Full name: Spare the Child: The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact of Physical Abuse

Author: Philip J. Greven Year: 1991 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Psychology, Parenting, Non Fiction, Religion, Christianity Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. These words provided generations of American Christians with the justification for physically disciplining their children, in ways that range from spankings to brutal beatings. This learned and deeply disturbing work of history examines both the religious roots of corporal punishment in America and its consequences -- in the minds of children, in adults, and in our national tendencies toward authoritarian and apocalyptic thinking. Drawing on sources as old as Cotton Mather and as current as today's headlines, Spare the Child is one of those rare works of scholarship that have the power to change our lives. Similar books: Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World by Kristen Welch Instructing a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp Untangled by Lisa Damour The Lifegiving Home by Sally Clarkson When Mothers Pray by Cheri Fuller Attachment by John Bowlby All Joy and No Fun by Jennifer Senior If the Buddha Had Kids by Charlotte Kasl The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child by Marti Olsen Laney From Diapers to Dating by Debra W. Haffner A Fine Young Man by Michael Gurian The Ghost in the House by Tracy Thompson Hands Free Mama by Rachel Macy Stafford Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson Parenting With Love And Logic by Foster Cline Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids by Laura Markham No-Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome by Tony Attwood