that parents are bound by the righteous demands of children. Parents were required to obey the every order of their children, by default. The only reason parents could righteously disobey a child was if the orders were unlawful and/or unworkable. When children received the word "no" when it wasn't warranted, they could appeal to the council, and if the parents were found as guilty, they would be excommunicated from the Early Church.

The every cry of a young child was seen as a lawfully binding order on the part of the child, in all cases. Thus, mothers were to respond to the every cry of their child. For the first 6 years of a child's life, children were in constant closeness to mothers, meaning that wherever the mother went, so did the child. The Early Christians practiced birth nudity, where mother and child were quartered in the nude next to each other in the family home, in skin-on-skin closeness and intimacy. Whenever children cried, mothers cooed before picking up the child, then holding the child close to her bosom, in skin-on-skin mammary closeness. When out and about in public, children were swaddled next to the bosom of parents in swaddling blankets. Come nightfall, children co-slept next to mothers in skin-on-skin format, with co-sleeping, in most cases, lasting until the onset of puberty, when children wanted their own place to sleep. 

Children were seen as the ones in the household that gave the orders, meaning children in biblical times called the shots. Children were seen as vulnerable extensions of God, meaning God extends children to the doorstep of parents for love and charity. Children were seen in biblical times as like God, but imperfect format. If you offended children in biblical times, you offended God. That meant, in practice then, that if you even got angry with children, you got angry with God.

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

Santa Claus: Why not to punish or threaten children with Santa

It is a common attitude amongst American parents. Most American parents use anything they can think of as a from of behavioral modification for children. Most children in America are taught to believe in Santa Claus. The next line children get is "be good all year" and then "he's making a list, and checking it twice". The fact of the matter is that using Santa Claus as a threat to scare children into behaving is a moral offense in the Bible.

Threatening children with Santa, by threatening coal for Christmas, is a moral offense against a child. It says in 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 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, but not limited to, any punishments, reprimands, or other 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 under the Law 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 the Law 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 in his secular writings. Paul may not have gotten along with the women of the church, but he sure loved children, and took in a few orphaned children in his time. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords in order to punish their children, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were hated largely for being "too soft" on their children.

Many parents threaten their child with Santa Claus. The whole idea is that Santa is watching, and so children better "be good". The whole line given to children is "better watch out, better not cry". Many parents threaten children with coal for Christmas, or worse, maybe a "whip that cracks'. Christmas culture in American is steeped on making sure children behaved.

Threatening children with coal for Christmas, even if in vain. scares children into thinking that they might get nothing but a sack of coal for Christmas. Any threat of coal for Christmas is a threat of punishment, and any punishments or reprimands are considered a moral crime against children. 

Most childhood behaviors are understandable developmental stages, and are developmentally appropriate given their age and development. When children don't grow out of behaviors, then you may want to check for a disorder such as autism or ADHD. Don't get Santa to punish them.

My parents used Santa as a vain threat, but I was honestly worried about getting coal for Christmas. I was relieved when I woke up Christmas morning. I have a warm and cold trauma, meaning some memories are fond, and others are cold. I was raised to love Christmas, and so I do, but without Santa Claus - Santa Claus is a direct replicate of the Norse god Odin.

The ultimate offense to a child is punishing them on Christmas morning by taking their toys back because they wouldn't "play with the toy properly". The moment you make them cry in punishment, for something as little as that, you are offending them by provoking them to anger.

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!

Respect for parents: Why respect for parents is earned

Many parents want their children to respect them. This is a common attitude amongst American parents. Most American parents feel entitled to respect their children. Most American parents demand respect, while doing next to nothing to earn it. The fact of the matter is that respect for parents is earned, not handed out on a silver platter. All the good things in life are earned, including respect from children.

Respect for parents is spelled out in the Christian doctrine of mutual submission. See Colossians 3:20-21 KJV:

Children, obey your parent 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 submission of parents. This secure rest refers to a secure attachment between parent and child. This secure attachment allowed for children to advocate their needs. All of this secure attachment comes from parent submission, where parents give to their without receiving. Children owe their parents nothing in return for their parents caring for them.

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, but not limited to, any punishments, reprimands, or other controlling demeanor. 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 under the Law 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 the Law in order to convict a group of Greek Christian parents who brought their pagan custom of spanking or punishing children into the church. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punishment of a child in his secular writings. Paul may not have gotten along with the women in the church, but he sure loved children, and even took in a few orphaned children in his time. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords as a form of punishment, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were hated largely for being "too soft" on their children. 

Respect for parents was earned during the first 6 years of a child's life. For the first 6 years of a child's life, children were in constant closeness to mothers, meaning that wherever the mother went, so did the child. The Early Christians practiced birth nudity, where mother and child were quartered next to each other in the nude, in skin-on-skin closeness and intimacy. When at home, children either were held by mothers - in her arms or in a papoose bag - or else ranged next to her if they were older. When mothers were out and about with children, the young child was swaddled next to the bosom of mothers in swaddling blankets. In both public and private, mothers breastfed their milk-dependent children, with milk-dependence lasting usually until age 3 roughly, but sometimes until age 6 or older - when the child pushed away the nipple. Come nightfall, children co-slept next to mothers, in skin-on-skin format. This co-sleeping lasted until the child reached the onset of puberty, which was when children wanted their own place to sleep.

This optimal conditioning is what led to children respecting parents later on. Children naturally and automatically cooperated with parents. The ultimate act of surrender for a child is to give back to their parents, as a reward for doing a good job. True respect in parenting is earned, not handed out for free on a silver platter. A child is less likely to argue with a parent who gives their children optimal conditioning from day one.

Children started rebelling at around age 6, but in a pleasant way. The children, in that stage, want to prove their independence by helping out around the house. It is a sudden shaking off of parents, where children start practicing doing things on their own, and going places on their own. The very last thing children did on their own was sleep in their own bed, due to the maternal warmth and comfort that came with co-sleeping.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their 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 evee-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Righteous ordering: The key to parenting a child with ODD

Many parents think that a child with oppositional-defiant disorder (ODD) is deserving of punishment, and that such a rebellious child needs more punishment and structure. The fact of the matter is that children with ODD need LESS limits, not more. The Judeo-Christian acronym of righteous ordering works for all children, and can be used in dealing with behaviors in children linked to ODD.

