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Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024

Punishment Looks Back

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Learning from our past will help our children’s future.

Punishment Looks Back

There is a distinct direction to discipline.

Understanding History

One of the lamest arguments that many mental health professionals give parents for not punishing their children is that punishment looks backward to the past while discipline looks ahead to the future.

But just think of the logical absurdity of such a notion. History always looks to the past. Looking to the past was the very reason our school systems were so adamant about our kids’ understanding of history.

Why? Because understanding our past helps us shape a brighter future. We learn from our past mistakes. Or at least we should. In fact, everything we’ve ever learned eventually becomes the past the moment after we’ve learned it.

So the past is important. 

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I am the Founder of Shepherd’s Hill Academy, a Christ-Centered, nature-based, therapeutic boarding school, the Host of License to Parent, and the Author of the book “The Miracles of Shepherd’s Hill:  An Extraordinary Odyssey of Divine Interventions.”  The environment at Shepherd’s Hill Academy is intentionally designed to provide a rich, discipleship-focused atmosphere that promotes physical, emotional, and spiritual health and healing to troubled teenager and their families.  Learn More

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