Shepherding a Child's Heart

Shepherding a Child's Heart is a 1995 book by American pastor Tedd Tripp about parenting, with a particular focus on advantages of discipline, including spanking.

The book has been described as one of the most popular Christian parenting books[1] and required reading at many Christian parenting courses.[2] Due to its recommendations of spanking as a God-endorsed parental technique, the book has raised some controversy in the United States and abroad, for example for promoting spanking as a useful technique even for infants under one year.[3][4][5]

Reception and controversy

The book has been described as one of the most popular Christian parenting books[1] and required reading at many Christian parenting courses.[2]

In 2008 in Seattle a speech by the book author has caused local protests.[4]

In January 2020 the Polish translation of the book (Pasterz serca dziecka) has attracted critique in Poland, including from the Polish Children Ombudsman [pl] Mikołaj Pawlak [pl], with a number of media publications criticizing the book for promoting child abuse.[6][7][8] The small publishing house Słowo Prawdy [pl] affiliated with the Baptist Union of Poland which is responsible for the Polish translation declared that it is immediately if temporarily halting the sales of the book pending further analysis, and it is considering withdrawing the book from the Polish market.[6][3] A week later, the book was withdrawn from the market.[9]

See also

• Child corporal punishment laws
• Corporal punishment in the home

References

1. "Spare the quarter-inch plumbing supply line, spoil the child". Salon. 2006-05-25. Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
2. admin (2017-09-22). "Critical Review of Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp (eating the meat and spitting out the bones)". BibleTruths. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
3. "Szokująca publikacja o biciu dzieci. Wydawnictwo wycofuje książkę". Do Rzeczy (in Polish). 2020-01-22. Archived from the original on 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
4. "Spanking advocate sparks controversy in Seattle area". The Seattle Times. 2008-09-19. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
5. Charlton, T. F. (2013-03-06). "A Church Group, a Lawsuit, and a Culture of Abuse". Religion Dispatches. Archived from the original on 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
6. ""Poradnik" pastora promuje bicie dzieci. Rzecznik praw dziecka oburzony". Onet Wiadomości (in Polish). 2020-01-22. Archived from the original on 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
7. Dudek, Anna J. (23 January 2020). "Dawać klapsy bez pieluchy, żeby było skuteczniej? "To zachęta do zachowań psychopatycznych"". www.wysokieobcasy.pl. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
8. "Ukazał się "poradnik", jak bić dzieci. "Usuń rzeczy, które mogą zneutralizować karę"". Wprost (in Polish). 2020-01-22. Archived from the original on 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
9. Wschodni, Dziennik. "Książka o "biciu dzieci na zimno" zniknie z rynku? Wydawcy: "Uczy przebaczenia i prawdomówności"". Dziennik Wschodni (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

External links

• CASE (August 2009). "Shepherding a Child's Heart: Wise advice and one key error". CASE. Retrieved 2020-01-23.