Christian attachment parenting: Why attachment parenting is a Christian tradition

Many parents think that punitive parenting is the way to raise a child, and is the only way to raise a child. This is a common attitude amongst American parents. Most American parents see punitive parenting as church tradition. The fact of the matter is that the Bible itself prohibits punitive parenting, and commands attachment parenting.

Christian attachment parenting is summed up by 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. Children are to rest securely in the sacrifice of parents, just as parent believers rest securely in the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ. This surrender to parents comes with strings attached for parents, where children issued righteous demands to parents, especially when parents weren't doing their fair share around the house.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to wrath" is παροργιζο (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 holding your child hostage merely for things that they did wrong. 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 have not gotten along with women, but he sure loved children, and took in orphaned children. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords on 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 their children then 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 Christian example of parents, they were lavishly praised and encouraged to "keep headed down the straight path". Boys were given manly praise from fathers when caught being good, and girls were given snuggles and physical affection from fathers when caught being good. Sometimes, children needed direct parental instruction. The Greek root word translated "admonition" is νουθεσία (Latin: nouthesia) and refers to the advice and counsel of parents, meaning parents were only allowed to give advice as needed, and also counsel their children when crying or upset.

Christian attachment parenting is known for the fact that it comes with discipline. This discipline is meted out by parents modeling an undeserving attitude to children. Then, when the child emulates the undeserving example of parents, fathers lavishly praised and encouraged children for being "headed down the straight path". The praise reinforced good behavior in children. Children absorbed the good example of parents in increments, with each increment being praised. Children were praised for things such as showing self-control or patience. 

What ultimately motivates the chastening of the Lord in children? Good discipline is motivated by 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 wherever the mother went, so did the child. The Early Christians practiced birth nudity, where mother and child were in the nude next to each other, in skin-on-skin closeness and intimacy. Whenever a child cried, mothers swooped in to the rescue, and cooed at her child, then picking the child up, before placing the child next to her bosom in mammary closeness. Young children under age 6, when out and about, were swaddled next to the bosom of mothers in swaddling blankets. Come nightfall, children co-slept next to mothers in skin-on-skin format, with this skin-on-skin bedtime closeness, in most cases, ending once the child reached the onset of puberty. Once the child reached the onset of puberty, they, in most cases, wanted a place of their own to sleep.

The abovementioned close nurturing by mothers led to the far away nurturing of fathers. Fathers nurtured using their sexual drive, but did it from a distance. Fathers usually had parent attractions towards their children. Fathers in Ancient Jewish culture, unlike other cultures, did not sexually correct their children. Fathers instead masturbated to sexual thoughts of their child, which centered the sexual desires of fathers towards their children, and came out as a male nurturing instinct.

Attachment parenting is a Christian tradition predating the Early Church. We as a nation glean from the Bible and its context. It is a myth that punitive parenting is in our traditions. How society is run in a religious society like ours is dictated by the Bible and its context. The Hebraic context of the Bible is clear in its support for attachment parenting. The text of the New Testament lifts up this context for all to see and hear. God cast a dominion over all mankind, yet only a few will heed the warning.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to wrath 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 forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

 

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

Many parents support punishing their children. This is a common attitude amongst American parents. Most American parents cite the rod verses in Proverbs, usually Proverbs 13:24, as a primary source for their arguments in favor of punitive parenting. The fact of the matter is that all of the rod verses in Proverbs are repealed verses.

It says in Proverbs 13:24 KJV:

He that spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

This verse refers to judicial corporal punishment, not domestic corporal punishment. Ultimately, this passage refers specifically to the 40 minus 1 lashes, a dated punishment with no application to today. The 40 minus 1 lashes was a form of judicial corporal punishment that took place upon a young adult's conviction of a capital offense. One of the more common reasons for the application of  the 40 minus 1 lashes on a young adult was clear and blatant elder abuse, namely gaslighting parents to send them places, beating them up, or committing crimes in their name. No young adult was ever put to death after being whipped one last time. No child was ever whipped, period, as they were not fluent in the Law. Today, this verse, and the other four in Proverbs, are repealed verses. 

