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In a lengthy diatribe on his Facebook fan page, he wrote that he and his family are all laughing at the "caustic critics" who have come out against him after the death of Lydia Schatz. He writes that children who are disciplined according to his methods "...become the models of self-control and discipline... that pay the taxes your children will receive in entitlements."
Some of the discipline techniques the Pearls teach include:
•Using plastic tubing to beat children, since it hurts a lot but leaves fewer marks to alert authorities
•Wearing the plastic tubing around the parent's neck as a constant reminder to obey
•"Swatting" babies as young as six months old with instruments such as "a 12-inch willowy branch," thinner plastic tubing or a wooden spoon
•"Blanket training" babies by hitting them with an instrument if they try to crawl off a blanket on the floor
•Beating older children with rulers, paddles, belts and larger tree branches
•"Training" children with pain before they even disobey, in order to teach total obedience
•Giving cold water baths, putting children outside in cold weather and withholding meals as discipline
•Hosing off children who have potty training accidents
•Inflicting punishment until a child is "without breath to complain."
Michael Pearl tells one mother on his website, "I could break his anger in two days. He would be too scared to get angry. On the third day he would draw into a quiet shell and obey."
Michael Pearl said:I could break his anger in two days. He would be too scared to get angry. On the third day he would draw into a quiet shell and obey.
Please keep this a secret. The kids raised in these homes will have such a great advantage over me in the work place.
I have to share with all my friends... society will benefit.
As a father of young children... thank you. I now have some techniques to utilize.
Some of the discipline techniques the Pearls teach include:
•Using plastic tubing to beat children, since it hurts a lot but leaves fewer marks to alert authorities
•Wearing the plastic tubing around the parent's neck as a constant reminder to obey
•"Swatting" babies as young as six months old with instruments such as "a 12-inch willowy branch," thinner plastic tubing or a wooden spoon
•"Blanket training" babies by hitting them with an instrument if they try to crawl off a blanket on the floor
•Beating older children with rulers, paddles, belts and larger tree branches
•"Training" children with pain before they even disobey, in order to teach total obedience
•Giving cold water baths, putting children outside in cold weather and withholding meals as discipline
•Hosing off children who have potty training accidents
•Inflicting punishment until a child is "without breath to complain."
Michael Pearl tells one mother on his website, "I could break his anger in two days. He would be too scared to get angry. On the third day he would draw into a quiet shell and obey."
Another couple found guilty of murder for parenting by "To Train Up a Child" - Mankato attachment parenting | Examiner.com
I have to share with all my friends... society will benefit.
Nah. There's training a child --- which I've done --- and there's breaking a child. This is breaking, and it's way too far.
Yeah, this is extreme authoritarian parenting. Really extreme. I can't think of too many circumstances where this would be remotely productive.
I haven't even read the book yet.
Just don't list the names of the kids who were raised in these homes when I have a job interview to go to.
Michael and Debi Pearl will benefit by your free advertising. I'm sure they'd be delighted to sell more books.
I suppose they are part of society.
Nah. There's training a child --- which I've done --- and there's breaking a child. This is breaking, and it's way too far.
Michael Pearl tells one mother on his website, "I could break his anger in two days. He would be too scared to get angry. On the third day he would draw into a quiet shell and obey."
I could break his anger in two days. He would be too scared to get angry. On the third day he would draw into a quiet shell and obey. On the fourth day I would treat him with respect and he would respond in kind. On the fifth day the fear would go away and he would relax because he would have judged that as long as he responds correctly there is nothing to fear. On the sixth day he would like himself better and enjoy his new relationship to authority. On the seventh day I would fellowship with him in some activity that he enjoyed. On the eight day he would love me and would make a commitment to always please me because he valued my approval and fellowship. On the ninth day someone would comment that I had the most cheerful and obedient boy that they had ever seen. On the tenth day we would be the best of buddies.
Nah. There's training a child --- which I've done --- and there's breaking a child. This is breaking, and it's way too far.
Well put G. How weak an adult are you if this is what you feel you need to do to your child to "control" them.
Actually it seems like that is exactly what he is advocating... 'breaking' the child, breaking their will entirely "so they're too scared to even think about disobeying", punishing them 'before' they disobey, all that extreme stuff.
You "break" a child, you end up with a "broken" adult... who is either going to be too timid to stand in the world, or so bitter and angry over his upbringing that he could be a danger to others. This **** is crazy.
You train a child... train them how to behave in a civilized world... but you must leave their spirit unbroken if you expect them to grow into a strong and stable adult. They have to learn to bend without breaking to make it in society.
As a father of young children... thank you. I now have some techniques to utilize.
Some of the discipline techniques the Pearls teach include:
•Using plastic tubing to beat children, since it hurts a lot but leaves fewer marks to alert authorities
•Wearing the plastic tubing around the parent's neck as a constant reminder to obey
•"Swatting" babies as young as six months old with instruments such as "a 12-inch willowy branch," thinner plastic tubing or a wooden spoon
•"Blanket training" babies by hitting them with an instrument if they try to crawl off a blanket on the floor
•Beating older children with rulers, paddles, belts and larger tree branches
•"Training" children with pain before they even disobey, in order to teach total obedience
•Giving cold water baths, putting children outside in cold weather and withholding meals as discipline
•Hosing off children who have potty training accidents
•Inflicting punishment until a child is "without breath to complain."
Michael Pearl tells one mother on his website, "I could break his anger in two days. He would be too scared to get angry. On the third day he would draw into a quiet shell and obey."
Where is this legal?
Another couple found guilty of murder for parenting by "To Train Up a Child" - Mankato attachment parenting | Examiner.com
It's sick that these people are out there, and that they followed a book sold under the guise of Christianity. It isn't Christian to starve or beat a child, so don't turn this into a Christian/Atheist thing. It's evil, not Christian.
The author's response to a different case of another child killed by his techniques:
Michael Pearl writes that he is laughing at his critics after child's death - Mankato attachment parenting | Examiner.com
Charming. I wonder which of our posters is this guy in disguise.....
As a father of young children... thank you. I now have some techniques to utilize.
Some of the discipline techniques the Pearls teach include:
•Using plastic tubing to beat children, since it hurts a lot but leaves fewer marks to alert authorities
•Wearing the plastic tubing around the parent's neck as a constant reminder to obey
•"Swatting" babies as young as six months old with instruments such as "a 12-inch willowy branch," thinner plastic tubing or a wooden spoon
•"Blanket training" babies by hitting them with an instrument if they try to crawl off a blanket on the floor
•Beating older children with rulers, paddles, belts and larger tree branches
•"Training" children with pain before they even disobey, in order to teach total obedience
•Giving cold water baths, putting children outside in cold weather and withholding meals as discipline
•Hosing off children who have potty training accidents
•Inflicting punishment until a child is "without breath to complain."
Michael Pearl tells one mother on his website, "I could break his anger in two days. He would be too scared to get angry. On the third day he would draw into a quiet shell and obey."
Another couple found guilty of murder for parenting by "To Train Up a Child" - Mankato attachment parenting | Examiner.com
Nah. There's training a child --- which I've done --- and there's breaking a child. This is breaking, and it's way too far.
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