Crying: Why crying is not bad behavior in children

Many parents think that crying is bad behavior. This is a common attitude amongst American parents. Most American parents punish children merely for crying. However, the fact of the matter is that crying is not bad behavior, and instead is a means of self-advocating a need.

Tending to crying in a child is part of the Christian doctrine of mutual submission, with the burden of proof falling squarely onto parents. See Colossians 3:20-21 KJV:

Children, obey your child 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 here to secure, vulnerable rest  in the love and submission of parents. This highlighted word ultimately refers to a secure attachment between parent and child in the family home. This secure attachment comes from parent submission, where parents are to perform good works for their children, with children resting in the good works of parents. Good works here refers to doing good things for your child, namely meeting the child's every vulnerable need, expecting absolutely nothing in return.  See also Matt. 22:35-40, 25:31-46. 

The Greek root word translated "provoke....to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here 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 was 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. The 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 even took in a few orphaned children during his time as a deacon.

Crying is not a way that children "undermine" parents. All cries from children instead are a means to communicate a need. Whenever children growing up in the Early Church cried, mothers cooed before picking up the child, and from there, she diagnosed the need before meeting that need. Maybe the child was tired. Maybe the child was hungry. Maybe the child needed mom's milk. Maybe the child needed mom, period. Whatever the child needed, they got it.

Cooing is a primal vocalization on the part of mothers, intended to put children at ease. Whenever the mother cooed at her children, they immediately had their cries pacified. Cooing simply tells children that they are heard, and that their voice matters. Usually, children growing up in the Early Church needed attachment with mom, in which case mammary closeness did the trick. 

There are five main categories of needs in children; food, water, shelter, transportation, and/or attachment - with the greatest of these needs being attachment! Whenever a child needed something, they cried out loud, with mom scrambling to find the need behind the cry. 

Children growing up in the Early Church did not throw massive temper tantrums like they do today. Instead, children simply cried out loud, and kept crying until the need in the child was met. The most common antecedent for tears in children was separation anxiety. Cries for attachment in children was a deathly, screeching cry that no loving mother could ignore. Today's children aren't allowed to feel in the way that they were allowed to back then.

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

Righteous co-sleeping: Why God wants parents to sleep next to their children

Many parents think that co-sleeping is the wrong choice to make as a parent. This is a common attitude amongst American parents. Most American parents think that co-sleeping is the irresponsible choice for a parent to make. However, not only does co-sleeping gel a bond with a child, but it also protects children from child sexual abuse.

I myself have trauma from not being allowed to co-sleep with my mom. My father would lash out and become violent when I tried to sneak into bed with my mom. However, the fact of the matter is that God opposes this sort of behavior on the part of parents .

Righteous co-sleeping is a part of the Christian doctrine of mutual submission, with the burden of proof falling squarely onto 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 here to secure, vulnerable rest in the love and submission of parents/ This highlighted word ultimately refers to a secure attachment between parent and child in the family home. This secure attachment comes from parent submission, where parents are to perform good works for their child, with children resting in the good works of parents. Good works here refers to doing good things for children, meeting their every vulnerable need, expecting absolutely nothing in return. See also Matt. 22:35-40, 25:31-46.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here 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 was 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. The 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 even took in a few orphaned children during his time as a deacon. 

It is common knowledge that children under age 6 refuse to go to bed. This bedtime refusal is a common excuse for punishing a child. However, the fact of the matter is that children under age 6 are too young to be sleeping on their own. Children, until age 6, have a morbid fear of being devoured by predators. Maybe you think there are no predators today. You would be wrong. Most child sexual abuse takes place as a bedtime ritual. However, Christian mothers in the Early Church co-slept with their children. The father could not rape the child, as the mom was right there. The mother, if necessary, used herself as a human shield for the father's sexual wrath. Child sexual abuse was a rare offense in the Early Church, and in the biblical context as a whole.

The main excuse for parents not co-sleeping next to their children comes from fearmongering on the part of pediatricians and mental health professionals serving children, with terms such as "sleep dependence". However, children growing up in the Early Church co-slept next to mothers in skin-on-skin format every night, until the onset of puberty, which was when most children wanted their own place to sleep. However, even in the case of extended co-sleeping, co-sleeping always has an end to it. Most extended co-sleeping is due to autism, bipolar disorder, and/or ADHD. I myself co-slept next to my mother until age 16, which was when I wanted to insist on independence from mom.

