leftyB123 Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 Is there a general consensus on suggestions for primers on Peaceful Parenting? As for the background info, I am not married nor do I have any children, but I plan on both. My interactions with children are limited to a niece and some nephews (that I see periodically,) and children of friends (who are seen more often, but still periodically.) I am very interested to learn more and reading is my preference, so please fill me in. 1
dafreshmaker Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 Welcome Lefty There is some good info to check out in the following thread https://board.freedomainradio.com/topic/42435-book-recommendations-on-peaceful-parenting-raising-children-etc/?hl=%2Bpeaceful+%2Bparenting+%2Bbook Also, Stefan is working on a book on peaceful parenting. I think there is an evaluation copy available in one of the donator content sections, gold section I believe. Dave
AMR Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 On truth: the tyranny of illusion By stefan, this would be a good place to start in my opinion. The main thing with peaceful parenting is being honest. Be honest with yourself about your feelings and motives and be honest with your kids. The most important thing before having children is knowing yourself. Introspection and meditation can be very beneficial especially if your childhood was a lot different from how you want to raise your children. 1
leftyB123 Posted May 1, 2015 Author Posted May 1, 2015 Thank you to you both, Dave and AMO. I appreciate the link, Dave, as that is a treasure trove. AMO - I've read "OnTruth" and plan on doing so again. Yes, my childhood was drastically different than how I want to raise my own children. I know this and am more than willing to make things right.
kavih Posted May 9, 2015 Posted May 9, 2015 I recommend buying the book Primordial Violence. Michael says it is the "bible" when it comes to research on the negative effects of spanking. Much of the statistics Stef quotes in some of his videos comes from the research done in this book. I'm about 25% through it so far. From what I've read so far, it doesn't tell you how to be a peaceful parent, nor give you tips on peaceful parenting; rather, it does tell you what the effects of non-peaceful parenting are. So, you can learn a lot about what not to do and having the stats from the book in your back pocket during conversations with others is also important. I'm using it for all of the above, plus using it as part of my research for a project I'm working on.
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