These verses only apply to the context in which they were given, We are not under the punishments of the Law of Moses, as Christ abolished all judicial corporal punishment and capital punishment of the Law of Moses by His Sacrifice on the cross. The scourge of cords was used by fathers under Roman law, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were hated largely for being "too soft" on their children.

Nowhere in the book of Proverbs is parenting dependent children even discussed. However, there are plenty of parenting verses in the New Testament. See Ephesians 6:1-4

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and thy 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. Children are to rest securely in the sacrifice of parents, with parent believers rest securely in the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ. This form of surrender to parents came with strings attached for the parents, with children issuing lawfully binding orders, usually when parents weren't pulling their weight around the house.

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 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 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 women, but he sure loved children, and took in orphaned 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 their children following in their footsteps. Children, in biblical times, were caught being good, instead of being caught being bad. Whenever children were caught emulating the disciplined example of parents, they were given lavish praise and encouragement to "keep headed down the straight path". Boys were given manly praise when caught being good, whereas girls were given snuggles and other physical affection when caught being good. Sometimes, children needed direct parental instruction. 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 otherwise counsel a crying or upset child. Otherwise, children called the shots in Christian homes, and could issue lawfully binding orders.

Discipline is necessary for children. This is not up for debate. But, good Christian discipline comes from a good Christian example. That example does not, however, need to be reinforced with punishment. Christian fathers in the Early Church reinforced a disciplined example with lavish praise and encouragement. This reinforced good behavior, with children absorbing the example of their parents incrementally, with each increment being met with praise and encouragement.

What ultimately motivated children to absorb the chastening of the Lord? Ultimately, it boiled down to a secure attachment, primarily with mothers, and secondarily with fathers. During 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 in the nude next to each other, in skin-on-skin closeness and intimacy. Whenever a child cried, mothers swooped in to the rescue, cooing at their upset child before holding them next to their bosom in mammary closeness. When out and about, children were swaddled next to the bosom of mothers in swaddling blankets. Come nightfall, children co-slept next to mothers in skin-on-skin format, and co-sleeping continued until the child reached the onset of puberty, when children wanted their own place to sleep.

The abovementioned up close nurturing by mothers led to nurturing from afar by fathers. Fathers passed down the faith by placing a Bible for the child to see. When the child picked up the Bible and read it, they were praised by fathers with statements such as "that book is good for you". From there, religious education was an ongoing conversation, with children insisting that parents obey the Law, and fathers giving children pointers about the context.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to wrath 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 forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Righteous parent abuse: How to deal with oppositional-defiant disorder in children

For some parents, their children's behaviors are extremely challenging. Oppositional-defiant disorder (ODD) is a very real disorder. Quite a few children suffer from ODD, which is a mental health disorder constituting chronic oppositional and defiant behavior, as well as vindictiveness. It is a myth that children with ODD need punishment. A child with ODD is difficult to be controlling with, so why try to be controlling with them? The key to dealing with ODD is the acronym of righteous parent abuser. 

Righteous parent abuse is a part of the Christian doctrine of mutual submission, where the parents totally submit to the child and the child's wrath. 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. Children are to rest securely in the sacrifice of parents, just as parent believers rest securely in the sacrifice of parents. This form of surrender to parents came with strings attached, with children issuing lawfully binding orders from a place of rest, usually when parents weren't doing their fair share around the house.

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 as holding your child hostage merely for things that they did wrong, thereby treating them 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 definitely didn't get along with women, but he sure loved children, and took in orphaned children. Indeed, Greco-Roman fathers used the scourge of cords in order to punish their children, but NOT the Christian among them - the Early Christians were hated largely for being "too soft" on their children.