Co-sleeping is the ultimate way to gel a bond with your child. Righteous co-sleeping is the centerpiece in the secure attachment between parent and child. In the Early Church, the family bed came entirely in the nude. Fathers hung up their robe when entering the house, with the mother hanging up her dress. Children went naked wherever they went, including when in bed next to mom. 

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!

Children self-protect, adults abstain: How to prevent child sexual abuse (before it happens)

It is the worst fear of many parents. Their child fell prey to a child sexual abuser. However, the main model of child protection today comes in the form of collective responsibility. However, all adults have an individual responsibility to abstain from sexually abusing a child. Children have the right to protect themselves from child sexual abuse. Whenever a child refuses to go with a certain adult, think child rapist, and listen to your child.

Children self-protect means that children have the right to avoid an adult due to the child perceiving risk in an adult. Most children refuse to go with a sexual abuser, and this avoidance happening out of nowhere usually. Children never lie about abuse. They don't try to ruin the lives of adults. All a child wants is to be believed. If your child confides into you about an adult being creepy, keep them safe from the adult in question.

Adults have a duty to abstain from sexually abusing a child, in the form of righteous avoidance. Part of righteous avoidance is righteous masturbation. The Greek root word denoting lust is έπιθυμέω (Latin: epithumeo) and refers not to any old sexual desire, but to sexual entitlement. Sexual entitlement is defined as, officially speaking, sexual want, to the point of sexually motivated approach. It is okay to look the look, and even think the think later, but if you find yourself doing the deed, you should not have even approached her. Even when the child was right there, it is the deed that counts. Doing the deed is defined as flirting or propositioning with children, or else touching a child anywhere on their body with sexual intent. 

I myself am a pedophile, and I make the conscious choice every day to not sexually abuse a child. I can tell that most adults don't take that responsibility seriously like that. The main way to abstain from sexual abuse as an adult is to masturbate righteously, without pornography, in order to stay out of trouble. Most of us as pedophiles are the last people to harm a child, with me being the exception - I myself was an antisocial "flirt" in relation to children. An abuser pedophile acts on the surface in most cases, meaning in the form of sexual harassment. It is one thing to admit to being a pedophile, but when you are obvious about your advances towards a child, maybe it is time to reel things in. I myself was an obvious abuser, meaning a joke pedophile with a kernel of truth to the joke. 

Some children are blind to the risk of child sexual abuse towards them. Those children either are clinically pedophiles or else are predestined to become a pedophile once they reach age 16. Most pedophilic children don't have a natural fear of being sexually abused by an adult. 

Every single adult is guilty in relation to children, as any old adult could sexually abuse a child under the right/wrong conditions. The key to avoiding sexually abusing a child is to righteously masturbate to sexual thoughts of children, Usually, adults can completely abstain once they spend away the sexual desires towards children. Most adults are attracted to teenagers of the opposite sex, with 20% of men having a secondary sexual desire for prepubescent children. Only 1-2% of the male population are pedophiles, and they are already aware of their desires towards children, with child sexual abuse coming from an unaware level of attraction to children. The only way out of trouble with children is to make yourself aware of your adult attraction to children, meaning spend it away until it is all gone. If it doesn't go away after a few tries, you are a pedophile and need to own up to that. 

A pedophile is an individual with a primary or exclusive sexual preference for children under age 14, with this attraction usually visible as an individual with autism whose specialty in terms of knowledge and expertise is children. If they get along great with children, despite being autistic, think pedophile. Most autistic adults do not get along well with children at all. Most pedophiles fit the autism acceptance profile of child smarts, with most of these pedophiles supporting children's rights. Pedophilic adults are amongst the least of adults to harm a child in any way. These pedophiles exist today, meaning not only in ancient times, with me fitting the diagnostic criteria to a T. I myself am self-diagnosed as a pedophile, meaning it is a self-diagnosis that denotes my struggle with sexual desires towards children. Pedophilia can be managed much like any other mental illness, and usually, they only need a therapist in order to unload baggage and having their struggles listened to, like listening to someone's heartbeat. I myself have a mother and a therapist to talk to, as well as a group of trauma survivors. That's all a pedophile needs - someone to listen to them. It is a myth that pedophilia can only be treated in an inpatient setting, as a pedophile simply needs listening and validation, in the form of compassionate empathy. 

