Book · 2009 · Parent and child
To train up a child
To train up a child by Michael Pearl has been mentioned in 6 episodes across 1 podcast (0 episodes recommend it and 6 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Robert Evans (4 episodes) and Talia Lavin (2 episodes) on Behind the Bastards (6 episodes).
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When I think of politically motivated child abuse, I do think back to that book To Train Up a Child.
Questions about To train up a child by Michael Pearl
Who has discussed To train up a child by Michael Pearl on podcasts?
No speaker in our archive has explicitly recommended To train up a child by Michael Pearl; Robert Evans (4 episodes) and Talia Lavin (2 episodes) have discussed it across 1 podcast (2 people in all).
Which podcasts mention To train up a child the most?
Behind the Bastards (6 episodes).
Is To train up a child recommended, or only discussed?
To train up a child by Michael Pearl was recommended in 0 episodes, discussed without a recommendation in 4 episodes, and critiqued in 2 episodes, as of 2024-11-30.
What do people say about To train up a child?
Robert Evans on Behind the Bastards (2024-05-16): "When I think of politically motivated child abuse, I do think back to that book To Train Up a Child."
When was To train up a child last mentioned on a podcast?
To train up a child by Michael Pearl was last critiqued on Behind the Bastards by Talia Lavin on 2024-11-30.
What they say about it
- Popular on the Christian right“very popular book among the Christian right”2
The best things said about it
I'm like appalled reading like to train up a child by the pearls or or the strong willed child by James Dobson which like to be clear the strong willed child is a bad thing.
There's a very popular book among the Christian right called To Train Up a Child.
When I read about spriggs's teachings here I think about a book called to train up a child which is a 1994 parenting advice book self-published by Mike and Debbie Pearl.
I think reading the parenting manuals was even more disturbing than talking to people.
Why people recommend it
To Train Up a Child by Michael and Debbie Pearl is a controversial 1994 self-published parenting guide that advocates for immediate, unquestioning obedience and harsh disciplinary practices for infants and children. Talia Lavin discussed the book on Behind the Bastards, describing her horrified reaction while reading various abusive parenting manuals as part of her research into child abuse within evangelical communities. Robert Evans also brought up the book on multiple episodes of Behind the Bastards, using it to examine the concept of politically motivated child abuse and to analyze contemporary tough-love parenting trends among the Christian right. Evans noted that the manual instructs parents to use severe physical punishment for minor infractions, drawing disturbing parallels between these methods and other extremist child-rearing philosophies. The text has frequently been cited by researchers, journalists, and podcast hosts as a prime example of extremist and harmful ideologies hiding within mainstream religious subcultures, making it a frequent subject of critical analysis regarding the intersection of religious fundamentalism, authoritarianism, and domestic child discipline.
Every mention
Robert Evans so anyway when I think of politically motivated child abuse I do think back to that book to train up a child 4
“so anyway when I think of politically motivated child abuse I do think back to that book to train up a child”
“there's a very popular book among the Christian right called to train up a child”
“There's a very popular book among the Christian right called To Train Up a Child, and the basis of it is you should, when children are infants, do stuff like lay them down on a mat, and if they like wiggle to such a point that any part of their body is off of it, you like whip them! Basically,”
“when I read about spriggs's teachings here I think about a book called to train up a child which is a 1994 parenting advice book self-published by Mike and Debbie Pearl”
“Immediate, unquestioning obedience to authorities is foremost, and ATI prescribes beatings to discipline children for even the most trivial of infractions, like failing to complete a chore on time or arguing with a sibling. Even more disturbing, the Duggars participate in blanket training”
Talia Lavin I'm like appalled reading like to train up a child by the pearls or or the strong willed child by James Dob… 2
“And like I interviewed over a hundred people largely about their experiences with experiencing child abuse in an evangelical millu as is laid out with painstaking instructions. And like all of these parenting manuals actually like I think reading the parenting manuals was even more disturbing than talking to people”
“I'm like appalled reading like to train up a child by the pearls or or the strong willed child by James Dobson which like to be clear the strong willed child is a bad thing.”