Righteous ordering is part of the Christian doctrine of mutual submission. 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 submission of parents. Parents are the enemy of children, just as mankind is the enemy of God, and are to submit as such. Child surrender comes with strings attached on the part of parents, with children issuing lawfully binding orders to their parents, usually when parents weren't pulling their weight.

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, but not limited to,, any punishments, reprimands, or other controlling demeanor. 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 under the Law 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 the Law 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 in his secular writings. Paul may not have gotten along with the women of the church, but he sure loved children, and took in a few orphaned children in his time. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords as s means of punishing their children but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were largely hated for being "too soft" on their children.

Righteous ordering meant that children called the shots in biblical times, from their place of rest. Child surrender in biblical times meant a secure attachment, with children resting securely in the loving arms of parents, owing parents nothing in return for their tender loving care. That implies that children have the right to order parents around. Children, in biblical times, issued lawfully binding orders towards their parents. Parents had to obey the orders of their children, except when those orders were unlawful and/or unworkable. When children thought the word "no" wasn't warranted, they could take their parents before the council, and if the parents were found guilty, they were excommunicated from the Early Christian Churches of God. This setup is perfect for a child with ODD. You may even get your child to rest securely without them constantly demanding things, but don't count on it. Respect was earned in biblical times, but parents earned their respect by taking orders from their children.

ODD comes in the form of a strong counterwill, and is, in most cases, is secondary to another disorder, usually autism, bipolar disorder, and/or ADHD. Most ODD or ODD symptoms point to the need for medication for the primary disorder that is causing the ODD symptoms in children. Perhaps their medication is off, or they need new medication. Some cases cannot be medicated, usually when it is associated solely with autism and not a disorder secondary to the autism. Parents should obey the needs of their child, as directed by the child, until they can get on the right medication.

I am very much pro-medication. Medication helped me see the Holy Spirit much better, and from there, I improved. I needed mediation badly as a child, as I had both bipolar disorder and ODD. Medication can work wonders. With some childhood disorders, medication is the only way out of mental illness. If I didn't get my lithium carbonate, I might be in prison by now.

In the mean time, before the right medication comes, parents are to submit fully and dutifully to their child, giving up the fight, and giving in to righteous demands on the part of the child. If they want something crazy, give it to them, as they are only a child once. Children with ODD perceive it strongly when adults are being controlling with them, and that is what the real battle at home is about.

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!

Temper tantrums: What to do about temper tantrums in children

Every parent has had to deal with it. A child throwing a temper tantrum, whether it be at home or in public. Most American parents punish their children in some way when they throw a temper tantrums, or else ignore the tantrum. However, a child throwing a temper tantrum needs the sustaining warmth of mothers.

Soothing temper tantrums is part of the Christian doctrine of mutual submission. See Colossians 3:20-21 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in all things: as 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 submission of parents. Parents are the enemy of children, just as mankind is the enemy of God, and are to submit as such. Child surrender to parents came with strings attached on the part of parents. with children issuing righteous demands from their restful place, usually when parents weren't pulling their own weight.

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, but not limited to, any punishments, reprimands, or other 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 under the Law 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 the Law 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 in his secular writings. Paul may not have gotten along with the women in the church, but he sure loved children, and took in a few orphaned children in his time. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords to punish their children, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were hated largely for being "too soft" on their children.

Temper tantrums happened in biblical times as well as them happening in modern times. The common gentle parenting advice is to be firm and kneel down to the child. In biblical times, however, mothers were nothing but warm to crying children. Children of all ages who cried were picked up. The mother first cooed to validate the child's upset, and then picked up the child, then holding the child close to her bosom in skin-on-skin mammary closeness. 

The Early Christians practiced birth nudity, meaning that mothers and children were quartered next to each other in the nude, in skin-on-skin closeness and intimacy. Mothers were naked inside the family home, only wearing a loose-fitting, revealing dress - resembling an apron - outside of the home. Children were naked wherever they went. This allowed for children to easily receive skin-on-skin comfort and sustenance. Whenever children then threw a temper tantrum, mothers were not that far away, and all the way up until age 6, children were either being held by mothers or else ranging beside her.

Today, the abovementioned context can be applied by the mother being completely naked in the household, in order to serve both her husband and her child. That birth nudity setup makes it easier for mothers to provide sustaining warmth to their children. In public, temper tantrums can be dealt with by taking the child to the ladies' room, then tucking the child underneath your shirt. 

Whenever comforting a child, whether in public or at home, remember to coo at your child. Cooing is a primal way for both mothers and fathers alike to reassure and validate their children's upsets. Cooing lets children know that they are being heard. When cooing at your child, their crying should fall silent.

Children of all ages need to be comforted and reassured when crying. In biblical times, children up until age 6 were treated as babies, and were seen as babies. Mothers comforted milk-dependent children by breastfeeding them to sleep. Most of the time, children were weaned by age 3, which was when they pushed away the nipple. However, some children didn't push away the nipple until age 6 or even later. With older children, they were too picked up by their mothers when they cried, and cradled next to her bosom. Older children, in most cases, whined instead, and they got the same warm treatment from mothers that they would if they were crying.

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 at hand!

Judeo-Christian family values: How to impart Judeo-Christian family values (without punishment or force)

Most American parents want to teach their children Judeo-Christian values. This is a common goal of most American parents. Most parents in this country think that the only way to impart Judeo-Christian attitudes in children is to punish children and otherwise be controlling with them. However, there are better ways to encourage Judeo-Christian family values.

Imparting Judeo-Christian values starts with the Christian doctrine of mutual submission; Christian attachment parenting is spelled out in Ephesians 6:1-4 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to secure, vulnerable rest in the love and submission of parents. Parents are the enemy of children, just as mankind is the enemy of God, and are to submit as such. Child surrender to parents came with strings attached on the part of parents, meaning children could issue righteous demands to parents, usually when parents weren't pulling their weight.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to wrath" is παροργίζο (Latin: parorgizo) and refers to damages or offenses, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, including, but not limited to, the slightest of damages or offenses 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, but not limited to, any punishments, reprimands, or other controlling demeanor. 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 under the Law 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 the Law in order to convict a group of Greek Christian parents who brought their pagan custom of spanking children into the church. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punishment of a child in his secular writings. Paul may not have gotten along with the women of the church, but he sure loved children, and even took in a few children in his time. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords on children as a form of punishment, but NOT the Christians among them.

