I came across this interesting article by Peter C. Glover called Child Discipline and the Limits of the Civil Law. In the article Peter addresses the topic of when civil laws begin to dictate the limits of discipline allowable by parents on their children (i.e. spanking) what the appropriate response of parents should be.? I think Peter does a fairly good job of handling the subject of spanking or physical discipline as well both from a bibilical and practical viewpoint.

Personally, I believe parents should have the freedom to physically discipline their child however in my home, spanking is always a last resort and only used in situations that warrant it.? I think a more important key to discipline is that your children are discouraged from doing the wrong activity again.? If parents are diligent in understanding their children (through spending time with them), they will learn what appropriate form of punishment works best with each child.? For example, I could spank one of my children ’till their bum was raw and I was blue in the face (a figure of speech, I would never do that of course) and it wouldn’t have the slightest effect on his behavior.? But if I was to put them in a corner and make them stay there for 5 minutes it definitely affects his behavior.? Another one of my children has a favorite blanket and if the discipline is removal of her blanket for a day that is the most effective discipline we could use.? The point is that parents need to learn what is the most effective discipline for their child and use it.

This young guy decided to challenge the assumption schools are so ready to make that evolution is a proven fact instead of a practiced ideology. From the sounds of it, Lyndon did an excellent presentation and opened the door up for a lot of further discussion. Just thought it was worth mentioning here!
By the way, “CreationontheWeb.com” is a great resource for parents, students or anyone interested in reading more about a different way at looking how the world and us came about. There are excellent articles there written by very well-educated folks on a number of various scientific subjects and they do a great job of keeping the site up to date with current findings as well. Don’t dismiss it without checking it out!

Being a parent of four young children I’m always on the lookout for great online resources that they can go to and I don’t have to worry about what they are doing. Better yet - I like sites that I can sit with them and not drift off to sleep (!) Head on over and visit this site created by the Canadian Bible Society: BibleKids.ca - Engaging Children with God’s Word