Today I’m tackling why I skip solitary confinement (a.k.a. time-out) as a tool for teaching my children. Long story short: it's un-Christlike and there is a better way.

If we want our children to know a Heavenly Father who responds mercifully to their mistakes, who pursues the lost sheep rather than exiling it, then we as parents have to model that mercy first.

Resources Mentioned:

• The Montessori Toddler by Simone Davies
• Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn
• “Your Repentance Doesn’t Burden Jesus Christ; It Brightens His Joy” by Sister Tamara W. Runia
• WBM Episode 15: Teach Repentance, Not Punishment (pt. 1)
• WBM Episode 16: Teach Repentance, Not Punishment (pt. 2)

Scripture References:

• Luke 15:4
• Isaiah 54:8