The Greek root word translated "nurture" is παιδεία (Latin: paideia) and refers to here, in this context, to modeling and encouraging Judeo-Christian family values, including Christian discipline. Christian discipline is defined as deserving of absolutely nothing, therefore grateful for absolutely everything, coming from a sinful nature, leading to a chastened up example for children to follow. Christian parents in the Early Church centered their entitlement in view of their children, and then children followed in their footsteps. Children then were caught being good, as opposed to being caught being bad. Whenever children were caught emulating the disciplined example of parents, they were given lavish praise and encouragement for children to "keep headed down the straight path". Boys were given manly praise when caught being good by fathers, whereas girls were given snuggles and physical affection when caught being good by fathers. Sometimes, children needed direct instruction from parents. The Greek root word translated "admonition" is νουθεσία (Latin: nouthesia) and refers to the advice and counsel of parents, meaning that parents can only give advice as needed, or else counsel their children when they are upset. Otherwise, parents were under the divine authority of children.

Judeo-Christian family values do not need to be beaten into a child, and besides, punitive parenting is ineffective at imparting Judeo-Christian family values. A big part of teaching Judeo-Christian values is modeling such values to your children. Children grow up almost entirely on their own, and are capable of picking up Judeo-Christian family values on their own, as long as they have a good Judeo-Christian example. The idea is to keep all of the commandments in front of them, and also take an undeserving attitude towards life. Children are copying everything you do, for good or for bad, and so when you see a child emulating your Judeo-Christian attitudes, be sure to lavishly praise and encourage children to keep up the good works. From there, good behavior should show in increments, with each incremental change being rewarded with praise and encouragement. The main behaviors to start to praise and encourage are self-control and patience. 

Children were given a religious education by their fathers. It all started with fathers leaving out a Bible for the child to find. When children picked up the Bible, and started reading it, fathers praised and encouraged children with phrases such as "that book is good for you". From there, religion was a constant topic of discussion in family homes, with children being eager to learn about Christ, and with fathers giving pointers on the context. Original sin was the last lesson children learned about the facts of life. The doctrine of original sin usually startled children once discovered, and so parents then comforted their children.

What motivated the learning of Judeo-Christian family values in children? Children were motivated to learn by way of secure attachment, primarily to mothers, and secondarily to fathers, For the first 6 years of a child's life, children were in constant closeness to mothers, meaning that wherever the mother went, so did the child. The Early Christians practiced birth nudity, where mother and child were quartered in the nude next to each other, in skin-on-skin closeness and intimacy. Whenever a child cried, mothers cooed before picking up the child, and held them close to their bosom, in skin-on-skin mammary closeness. When mothers were out and about in public, they swaddled their children next to their bosom in swaddling blankets. Breastfeeding was allowed in all settings in biblical times, including in public, with children who were crying, in most cases, being breastfed to sleep. Come nightfall, children co-slept next to mothers in skin-on-skin comfort and nourishment, being breastfed to sleep every night until the child pushed away the nipple. Co-sleeping usually ended when the child reached the onset of puberty. 

Fathers also nurtured, but from afar, by encouraging good discipline and values in children. It is the role of mothers to nurture and reassure children, delighting in them however they feel. It is the role of fathers to nurture a different way, meaning a teaching way. Fathers got to the level of being able to nurture like mothers (but in a teaching way) through righteous masturbation. A man who takes the plunge and masturbates to sexual thoughts of his children usually ends up anti-spanking by the time the parent attraction is spent away. Once spent away, the sexual instincts of fathers serve as a male nurturing instinct. Fatherly nurturing is about encouraging a love for God and His Law.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke your 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!

Santa Claus: Why Santa is not there to punish children

Today is Black Friday. Many parents like to turn everything into a way to discipline a child. Most parents threaten "coal for Christmas" for the "bad" children. In my house growing up, it was a symbolic punishment. I fought back by asking for coal for Christmas - I was a weird child. The fact of the matter is that the Bible prohibits the every punishment of children.

It says in 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 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, but not limited to, any punishments, reprimands, or other 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 under the Law 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 the Law 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 in his secular writings. Paul may not have gotten along with the women in the church, but he sure loved children, and took in a few orphaned children in his time. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords in order to punish their children, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were hated largely for being "too soft" on their children.

The Santa myth, as it is commonly applied by parents, contains threats that provoke children to anger, meaning threats of punishment to children. All children are deserving of gifts from parents. Even if the Santa-threat is symbolic, it still is a threat, and such threats offend children. Usually, such threats come with the entitled intent of behavioral control.

Entitlement is denoted in the New Testament is πλεονέκτης (Latin: pleonektés) and refers to, officially speaking, want, to the point of imposition. "Imposition" includes any form of control in parenting. Parental entitlement is defined as, officially speaking, wanting things from children, to the point of imposition. Making threats to withhold toys on Christmas day is a form of entitlement, as it imposes controlling demeanor onto a child.

For most parents in this country, coal from Santa is the one you don't bring out. But, why even threaten it? The only point is to use a child's benign wants against them, and turn Santa into a want imposed on a child, namely the unrealistic want for children to "behave". If this imposed entitlement leads to the child perceiving offense from the threats.

I don't do Santa at my home, and I have religious evidence for it. Santa Claus comes from the myth of Norse god Odin. But, also, as a child advocate, I think the tradition is steeped, from the beginning, in behavioral modification for children. The moment that your child shows the slightest of personal offense, you have abused them.

If you do celebrate Santa, don't create a naughty list. Santa has one list - the list of gift recipients. Santa should do away with the naughty list, as that is intended to scare children, thus provoking them to anger. A provocation to anger comes from entitlement, and parental entitlement is want as a parent, imposed on the child. "Imposed" can include any attempt at being fearmongering as a means of trying to control children's behavior. Once your child takes offense at any level, it is a provocation to anger, and thus child abuse. But, even if the child doesn't visibly get offended, they could resent you for the threat from Santa, and that alone is a provocation to anger.

