Episode 062 is the fourth part of the sporadic Parent Effectiveness Training mini-series. This episode is the recording of a recent workshop conducted by Phil on “active listening.” Listen to Episode 062 (1h10m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Facebook.com Profile, “Phillip Eger“Thomas Gordon, Parent Effectiveness TrainingGordonTraining.com, “About Dr. Thomas Gordon, 1918-2002“Read Chapter 3, “Active Listening: The Language…
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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…
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 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 1 – Introduction
Table of ContentsPrevious – Preface Chapter 1 – Introduction The practice of spanking children in particular, and child punishment in general, was abandoned in my family in August of 2011.(5) We’ve never looked back. Sure my children have had their difficult moments, but I’ve managed to find better ways to help them through than with…
Preface
Table of Contents Preface Here it is, my third published work and second written entirely by myself. Everything Voluntary: From Politics to Parenting was an anthology I edited and self-published in May of 2012(1), as a primer to the philosophy of voluntaryism. Toward a Free Society: A Short Guide on Building a Culture of Liberty…
On the Nauglers
Having participated in the support effort for the Joe and Nicole Naugler family, whose ten children were kidnapped by sheriffs and then passed off to child protective services, and followed online discussions of the ongoing incident, it seems to me that, like all controversial topics, this is a battle of ideologies. The ideological battles that…
Episode 055 – Skyler Interviewed on LiveFreeFM (0h55m)
Episode 055 is a recent interview of Skyler by Nathan Fraser on the LiveFreeFM podcast. They talk about how Skyler came to voluntaryism, and spend quite a bit of time on peaceful parenting and radical unschooling. Listen to Episode 055 (0h55m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Nathan Fraser’s Podcast, LiveFreeFM.comSkyler’s Book, Everything Voluntary: From Politics to ParentingSkyler’s…
Episode 052 – Toward a Free Society, Part One (1h0m)
Episode 052 is a discussion on the first half of Skyler’s newly published booklet, Toward a Free Society: A Short Guide on Building a Culture of Liberty. Listen to Episode 052 (1h0m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Skyler’s Booklet, Toward a Free SocietyChapter 1, IntroductionChapter 2, ParentingChapter 3, Schooling Contact Email a comment or question to everythingvoluntary…