Should Matt Chandler Be Joking about Whipping His Kids? Plus Fill Up Your Podcast Queue!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 6, 2022 | Faith, Parenting Young Kids, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Yesterday on the podcast we looked at the metaanalysis about spanking, and talked about gentle parenting. That metaanalysis of 160,000 children found that spanking was either neutral or negative, but not positive. Like if you parent well in other areas, you can blunt...

If Your Church Makes You Feel Guilty and Miserable…Leave

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 4, 2022 | Abuse, Faith

Sometimes church is a toxic place.  Not always. Not even usually!  Study after study has found that religiosity actually helps people, and people who go to church tend to have better mental health, better relationships, and better lives overall. HOWEVER–and...

On Vipers in Diapers, Emotional Enmeshment, and Toxic Churches

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 11, 2022 | Abuse

Dads shouldn’t need their adult daughters to give them adulation and affection. That’s called emotional enmeshment and triangulation, and yet that’s what Voddie Baucham, who has been nominated for President of the Southern Baptist Convention (he may...

She’s Just a Mom, Cleaning Her Kitchen, Asking the Powers that Be to Do Their Job

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 4, 2022 | Abuse

On my Friday Round-Ups I like to focus on things that have happened around the web on social media, because that’s where so much conversation takes place. And you can miss it if you only watch the blog! There are two big things from my own social media I want to...

What Does the Research Say about Spanking?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 14, 2020 | Parenting Young Kids

Does research really say that spanking is bad for kids? We’ve had an interesting week on the blog, where we’ve talked about periods, sex, homeschooling, and so much more! But I want to revisit Rebecca’s post on Wednesday about how we shouldn’t...