My trauma from Santa-conditioning did not hamper my belief in Santa. I, however, had behavioral problems that could have constituted as oppositional-defiant disorder. My parents used Santa as a vain threat. But, they never said anything about what I have to work for being there all along. So, I had reason to believe Santa would leave with nothing but coal for Christmas. It isn't a huge part of my trauma, but it does count as part of it. I oppose Santa today on theological grounds, meaning Santa is a direct copy of the Norse god Odin. The damages from Santa-threats were short-term damages that gifts under the tree reassured come Christmas morning. I was actually late at losing my belief in Santa Claus, but now I see the Truth - that Santa is usually there for parents to control their children with fearmongering, with Christmas morning usually a form of trauma-bonding. 

Some parents actually do take away presents, usually on Christmas morning, and usually by taking away a toy that they are "ungrateful" for. Children do not have the natural capacity to be grateful until around age 6-8, and then, they show the kind of manners that parents show. If a parent imparts a good Judeo-Christian example, those good habits will show in their children, in which case it is good to encourage good behavior. If they aren't playing with the toy right, let them play however they want to play, any way or no way at all. They are only little once. So, who is the one who is ungrateful in that exchange? 

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger 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!

Time-in: Why mammary closeness is the biblical way of doing time-in

Many parents have dealt with it. A crying or upset child. Most American parents punish or ignore children when they act up. However, the fact of the matter is that children need a special form of time-in known as mammary closeness. Mammary closeness is what mothers did in the Bible to soothe their children.

The concept of time-in takes place within the context of the Christian doctrine of mutual submission, and is where children surrender into the loving arms 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 submission of parents. Parents are the enemy of children, just as mankind is the enemy of God, and are to submit as such,  Child surrender to parents comes with strings attached, meaning children can righteously demand things in return, usually when parents weren't pulling their own weight.

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, but not limited to, any punishments, reprimands, or other 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 under the Law 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 the Law 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 in his secular writings. Paul may well have not gotten along with the women in the church, but he sure loved children, and took in a few orphaned children in his time. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords to punish their children, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were hated largely for being "too soft" on their children.

Time-in can be done in many ways. However, the most biblical way of doing time-in is mammary closeness. Whenever children were crying, they were afforded skin-on-skin mammary closeness, after mothers cooed at their children. Mothers of milk-dependent children breastfed their children to sleep. Other needs were also attended to, such as sleep - children who were tired laid down next to mothers, or fell asleep in a papoose bag if she was over her head in chores to do.

Young children, under age 6, were swaddled next to the bosom of mothers in swaddling blankets, with the blankets holding the child close to the bosom of mothers. The swaddling blankets were made of velvet, which was grown throughout the Ancient Middle East.. The swaddling blankets were tucked under the revealing dress of mothers that resembles an apron. The swaddling blankets were tied to the left breast of the mother, then tied across the dot to the right leg of the mother, or vice versa, or both if the case of twins. Children were held closer to the bosom of mothers in swaddling blankets when crying. 

Mammary closeness comes hand in hand with breastfeeding. Breastfeeding lasted, in most cases, until around age 3, which was when the child pushed away the nipple. Sometimes, however, children pushed away the nipple much later, such as age 6 or older. Breastfeeding should end when a child falls asleep. 

A woman's breasts are not primarily designed for male consumption. A woman's breasts are designed instead for nurturing a child. Whenever you hug your mom, it feels good, doesn't it? It feels good because contact with that part of your mother's body is intended to calm you down. In biblical times, mothers and children were in birth nudity, meaning they were quartered in the nude next to each other, in skin-on-skin closeness and intimacy.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke not 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!

Thanksgiving is here: Happy Thanksgiving!

 Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you Lord for everything that I have. Aman.

Thanksgiving is fast approaching: How to teach your children to give thanks

'Tis the thanksgiving season. Thanksgiving is about sitting around the table and giving thanks to the: Lord Above. Most parents want their children to learn the concept of gratitude and thanksgiving. The bad news is that they won't get the message right away, but they will learn, eventually.

Children give thanks when they see parents giving thanks. This takes place within the context of the Christian doctrine of mutual submission. See Ephesians 6:1-4 

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with a promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth, And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to secure, vulnerable rest in the love and submission of parents. Parents are the enemy of children, just as mankind is the enemy of God, and are to submit as such. Child surrender to parents came with strings attached on the part of parents, with children issuing righteous demands to parents, usually when parents weren't pulling their weight.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to wrath" is παροργίζο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers.to damages or offenses, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, including, but not limit 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, but not limited to, any punishments, reprimands  or other 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 under the Law 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 the Law in order to convict a group of Greek Christian parents in the parish at Ephesus 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 in his secular writings. Paul may not have gotten along with the women of the church, but he sure got along with children, and even took in a few orphaned children in his time. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords on their children as punishment, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were largely hated due to being "too soft" on their children.

The Greek root word translated "nurture" is παιδεία (Latin: paideia) and refers to here, in this context, modeling and encouraging Christian discipline in children. The Christian standard of discipline is deserving of absolutely nothing, therefore grateful for absolutely everything, coming from a sinful nature, leading to a chastened up example for children to follow. Christian parents in the Early Church centered their entitlement in view of their children, with children following in their footsteps. Children, in biblical times, were caught being good, as opposed to being caught being bad. Whenever children were caught emulating the grateful example of parents, they were given lavish praise and encouragement to "keep headed down the straight path". Boys were given manly praise by fathers when caught being good, whereas girls were given hugs and snuggles from fathers when caught being good. Sometimes, children needed direct instruction from parents. The Greek root word translated "admonition" is νουθεσία (Latin: nouthesia) and refers to the advice and counsel of parents, meaning that parents are only allowed to give advice when needed, or else counsel their children when upset. Otherwise, parents were under the divine authority of parents.

Children should not be expected to be grateful from day one. Children usually want things. Why not indulge in the wants of children? Giving children what they want won't make them "spoilt" or "ungrateful". It will give them something to be grateful for, namely fond memories of being pampered by parents. The only time a parent should say "no" is when the child is asking for something immoral or unworkable.