Aren't we all guilty of abuse towards children as adults? Most adults can easily be profiled based on how children react to them. The main type of abuser is the mean adult. A sexually entitled adult is called a creep by a child. Whenever an adult is called mean or creepy by a child, think abuser of some sort. I myself was called creepy by a child, or else was given that treatment by a child. Maybe I have earned my keep in relation to children since then, but I don't say. 

The depraved and decadent, defiled adults who rape or sexually assault children will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let then descend into torrents of Hell-fire, prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Repent!

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

Many parents think that punishment is an acceptable way of dealing with a child. Most American parents use time-out as a means of being controlling towards a child. However, the proper way of dealing with a child's upset is time-in. Time-in can come in many forms. but with only one form of time-in being biblical in nature - mammary closeness.

Mammary closeness is a part of the Christian doctrine of mutual submission. with the burden of proof falling squarely onto parents. 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 here to secure, vulnerable rest in the love and submission of parents. This highlighted word ultimately refers to a secure attachment between parent and child in the family home. This secure attachment comes from parent submission, where parents are to perform good works for their children, with children resting in the good works of parents. Good works are defined here as doing good things for your child, expecting absolutely nothing in return. See also Matt. 22:35-40, 25:31-46. 

The Greek root word translated "provoke... to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here 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 was 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. The 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 even took in a few orphaned children during his time as a deacon.

Time-in is seen by most parenting experts as a modern way of dealing with an upset child. However, time-in, in fact, happened in biblical times. There are many ways to do time-in, but there is one way to do it biblically - mammary closeness. Whenever children cried, mothers cooed before picking up the child, with the child usually being held in skin-on-skin mammary closeness. From there, the mother diagnosed the need before meeting it. Maybe the child was tired. Maybe the child was hungry. Maybe the child needed mom's milk. Maybe the child needed mom, period. Whatever the child needed, they got it.

Mammary closeness and breastfeeding go hand in hand. Whenever milk-dependent children cried, they were offered the teat of mothers. Mothers breastfed whenever and wherever they were called to, including in public. When children wanted to move onto solid foods, they pushed away the teat of the mother. Usually, children were ready for solid food by age 2, but sometimes, the breastfeeding happened until age 6 or even beyond.

The female breasts were not primarily designed as something for men to sexualize. The bosom of mothers is shaped in just the right way by God to nurture a young child. The idea is to hold your child next to your cleavage, in skin-on-skin format. The nipples are there in case the child still needs to suckle the teat of mothers.

Most childhood cries are due to separation anxiety. The idea behind comforting a child with separation anxiety is to hold the child next to your bosom, in mammary closeness. Children went naked wherever they went, with mothers also going naked outside of the family home. Whenever the child was merely held, it came in the form of skin-on-skin mammary closeness. 

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 into 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 children need ALL of what they need

Many parents feel the need to ignore certain needs of a child. This is a common method of cutting corners as a parent. Most American parents insist on children not having certain needs, in order to make room for what the child "really" needs. This is what is called "benign" deprivation.

The concept of "benign" depravation is prohibited under the doctrine of mutual submission, with the burden of proof falling squarely onto 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. This highlighted word ultimately refers to a secure attachment between parent and child in the family home. This secure attachment comes from parent submission, where parents are to perform good works for their child, with the child resting securely in the good works of parents. Good works was defined then as doing good things for a child, expecting absolutely nothing in return. See also Matt. 22:35-40, 25:31-46.

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 was 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. The 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 even took in a few orphaned children during his time as a deacon.

Most parents in America only meet some of the child's needs, while ignoring other needs. "Benign" deprivation refers to parents ignoring some of the child's needs, in order to save room for what the child "really" needs. However, Christian parents in the Early Church met the EVERY need of a child, without exception. Maybe the child was tired. Maybe the child was hungry. Maybe the child needed mom's milk. Maybe the child needed mom, period. Whatever the child needed, they got it. 

In a "benign" deprivation setup, children are punished merely for crying out for a vulnerable need. Only a few of the child's needs are met, with the rest of the needs being grounds for punishment once the child cries out for those needs. However, children need their EVERY need met, without punishment for their self-advocacy for vulnerable needs.

Children usually did not hear the explicit word "no" when being denied a request. Instead, most Christian parents in the Early Church cushioned the blow by saying nicer-sounding alternatives to the word "no", namely phrases such as "that won't work" or "that can't happen". Parents were also forbidden from declining a request that points to a need. Children usually cry in order to have a vulnerable need met, and never to "undermine parental authority". 

