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TODAY TONIGHT EXPOSE JOHN ANGELICO AND THE PEARLS

BOOKS AND VIDEO’S PROMOTING EXTREME PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN ARE BEING SOLD IN AUSTRALIA BY RELIGIOUS EXTREMISTS AND HOMESCHOOLING GROUPS.

THE DEATH OF FOUR YEAR OLD SEAN PADDOCK HAS BEEN LINKED TO A BOOK CALLED “TO TRAIN UP A CHILD” SOLD OPENLY IN AUSTRALIA.

Mother is found guilty of first-degree murder, gets life sentence in death of adopted 4-year-old

Children slip under the radar….

Hitting kids by the book, based on Proverbs and pain

Australian homeschool goes a book too far…

If you are being hit by a parent or friend with any object, instrument or physically assaulted by being punched or kicked, you are being abused. It is child abuse. Please phone these numbers for help. You will not be put in danger and someone can help you.

Lifeline 131 114

Kids help line 1800 55 1800

It remains one of Australia’s most serious social problems. Child abuse has been consistently associated with youth suicide. For children and young people, experiencing abuse and violence can lead to significant emotional disturbances, physical injuries and even death.

HITTING YOUR CHILD WITH A ROD

A swift swat with a light, flexible instrument will sting without bruising or causing internal damage. Many people are using a section of ¼ inch plumber’s supply line as a spanking instrument. It will fit in your purse or hang around you neck. You can buy them for under $1.00 at Home Depot or any hardware store.

“To Train Up a Child,” was written in 1994 by Tennessee man Michael Pearl with his wife, Debi, who claim to have raised five “whineless” children.

“To Train Up a Child”, has sold over 550,000 copies and has been translated into over 20 foreign languages. It is currently being sold in Australia, along with a demonstration video.

While the Pearls are well known in Fundamentalist Christian circles, they were largely unknown to the secular world until March 2006, when their discipline methods were tied to the death of a North Carolina boy and the alleged abuse of two of his siblings. As reported by Mandy Locke of the Raleigh News & Observer, the children’s adoptive mother, Lynn Paddock, 45, a devotee of the Pearls’ teachings, is currently behind bars. She is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 4-year-old Sean, who suffocated when wrapped tightly in blankets, reportedly to keep him from hopping out of bed. She is also charged with felony child abuse in connection with welts found on two of Sean’s other five siblings. Nowhere in the Pearls’ book do they advocate restraining with blankets; however, Sean’s siblings had apparently been struck with a particular type of “rod” recommended by the Pearls: a length of quarter-inch plumbing supply line.

“Select your instrument according to the child’s size,” writes Pearl. “For the under one year old, a little, ten to twelve-inch long, willowy branch (stripped of any knots that might break the skin) about one-eighth inch diameter is sufficient. Sometimes alternatives have to be sought. A one-foot ruler, or its equivalent in a paddle, is a sufficient alternative. For the larger child, a belt or larger tree branch is effective.” Additional advice from their Web site: Switching with a length of quarter-inch plumbing supply line is a “real attention-getter.”

While spanking your child and she cries and is upset about it, Michael Pearl says this:

“When she screams or flees, calmly follow through by physically subduing her. Sit on her, if you have to, and slowly explain that you will not tolerate this resistance. Explain in a normal tone (She will eventually stop screaming and listen) that you are going to give her, say, five licks for the original offense and an additional two licks for the fit. Slowly apply the five licks, counting out loud. When I say slowly, I mean with a thirty second gap between each lick and a calm explanation to the screaming child that you are not the least impressed except that you are going to spank harder and she still gets the additional two licks plus one more for her ongoing screaming. When you have finally arrived at five well- anticipated and carefully counted licks, say, “OK, your spanking is over; that is the five licks you got for hitting your brother, but now I must give you two more for trying to run away.” Give her one lick and say, “Now, that is one of the licks for running away; you have one more coming.” Give the second lick, and then calmly and slowly explain that all her licks are over now, except for the one additional lick she incurred for continuing to scream during the spanking. After you have finished, tell her that you are going to let her up now, if she stops screaming, otherwise you are going to give her one additional lick. If she stops, or at least makes a great effort to, then you have won. You may never have to go through this horrible time again. But, if she is continuing to scream in defiance, you have the option of continuing to warn and spank, or of ceasing here with a parting warning: “Next time you better not run and throw a fit; for if you do, you will only get more licks and harder ones.”

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