There is one route to gratitude and thanksgiving - being convicted of your entitled existence. Knowing that you have an entitled existence implies knowing that you are a depraved and entitled sinner who is deserving of absolutely nothing. When you come to the knowledge that you are deserving of absolutely nothing, and that the world owes you nothing, you look around you, and become grateful for absolutely everything. True gratitude is not an effusive reaction to getting what you want. All you need is a simple "please" and "thank you" to show gratitude. When you catch your children showing proper Christian manners, be sure to praise and encourage them.

What motivates children to follow in the footsteps of parents? Children need a secure attachment, primarily to mothers, and secondarily to fathers. For the first 6 years of a child's life, children were in constant closeness to mothers, meaning that wherever the mother went, so did the child. The Early Christians practiced birth nudity, where mother and child were quartered in the nude next to each other, in skin-on-skin closeness and intimacy. When children cried, mothers picked up the child before placing the child on her bosom, in skin-on-skin mammary comfort and intimacy. Children usually needed to be breastfed, and when that was the case, mothers breastfed her child to sleep. Come nightfall, children co-slept next to mothers in skin-on-skin format, with milk-dependent children being breastfed to sleep every night. This co-sleeping lasted until the child reached the onset of puberty, when children wanted their own place to sleep.

Children do not show gratitude right away. The key sign of gratitude in children is manners. Children  develop manners on their own accord at around age 6-8, with the guidance of a grateful example from parents. Whenever you catch your child showing good manners, praise them and encourage them. Just look for your child calmly saying "please" when asking for something, and "thank you" when receiving something.

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!

Gratitude: How to teach your children to be thankful (every day)

'Tis the thanksgiving season. Now is the time especially to give thanks to the Lord Above. Most parents want their children to behave grateful this Thanksgiving and Christmas season. I have a little bit of bad news - children won't get the message right away, as they are still children. However, most all children get to the point of being grateful about life. True gratitude is a constant, disciplined feeling, not an effusive feeling. 

Children give thanks when they see parents give thanks. This takes place within the context of the Christian doctrine of mutual submission. See Ephesians 6:1-4 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to secure, vulnerable rest in the love and submission of parents. Parents are the enemy of children, just as mankind is the enemy of God, and are to submit as such. Child surrender had strings attached on the part of parents, meaning children issued righteous demands on parents, usually when parents weren't pulling their weight.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to wrath" is παροργίζο (Latin: parorgizo) 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, but not limited to, any punishments, reprimands, or other 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 under the Law 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 the Law in order to convict a group of Greek Christian parents in the parish at Ephesus 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 in his secular writings. Paul may not have gotten along with the women of the church, hut he sure loved children, and even took in a few orphaned children in his time. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords to punish their children, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were hated largely for being "too soft" on their children.

The Greek root word translated "nurture" is παιδεία (Latin: paideia) and refers to here, in this context, modeling and encouraging Christian discipline in children. The Christian standard of discipline is deserving of absolutely nothing, therefore grateful for absolutely everything, coming from a sinful nature, leading to a chastened up example for children to follow. Christian parents in the Early Church centered their entitlement in view of their children, with children following in the footsteps of parents; Children in biblical times were caught being good, as opposed to being caught being bad. Whenever children were caught emulating the example of their parents, they were given lavish praise and encouragement to "keep headed down the straight path". Boys were given manly praise when caught being good by their fathers, and girls were given snuggles and physical affection when caught being good. Sometimes, children needed direct instruction from parents. The Greek root word translated "admonition" is νουθεσία (Latin: nouthesia) and refers to the advice and counsel of parents, meaning parents could only give advice when needed, or else counsel children when upset. Otherwise, parents were under the divine authority of their children.

It should be noted that children aren't going to get the message of gratitude and thanksgiving initially. The child will see family dinner at thanksgiving as just a free opportunity to eat turkey. Young children have no sense of gratitude, and want things galore. It is good to give to children everything they want while they are little, as they will learn the concept of gratitude soon enough, as long as they have a grateful example that gives thanks in everything. The only time parents should say "no" is when their request is immoral or illegal. Giving children what they want to their heart's content won't make your child ungrateful, but rather will give them things and memories to be grateful for.

Gratitude in children starts with gratitude in yourself. Gratitude starts with atoning for your entitled existence, meaning coming to the conviction and knowledge that you are a depraved and entitled sinner who is deserving of absolutely nothing merely for existing. When you come to the conviction that you are deserving of absolutely nothing, and accept that harsh reality, you look around you, and come to appreciate everything around you, including everyone around you. Depravity conditioning makes you a better person.

What motivates children to follow the grateful example of parents? Good gratitude in children starts with a secure attachment between parents and children, primarily with mothers, and secondarily with fathers. For the first 6 years of a child's life, children were in constant closeness to their mothers, meaning that wherever the mother went, so did the child. The Early Christians practiced birth nudity, where mother and child were quartered in the family home while in the nude next to each other, in skin-on-skin closeness and intimacy. Whenever children cried, mothers were there for their children, cooing at them before picking them up, then holding them close to their bosom in mammary closeness. When out and about in public, mothers swaddled children next to their bosom in swaddling blankets. Children were breastfed by their mothers, in most cases, until age 3 or else sometimes up until age 6 or older - breastfeeding ended when children pushed away the nipple. Come nightfall, children co-slept next to mothers in skin-on-skin closeness, breastfeeding children to sleep as long as they were milk-dependent. Children co-slept next to mothers until the onset of puberty, in most cases.

Signs of gratitude in your child is them having good manners, namely saying "please" when requesting something, and "thank you" when receiving something. These good manners should develop between the ages of 6-8, if modeled correctly. When you see your child show good Christian manners, be sure to praise and encourage them on their progress. A child needs YOU to show thanks for their thanks in order for the good behavior to continue in a child. Children are able to learn gratitude on their own, that is, if a parent models it.

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 forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Thanksgiving is approaching: How to teach your child how to give thanks (without punishment or force)

Thanksgiving is approaching. Most people think of turkey when they think of thanksgiving, but not much else. Thanksgiving in a Judeo-Christian holiday where you sit around the table and count your blessing. Parents do want their children to be grateful for everything. However, this starts with parents taking a thankful attitude.