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!

Mutual respect: Why respect is earned in parenting

Many parents feel entitled to respect from their children. This is a common want amongst parents. Most American parents demand that their children respect them. However, the fact of the matter is that respect is earned in parenting. The concept behind respect for parents is respecting children first.

The teaching of mutual respect is part of the Christian doctrine of mutual submission, with the burden of proof falling on 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 here to secure, vulnerable rest in the love and submission of parents. This highlighted word ultimately refers to a secure attachment between parent and child in the family home. This secure attachment comes from parent submission, where parents are to perform good works for their child, with children resting securely in the good works of parents. Good works here refers to doing good things for children, expecting absolutely nothing in return. See also Matt. 22:35-40, 25:31-46.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here 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 was 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. The 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 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 even took in a few orphaned children during his time as a deacon.

Respect for parents was a thing in biblical times. However, this respect came in the from of closeness to parents, not fear of parents. For the first 6 years of childhood, children were in constant closeness to mother, meaning that wherever mom went, so did her child. For the first 2 years of childhood, children were constantly held by mothers, either in her loving arms, or else on mom's back in a papoose bag when her hands were full. Between ages 2-6, children ranged next to mothers, following mom from room to room, not allowing mom out of their line of sight, morbidly fearing that mom would "go away and never come back". Whenever children cried, mothers cooed at their children before picking them up, and from there, she diagnosed the need before meeting it. Maybe the child was tired. Maybe the child was hungry. Maybe the child needed mom's milk. Maybe the child needed mom, period. Whatever the child needed, they got it. When mothers and children under age 6 were out and about in public, mom wrapped up her child next to her bosom in swaddling blankets, with the swaddling blankets - and the child with them - being tucked underneath the loose-fitting, revealing dress worn by mothers that resembled an apron. Come nightfall, children co-slept next to mothers in skin-on-skin sustaining warmth, with this co-sleeping closeness happening every night, until the onset of puberty, which was when most children wanted their own place to sleep. Children in biblical times went naked wherever they went, with mothers also going naked within the confines of the family home. This birth nudity setup helped facilitate easy skin-on-skin sustaining warmth, with the child experiencing skin-on-skin contact when they were merely picked up. 

Children did respect their parents in biblical times. This respect for parents initially came in the form of a cooperative, affectionate child. From there, adult children took good care of their aging parents. First, the parents gave to their child, and then. from there, the child gave back to their parents. However, this only happened if the parents were warm and caring for their children while the children were still dependent on them. The key is to give up the fight with your child, and give in to the child's demands - you may find that they are not asking for much. 

Respect for parents is earned, meaning not given to parents for free on a silver platter. Parents are deserving of absolutely nothing in relation to a child. Nor even respect. Not even affection. Not even forgiveness. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. 

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!

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

Many parents believe that child abuse wasn't a concept that parents in biblical times had. This is a common attitude amongst American parents. However, the fact of the matter is that Christian parents in the Early Church had a concept of child abuse. Child abuse is defined under the Law as anything perceived by a child as abusive. The root of all child abuse is parental entitlement.

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

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

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to 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 was 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. The parents who punished their children were charged with kidnapping, with "kidnapping" being defined 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 during his time as a deacon.

The Greek root word translated "they be discouraged" is αθυμέω (Latin: athumeo) and refers to long-term damages, namely trauma. Atheism was a thing in biblical times, and was seen then as a sign of trauma. Whenever an adult went atheist, it was seen as a shame onto the parents, not the child. 

Punishment of a child, meaning all punitive parenting, was seen as an offense against the child. Punitive parenting was defined then as any parenting based off of anger, with this anger being seen as a form of parental entitlement. Parental entitlement was seen as an offense in and of itself, much like any form of entitlement.

The Bible is an anti-spanking document. All 88 books of the Bible were written by an anti-spanking source, as all of the biblical writers were Jewish, with Jews always being anti-spanking. When parents in the Early Church were caught punishing their children, they were brought before the council to be questioned by the church elders. The Early Christian law was an inquisitorial system of justice, meaning the council directed the investigation into the parents. The deacons then profiled for parents, with pedophiles being the "child saviors" of the time. All the pedophiles\were allowed to do was nurse the child back to health by way of male lactation - sexual relations with a child was always banned, and always will be banned under God's Law.

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 burning sulfur, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!