The key to righteous parent abuse is that, sometimes, you need to take abuse from your child. In biblical times, parents took verbal and physical abuse from their children. Parents, however, did have a defense against an ardently aggressive child. Whenever the child struck out at a parent, the parent at hand cried out loud, exclaiming things such as "You hurt me! You hurt me!". When a child sees your tears, they immediately switch from aggression to crying. Getting a reaction like that can deter children from striking out again.

Children in biblical times, in most cases, had traits of ODD, which served to shake off the constant closeness with mothers. Children in biblical times issued righteous demands towards their parents. Parents were required, in most cases, to obey their children. The only reasons for righteously disobeying children was if the orders issued by the child were unlawful and/or unworkable. This was the normative parenting in biblical times, and today, a child with ODD can benefit from it.

The core of ODD is a strong counterwill. It literally is impossible to control a child with ODD, yet adults seek to control all children. Most children comply at some point. A child with ODD defies their parents with "anyway" gaslighting. The key is not to control them, and leave them order you around as to what they need. The idea is to give up the fight, and give in to the child's demands. You may find that your child isn't asking for much.

ODD is usually secondary to either autism, ADHD, and/or bipolar disorder. Usually, all a child with ODD needs is medication for the primary disorder that is causing the ODD in a child.. Until the right medication can be found, parents are going to have to endure abuse from their child. Children with active ODD cannot be disciplined until the right medication regimen is found.

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

Abortion: Why abortion benefits men (and harms women)

Many adults these days support a woman's "right" to abortion. This is a common attitude amongst progressives and leftists. Most ardent leftists demand the right to abortion. However, who is behind this new-fangled push for abortion rights? Most people think it is women. However, men have a lot to benefit from abortion, and thus abortion should be banned, due to its erasure of consequences for men's sexual promiscuity. 

It says in Exodus 20:13 KJV:

Thou shalt not kill.

The Greek root word translated "murder" in the New Testament, and cross-referencing the Sixth Commandment, is φονος (Latin: phonos) and meant to the context at hand as including a prohibition on abortion. Abortion in the Early Church was committed by drinking abortifacient herbs in an offender's tea. Usually, the daughter of an incestuous father was forced to drink abortifacient tea in order to cover up the evidence that would otherwise be the pregnancy of the child...And that is how most abortion goes today.

Abortion never happened in the Old Testament, and that is because there were no abortifacient herbs growing in Ancient Israel. If they did have such herbs growing in Ancient Israel, they would surely be banned. A mother who wanted to end her pregnancy was seen as cold and unfeeling, meaning not in touch with her intuition like most women then.

Abortion does not benefit women. In every case of abortion, the mother gives birth to a stillborn baby, and usually, she then learns her lesson - stay away from abortion. There is such a thing as abortion trauma, and that alone shows that abortion is a trap for women.

Who does abortion benefit? Men. With abortion in place, men can sleep around and fornicate all they want, and if the woman gets pregnant, she can simply dispose of the consequences. This keeps men afloat with their sinful sexual nature. When women assert that they are pro-life, all of the men go away. Why? Because men do not want to take responsibility for a child borne out of an unplanned pregnancy.

Men have a nasty habit of running away from responsibility. Sexual liaisons always seem to end with the woman being pregnant. If the woman keeps to her pro-life values, the man will have to answer for his promiscuous sexual behavior.

Men often insist on women getting abortions, and that is because, usually, men use abortions to cover up their crimes, moral and/or physical. A rapist might urge his victim to get an abortion to cover up the evidence. A sexually abusive parent might insist on their child victim getting an abortion in order to cover up the evidence. A pregnant belly, out of place, is sure evidence of sexual impropriety.