Gratitude is being happy with what you have, knowing that you deserve absolutely none of it. Gratitude is a lesson that children learn gradually, not all at once. Gratitude should be taught within the context of the doctrine of mutual submission. See Ephesians 6:1-4 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest love long on the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to secure, vulnerable rest in the love and submission of parents. Parents are the enemy of children, just as mankind is the enemy of God, and are to submit as such. Child surrender to parents came with strings attached on the side of parents, with children issuing righteous demands, usually happening when parents weren't pulling their weight.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to wrath" is παροργίζο (Latin: parorgizo) and refers to damages or offenses, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, including, but not limited to, the slightest of damages or offenses 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, but not limited to, any punishments, reprimands, or other 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 under the Law 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 the Law in order to convict a group of Greek Christian parents in the parish as Ephesus 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 in his secular writings. Paul may not have gotten along well with the women in the church, but he sure loved children, and took in a few orphaned children in his time. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords to punish their children, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were hated largely for being "too soft" on their children.

The Greek root word translated "nurture" is παιδεία (Latin: paideia) and refers to here, in this context, modeling or encouraging Christian discipline in children. The Christian standard of discipline is deserving of absolutely nothing, therefore grateful for absolutely everything, coming from a sinful nature, leading to a chastened up example for children to follow. Christian parents in the Early Church centered their entitlement in view of their children, with their children following in the footsteps of parents. Children, in biblical times, were caught being good, as opposed to being caught being bad. Whenever a child was caught following the disciplined example of parents, they were lavishly praised and encouragement to "keep headed down the straight path". Boys were given manly praise when caught being good by fathers, whereas girls were given snuggles and physical affection when caught being good by fathers. Sometimes, children needed direct instruction. The Greek root word translated "admonition" is νουθεσία (Latin: nouthesia) and refers to the advice and counsel of parents, meaning that parents can only give advice when needed, or else counsel children when they are upset. Otherwise, children hold divine authority over parents.

Thanksgiving is about giving thanks to the Lord Above for everything, while sitting around with family and friends. Gratitude is not simply an effusive reaction when things go your way, but is being able to count your blessings even when faced with adversity, with this adversity making the Christian stronger. This requires a special conditioning where you come to the conviction that you are deserving of absolutely nothing due to being born in sin. The idea is to come to terms with this reality that is your entitled existence. Once you accept that you are deserving of absolutely nothing, you start to look around and see what you already have. You become thankful for everything in sight. Children will see you take on that attitude, and then will copy your good works on themselves. When they copy your good works, such as when using proper manners or showing self-control, praise them with thanks of your own.

How can a child be inspired to be like their parents? Children need a secure attachment with their mother primarily, and their father secondarily. For the first 6 years of a child's life, children were in constant closeness to mothers, meaning that wherever the mother went, so did the child. The Early Christians practiced birth nudity, where mother and child were quartered next to each other in the family home, in skin-on-skin closeness and intimacy. Whenever a child cried, mothers cooed before picking up children, then holding the child next to her bosom in mammary closeness. When out and about in public, children were swaddled next to the bosom of mothers in swaddling blankets. Come nightfall, children co-slept next to their mother in skin-on-skin comfort and sustenance. This co-sleeping lasted until the child reached the onset of puberty, which was when children wanted their own place to sleep.

Gratitude and thanksgiving in children do not form right away. The nature of children is to want things. It is okay to give children everything their hearts content, as long as it is not unworkable or immoral. There is no such thing as too much indulgence leading to ingratitude in children. Children will absorb your grateful example, but they will do so slowly, as long as they have a grateful example to look up to, that they can trust. That trust is formed by a secure attachment rooted in the first 6 years of a child's life.

Children grow up almost entirely on their own, albeit while guided by a grateful example. Children do not need to be rushed in the process of growing up. Children absorb the example of their parents at their own pace. Giving thanks is something you see pop up in a child's behavior, and then you praise it in order to encourage good thanks in your children.

Thanksgiving is a Judeo-Christian holiday, and I celebrate that holiday. I myself take the attitude that I am deserving of absolutely nothing, therefore am grateful for absolutely everything, meaning all matter. Maybe I sometimes am unhappy, but aren't we all sometimes unhappy? But, due to my grateful conditioning, I can take a positive attitude about anything, and take adversity in stride. I am undeserving of my entitled existence, so therefore am grateful even to be alive.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke 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!

Happy Children's Day

I wish all children, current and former, a happy children's day. November 20 is Universal Children's Day. Children's rights has a while to go in this country. The United States of America, while being advanced in other ways, has a horrific human rights record regarding children.

Spend some quality time with your child. Give thanks to the Lord Above for your child, as thanksgiving is right around the corner from children's day

Whining: What to do about whining

Many parents have to deal with it, some of the time. A child whining, either at home or in the store. Most parents interpret whining as a form of disrespect. This is a common attitude amongst American parents. However, the fact of the matter is that whining is a sign of maturity in a child, and needs the same thing that crying needs - closeness and intimacy with mothers,

Children need the reassurance of mothers when whining. This reassurance comes in primal format, meaning cooing at children. This response fits right in with the doctrine of mutual submission. See Colossians 3:20-21 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in all things as 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 submission of parents. Parents are the enemy of children, just as mankind is the enemy of God, and are to submit as such. This form of child surrender came with strings attached on the part of parents, with children being able to issue righteous demands on children, usually happening when parents weren't pulling their weight.

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, but not limited to, any punishments, reprimands, or other 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 under the Law 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 the Law 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 in his secular writings. Paul may not have gotten along with the women in the church, but he sure loved children, and took in a few orphaned children in his time. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords to punish their children, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were hated largely for being "too soft" on their children.

Whining is a sign of maturity in a child, not a sign of immaturity. For the first 6 years of a child's life, children cried. After around age 6, children switched from primarily crying to primarily whining. Whining is how an older child, namely a school-age child, communicates vulnerable needs. It sure gets your attention, but usually, parents don't respond the right way to whining, and then punish a child.

In the biblical context, mothers cooed at their children when they whined. Cooing is a primal way of reassuring and validating a child who is all out of sorts, and that includes whining. When children whined, they were met with a coo from mothers, as well as a coo from fathers when dad was home. The coo, upon being heard by the child, always made the child feel heard, validating the upset of the child.

After cooing at the child, children were placed next to the bosom of mothers in mammary closeness. Modern gentle parenting advice says to kneel down to the child. However, the child, in biblical times, was picked up and held close to the bosom of mothers. Older children were not swaddled in public, but were simply picked up and held when they cried or whined. 

