Cheerful, Authoritative, Consistent Article by Michael Pearl, December 2009

I have seen ridiculous insults and articles( written by the ignorant) blasting the ministry of Michael and Debbie Pearl. People like to pick apart articles about discipline to say they are abusive. These people have not taken the time to read the teachings in full and in context or,perhaps,are convicted.. Again and again I have seen that the point they try to make the most is to "tie strings" and to parent with joy. I was raised with the "break them" mentality and would never want that for my children! The Pearls are a wonderful reminder to keep my children surrounded by joy and godliness.

an excerpt from
Cheerful, Authoritative, Consistent
Article by Michael Pearl, December 2009

"There are three qualities parents must possess in order to produce well trained and disciplined young adults: cheerfulness, authoritative command, and consistency.
Of these three, the greatest of these is cheerfulness . It is the first and most important quality a child trainer must possess. Young parents may not possess authoritative command or consistency when their first child comes along, but they can make a good beginning if they are cheerful. All other skills will come in time."

“Training without joy is tyranny.”

"I know there will be religious tyrants who will skip the first quality—cheerful joy—and will say, “Yeah, that’s it, BREAK THEM. Teach those little devilish nymphs to fear the rod. They must learn who is boss.” If that is your attitude you should give your children away and join Al Qaeda. Then you could hide in the mountains of Afghanistan where you would be in better company, and maybe the military would call upon you with a drone. Anger and aggression have no place in child training. Go back and view The Joy of Training."
http://www.nogreaterjoy.org/articles/general-view/archive/2009/december/03/cheerful-authoritative-consistent/