Most women do not get abortions, according to statistics from abortionists. Why is this? Most women are guided, at least partially, by their intuition, which guides most women away from abortion clinics. Most women sense the danger, but aren't quite there yet in following their intuition. The main block to women following their intuition fully is the desire to be non-judgmental when there is plenty of reason to judge. It takes a cold and unfeeling woman to defend getting an abortion. Most women who have abortions later regret the decision. When that stillborn baby comes out of the womb, the decision to get an abortion surely comes back to haunt women.

The depraved and entitled mothers who murder their child in the womb, as well as all those who aid and abet, 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! Repent!

Passing down the faith: How Christian parents should introduce their children to Christ

Many Christian parents want to pass down their faith. This is a common goal for Christian parents. However, most parents believe in punishing their children in order to pass down the Christian faith. However, the fact of the matter is that children need encouragement from fathers, not punishment from fathers, in order to learn the facts of life.

Passing down the faith takes place in 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. Children are to rest in the sacrifice of parents, just as parent believers rest securely in the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ. This surrender to parents came with strings attached on the part of parents, meaning that children could issue lawfully binding orders from their place of rest, usually when parents didn't do their fair share around the house.

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 who brought their pagan custom of spanking and punishing children into the church at Ephesus. 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 women, but he sure loved children, and took in orphaned children. Indeed, Greco-Roman parents used the scourge of cords to punish their children, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Church was hated by broader Greco-Roman society 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 Christian discipline to 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 parents' footsteps. Children, in biblical times, were caught being good, as opposed to being caught being bad. Whenever a child was caught emulating the disciplined example of parents, they were lavishly praised and encouraged to "keep headed down the straight path". Boys were given manly praise when caught being good, whereas girls were given snuggles and physical affection when caught being good. Sometimes, children needed direct parental instruction. The Greek root word translated "admonition" is νουθεσία (Latin: nouthesia) and refers to the advice and counsel of parents, meaning parents could only offer advice when needed, or else counsel their children when upset. Otherwise, parents were under the divine authority of their children.

Passing down the faith was never done by punishing children in biblical times. Children were taught facts of life by parents leaving out a Bible for the child to explore and peruse. Once the child's father caught the child reading the Bible, he praised and encouraged his child by saying "that book is good for you!" From there, children studied the Bible, and compared notes with their father, with their father offering pointers on the context. When children discovered the concept of Hell and atonement, they were comforted by fathers.

What motivated children to learn the facts of life all on their own? Children were motivated to learn the facts of life by way of a secure attachment, first with their mother, and secondarily to their father. 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 in the nude next to each other, in skin-on-skin closeness and intimacy. Whenever a child cried, mothers swooped in to the rescue, cooing at the child before picking the child up, then holding the child close to her bosom in skin-on-skin mammary closeness. 

The abovementioned closeness and intimacy led to children having a secondary secure attachment with their fathers. Fathers made learning about the Bible fun. Children were eager to learn the facts of life, and looked forward to religious discussions with their fathers. When fathers caught their children following the teachings of the Bible, they were rewarded with praise and encouragement. In fact, any good behavior was rewarded by fathers with praise and encouragement. 

Today, this context can be applied by parents leaving out a Bible. The leverage that Christian parents can have is leaving out only a Bible, thus limiting your child's accessibility to religious literature. When you see your child reading the good book, praise them and encourage them to keep exploring the Bible. Children have religious development of their own. At first, a child's religious beliefs will seem like mish-mash. But, they will most likely, at some point, conform to a specific denomination of Christian, and it will work like magic.

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

Elopement in public: How to prevent children from running off in public

Many parents have to deal with it. A child running off, perhaps into traffic. Most parents punish children for running off. The fact of the matter, however, is that running off is developmentally appropriate behavior, as children don't understand the dangers of running off. In the Early Church, mothers had a solution to children running off. Children, when in public, were not allowed on their own two feet. Children were instead swaddled next to the bosom of mothers in swaddling blankets.

Swaddling 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. Children are to rest securely in the sacrifice of parents, just as parent believers rest securely in the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ. This form of surrender to parents came with strings attached on the part of parents, with children issuing righteous demands from their place of rest, usually when parents weren't doing their part around the house.