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!

Public meltdowns: What to do when your child cries in public

Many parents have to deal with it at some point, if not all parents. A child throwing a temper tantrum in public. Most parents choose to either ignore a crying child, or else punish a crying child. However, this is not what God intends for your children. Most children who cry in public need closeness with their mother in some way, in most cases swaddling blankets for young children under age 6.

Closeness with mothers is necessary for children, and is part of the Christian doctrine of mutual submission. 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 submission of parents. Parents are the enemy of children, just as mankind is the enemy of God, and are to submit as such. This surrender to parents on the part of the child comes with strings attached on the part of parents, with children issuing righteous demands towards parents, usually when parents weren't pulling their weight.

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, but not limited to, any punishments, reprimands, or other 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 under the Law as the slightest of damages or offenses stemming from hostage-taking - child punishment was seen 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 the Law 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 in his secular writings. Paul may not have gotten along with the women in the church, but he sure loved children, and took in a few orphaned children in his time. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords to punish their children, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were largely hated for being "too soft" on their child.

How did parents in biblical times deal with children crying in public? Most children who cried in public were under age 6. Children under age 6 were swaddled next to the bosom of mothers, meaning tucked under her loose-fitting and revealing dress that resembled an apron. The swaddling blankets were made of velvet, which was grown in the Ancient Middle East. The swaddling blankets were tied around the mother's left breast, then further tied across the dot to the right leg, or vice versa, or both in the case of twins. When children were swaddled next to mothers, they cried quietly, so that only the mother could hear, and then the mother, from there, diagnosed the need. Some children - who were milk-dependent - were breastfed to sleep right then and there in public.

Sometimes, a child too old to be swaddled cried. That is when Christian mothers in the Early Church did then was pick up the child and cradle the child close to her bosom in mammary closeness. The mainstream gentle parenting advice says to kneel down to your child. However, children in biblical times were held like babies when they cried. Children are surprisingly lightweight when they are having their moments.

A big need for toddlers in biblical times was breastmilk from mom. Most children were milk-dependent until age 3, when the child pushed away the nipple. However, some children were milk-dependent on children until age 6 or even older. Many times, when a child cried, mother's milk was the most common need for a child. Mothers breastfed their children to sleep until the child pushed away the nipple.

Most secular parenting advice offers the concept of separation between mother and child, meaning parents should take a break from their children every now and then. In the biblical context, you got no break during the first 6 years. However, if you indulge in skin-on-skin closeness with your child, parenting will be worth it even as you are exhausted sometimes. Children, in most cases by their 6th birthday, will shake off the constant closeness with mother, and will ask if is okay to play outside with neighborhood friends.

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 child worship: Why Ancient Jewish society was a child worshipping society

Many parents think that is okay to punish a child. This is a common attitude amongst American parents. Parents are heavily influence, in their parenting beliefs, by false context. This false context paints the Ancient Jews as a child enslavement society. The fact of the matter is that Ancient Jewish society, including the Early Church, was a child worshipping society.

It says in Matthew 25:45-46 KJV:

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

The list of oppressed groups stated before this passage by Christ is not an exhaustive list, but rather was a list of marginalized groups in Christ's Jewish culture. Children were not a marginalized group in Ancient Jewish culture, yet were seen as the "least of these". Children were seen in biblical times as the salt and light of the world, meaning a collective Godhead sitting atop a mounted hill, casting high judgment amongst all of adult-kind, discerning between the sheep and the goats, bringing out the best and the worst of adults just by being themselves. A child, in biblical times, was seen as God extended to parent

Righteous child worship is an acronym that is part of the Christian doctrine of mutual submission. 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 submission of parents. Parents are the enemy of children, just as mankind is the enemy of God, and are to submit as such. This surrender to parents came with strings attached on the part of parents, with children issuing righteous demands for parents to obey, usually when parents weren't pulling their weight.

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 the moral statute prohibiting all forms of punitive parenting, including, but not limited to, any punishments, reprimands, or other 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 under the Law as the slightest of damages or offenses stemming from hostage-taking - child punishment was seen 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 the Law 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 in his secular writings. Paul may not have gotten along with the women of the church, but he sure loved children, and even took in a few orphaned children. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords to punish their children, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were hated largely for being "too soft" on their children.

Children held divine authority over parents, meaning parents were required by law then to obey, by default, the righteous demands of their children. The only lawful reasons for disobeying a child was if the orders coming from the child were unlawful and/or unworkable. Even then, children were required by law to be reassured if they were upset by the parents refusing their orders. 

Crying then in young children under age 6 was seen as a righteous demand, in all cases. Thus, parents were required to respond to the every cry of a child. For the first 6 years of a child's life, children never left the side of mothers, instead being in constant closeness to mothers. Mothers were close to children until the children turned age 6, and were breastfed, most of the time, until age 3, but perhaps until age 6 or older. By nightfall, mothers co-slept next to their children, sacrificing their comfort for the comfort of the child. Mothers saw themselves as serving God by serving their child, with the selfless nature of this parenting seen as sacrificing for a Godhead just as Christ Sacrificed for His children.

Children in biblical times, like in all societies, engaged in mischief and "wet and messy" behavior. However, parents never got angry at the mischief of children, instead laughing along and having a good sense of humor towards behaviors in children. Children were seen in terms of reverence, meaning parents had reverent fear for their children, for their child could easily mark them as among the damned.

Ancient Jewish society, including in the Early Church, was a child worshipping society. Children made up the upper class of Ancient Jewish society. Children were seen, as a group of people, as the salt and light of the world. Adults in Ancient Jewish culture avoided getting children upset or angry, as that would mark them as among the damned. 

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke 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!

Separation anxiety: Why children cry for seemingly no reason

Many parents have to deal with it. A child crying seemingly out of nowhere. Most parents think that a child crying out of nowhere is trying to be "manipulative" or else "undermine parents". However, there is an easy explanation for most cries that seem to come out of nowhere - separation anxiety.

Reassuring separation anxiety requires mutual submission between parents and children, with children surrendering to the loving arms of children. 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 child 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 submission of parents. Parents are the enemy of children, just as mankind is the enemy of God, and are to submit as such. This surrender to parents came with strings attached on the part of parents, with children being able to issue righteous demands on parents, usually when parents weren't pulling their weight.

