Episode 058 has Skyler visiting the fellas at the Seeds of Liberty podcast to talk about the Joe and Nicole Naugler family incident, child protective services, and when the state kidnaps children. Listen to Episode 058 (1h28m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes TheSeedsofLiberty.comNauglers, SaveOurFamily.infoCarlos Morales, Legally Kidnapped: The Case Against Child Protective Services Contact Email a comment…
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Booklet Release – No Hitting!
I’m happy to announce that my new booklet No Hitting: A Short Guide on Why Spanking is Unnecessary is now available in paperback ($6) and several free digital formats. This booklet contains chapters on misbehavior, respect, discipline, and divine mandates. A must read for anyone who desires to raise their children peacefully and build with…
No Hitting! – Full Book
No Hitting! A Short Guide on Why Spanking is Unnecessary by Skyler J. Collins, Published 2015 Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Paperback ($6) and other digital formats found here. Preface Here it is, my third published work and second written entirely by myself. Everything Voluntary: From Politics to Parenting was an anthology I…
About the Author
Table of Contents Previous – Further Reading About the Author Skyler J. Collins lives with his beautiful wife and three wonderful children in Salt Lake City, Utah. He’s a voluntaryist and radical unschooler. He enjoys reading, writing, and podcasting about anything on liberty, economics, philosophy, religion, science, health, and childhood development. He and his wife…
Further Reading
Table of Contents Previous – Chapter 6, Divine Mandate Further Reading Connection Parenting, Pam Leo Free Range Kids, Lenore Skenazy Nonviolent Communication, Marshall Rosenberg Parenting a Free Child, Rue Kream Parenting Effectiveness Training, Thomas Gordon Parenting for a Peaceful World, Robin Grille Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids, Laura Markham Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings, Laura Markham Playful…
Chapter 6 – Divine Mandate
Table of ContentsPrevious – Chapter 5, Respect and Obedience Chapter 6 – Divine Mandate Many religious people, Christian and not, consider the practice of spanking to be divinely mandated. They’ll quote scriptures or religious leaders in the attempt to support that belief. If you believe without a doubt that spanking is required by your god,…
Chapter 5 – Respect and Obedience
Table of ContentsPrevious – Chapter 4, Discipline and Toughness Chapter 5 – Respect and Obedience Raise your hand if you want respectful and obedient children. What a magical place it would be if our children were to obey our every command and never show even a hint of disrespect toward us! On second thought, while…
Chapter 4 – Discipline and Toughness
Table of ContentsPrevious – Chapter 3, Hurting Themselves or Others Chapter 4 – Discipline and Toughness It is said that we live in a cruel and heartless world. To send our children out into that cruel world as innocent, fluffy bunnies would be like pulling the trigger of the gun pressed against their temples ourselves.…
Chapter 3 – Hurting Themselves or Others
Table of ContentsPrevious – Chapter 2, Preventing Misbehavior Chapter 3 – Hurting Themselves or Others It might seem logical to cause a child pain in order to teach him what pain feels like, so that he’ll refrain from hurting himself or others. Unfortunately, when a caretaker intentionally hurts his child, he’s doing far more than…
Chapter 2 – Preventing Misbehavior
Table of ContentsPrevious – Chapter 1, Introduction Chapter 2 – Preventing Misbehavior Many caretakers justify their use of spanking and punishments as a way to prevent what they perceive as misbehavior. They believe that children won’t learn to behave properly if their misbehavior is not met with undesirable consequences. Children dislike being hit, so it’s…