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. Surely, Paul didn't get along with women, but he loved children, and took in orphaned children. Indeed, Greco-Roman parents used  the scourge of cords on their children as a form of punishment, but NOT the Christians among them - the Early Christians were hated largely for being "too soft" on their children.

Child elopement, or children running off - perhaps into traffic - is a modern problem. Children today are given freedom before they are ready. Just like today, in the biblical context, hazards existed. There existing venomous snakes and scorpions. Today, the hazards include oncoming traffic when with your child at a thoroughfare. It isn't enough for parents to hold their children's hands, as children can shake loose. Young children under age 6 are too young to understand the threat of oncoming cars.

Children, when out and about in public, were not allowed to be on their own two feet. Children were instead swaddled to the bosom of mothers, in constant skin-on-skin mammary closeness. When children were wrapped up in the swaddling blankets of mothers, they could not get down in order to run off, but in a way that was enjoyable for both mother and child.

The swaddling blankets that held the child were tied to the left breast of the mother, then across the dot to the right leg of the mother. From there, the child was tucked underneath the loose-fitting, revealing dress of mothers, that resembled an apron. This sustaining warmth kept the child alive and safe. Swaddling children is also enjoyable especially for the child.

Some children do not respond well to swaddling, and shake such closeness off. These children, in biblical times, were known as stand-beside-me children. Stand-beside-me children were told by their mother to "stand beside me". They usually did stand beside their mother, but they were not the warm and cuddly type of child. Mothers then respected the autonomy of a stand-beside-me child, to the point that mothers knew not to force affection on them. The child simply was right beside the mother. Children stood beside the mother because the mother never punished or was controlling with the child.

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 reassurance: Why crying is not bad behavior

Many parents, if not most, have to deal with it. A child crying. Most parents believe that children crying after a certain age is bad behavior, and deserving of punishment. Most of the time, children are ignored in a time-out setting, with the occasional disciplinary spanking imposed upon a child. However, the fact of the matter is that crying at any age is a developmentally appropriate behavior. Mothers in biblical times knew this intuitively. Crying in children requires righteous reassurance.

Righteous reassurance 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. Children are to rest in the sacrifice of parents, just as parent believers rest in the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ. This surrender to parents comes with strings attached for parents, with children being able to issue lawfully binding order from their place of rest, usually when parents weren't doing their part around the house. 

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: hupakouo) 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 or punishing children into the church. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punishment of children in his secular writings. Paul may have not gotten along with women, but he sure loved children, and took in 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.

Righteous reassurance is when mothers reassure a crying child, like only she can. Children in biblical times were reassured and comforted when they cried Mothers never reprimanded or ignored crying children. Crying was rightly interpreted then as a summonses for the mother to provide for a vulnerable need. 

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 in the nude next to each other, in skin-on-skin closeness and intimacy. Whenever a child cried, mothers cooed at the child, and then picked up the child, before giving the child skin-on-skin mammary closeness. From there, mothers diagnosed and provided for needs. If the child was milk-hungry, the mother breastfed the crying child to sleep. 

Children in biblical times were breastfed when they cried, all the way up until the last day of breastfeeding, meaning after the child pushed away the nipple. In most cases, children pushed way the nipple at around age 3. In rare cases, children didn't push away the nipple until age 6, or even later in some cases. Mothers in biblical times, when summoned to, breastfed their child, perhaps to sleep, in public.

Mothers, when out and about in public, swaddled their young children - under age 6 - next to their bosom in swaddling blankets. The swaddling blankets were tied underneath the loose-fitting, revealing dress of a mother - resembling an apron. The swaddling blankets, there, were tied from the left breast, across the dot to the right leg, or vice versa, or both in the case of twins. When children cried, they were held closer to the bosom of mother in mammary closeness, with milk-dependent children being breastfed by their mothers in public.

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