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, but not limited to, any punishments, reprimands, or other 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 under the Law 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 the Law 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 in his writings. Paul may not have gotten along well with the women of the church, but he sure loved children, and took on a few orphaned children. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords on their children to punish them, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were hated largely for being "too soft" on their children.

Separation anxiety is a normal form of anxiety in children between the ages of 0-6. The main reason why children cry in that age range is because they fear that their mother is "going away and never coming back". This fear is a normal stage of child development. It is a common reason for children to cry out of nowhere.

The biblical way of parenting really brought out separation anxiety in children. Mothers accommodated separation anxiety by engaging in constant closeness with children. Children were in constant closeness with mothers, meaning that wherever the mother went, so did the child. When in the household, children were either held as babies, or else range besides the mother when aged 3-6. Separation anxiety was why mothers stayed close to their children. Come nightfall, children co-slept next to mothers in order to reassure closeness, with co-sleeping coming in skin-on-skin format.

Mothers cooed when children cried out of separation, with cooing intended to reassure the child with separation anxiety of the mother's presence. Cooing is a primal expression of a mother that reassures the child of her presence. Whenever your child cries seemingly out of nowhere, coo at them before picking them up. Most gentle parenting advice says to kneel down to the child. However, children in the Early Church were picked up by their parents, and cradled like a baby in the bosom of mothers.

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

Righteous respect: How to get your child to respect you (without punishment or force)

Many parents want their children to respect them. This is a common attitude amongst parents. However, very few parents do anything to earn the respect of children. Most parents feel that they are entitled to respect. The fact of the matter is that respect is earned, even as a parent.

Righteous respect is the child's end of the Christian doctrine of mutual submission. However, a parent can only hope that their child turn out respectful, as parents are deserving of absolutely nothing due to their parental entitlement. It says in 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 submission of parents. Parents are the enemy of children, just as mankind is the enemy of God, and are to submit as such. This surrender to parents came with strings attached on the part of parents, with children issuing righteous demands, usually when parents weren't pulling their weight in the family home.

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, but not limited to, any punishments, reprimands, or other 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 under the: Law as the slightest of damages or offenses stemming from hostage-raking - 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 the Law 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 in his secular writings. Paul may not have gotten along with the women of the church, but he sure loved children, and even took in a few orphaned children. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords on their children as punishment, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were hated largely for being "too soft" on their children.

Righteous respect refers to the respect that children show their parents. Children in biblical times had a concept of respect, with that concept involving closeness and intimacy, not fear of punishment. For the first 6 years of a child's life, they were in constant closeness to mothers, meaning that wherever the mother went, so did the child. The Early Christians practiced birth nudity, where mother and child were quartered in the home in the nude next to each other, in skin-on-skin closeness and intimacy. Whenever a child cried, mothers picked up the child, then holding the child next to her bosom in mammary closeness, perhaps breastfeeding the child to sleep. When mothers were out and about, they swaddled their young children - under age 6 - in swaddling blankets. Come nightfall, children co-slept next to mothers, in skin-on-skin format. That co-sleeping was the case until the child reached the onset of puberty, which was when they wanted their own place to sleep in most cases.

Teenage rebellion did exist in biblical times, but it was not about overthrowing adults. Instead, children shook themselves off of their parents. In biblical times, the shaking off occurred first at age 6, when children wanted to play on their own outside, albeit while checking in with mom first. When children reached the onset of puberty. they insisted on sleeping on their own. Righteous respect occurred as the child moved to their own place to live, with the child giving thanks for all of the warmth and love that they were given from parents. This respect continued every time a young adult arrived at home for family dinner - their parents were still there, to be used like a sponge. True respect is earned, not bestowed on a platter for free.

Even parental rights, as a concept, is an earned concept. Earning parental rights happens when you earn your keep in relation to children. Parental rights are not inherent rights. Everything coming from your child, including parental rights such as respect, don't come for free. Parenting isn't a free for all, but instead should be the hard work that it is. In parenting, there is no "I have earned...". You either earned your rights, or you haven't, and the child decides that.

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

"Benign" deprivation: Why "benign" deprivation is unbiblical

Many parents think that "benign" deprivation is a good method to use in parenting. This is a common attitude amongst American parents. "Benign" deprivation is depriving children of minute needs in order to focus on what they "really" need.

"Benign" deprivation is a violation of the Christian doctrine of mutual submission. 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 submission of parents. Parents are the enemy of children, just as mankind is the enemy of God, and are to submit as such. This surrender to parents came with strings attached on the part of parents, with children issuing righteous demands towards parents, usually when parents weren't doing their part in the family home.

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, but not limited to, any punishments, reprimands, 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 under the Law 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 the Law in order to convict a group of Greek Christians who brought their pagan custom of spanking and punishing their children into the church. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punishment of a child in his secular writings. Paul may not have gotten along with the women of the church, but he sure loved children, and took in a few orphaned children in his time. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords on their children as punishment, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were hated largely for being "too soft" on their children.

"Benign" deprivation is depriving children of minute needs, and saving the parents' energy so that parents can focus on what the child "really" needs. The fact of the matter is that the child needs what the child needs. In biblical times, the EVERY cry of a child was seen as self-advocacy for what the child needed. Mothers responded to the every cry of children by picking them up, and holding them in their arms close to her bosom. Sometimes, children were milk-hungry, and then children were breastfed to sleep by their mothers. Breastfeeding usually lasted until age 3, but sometimes up to age 6 or even older.

The concept of "benign" deprivation surrounds the word "no". By default, parents were under the divine authority of children, meaning parents had to obey the issued orders of their children. The only way a parent could righteously disobey children was if the orders were unlawful and/or unworkable. When children were given the word "no", they could possibly appeal the case to the council. If the council sided with the children, the parents were excommunicated, and the children were taken in as orphans.

I myself was subjected to "benign" deprivation. The most egregious of offenses that I still hold on to - even as I forgive my parents - was when I was denied co-sleeping. My father would get very angry when I tried to crawl into bed with my mom. Co-sleeping was a need for me especially while struggling with bipolar mania.

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