Discipline Your Child Without Spanking?

February 02, 2023

We have updated this article and have republished here: Is Spanking Biblical? What the Bible Really Says About Physical Discipline

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Is it okay to discipline children without spanking? To answer this question, Elizabeth Urbanowicz explores the goals in disciplining our children according to what we find in scripture and then discusses the positives and negatives of spanking itself. Plus, she'll talk about why it's important to consider alternate methods of discipline and the individual personality of your child when trying to accomplish the goal of discipline.

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