Spare the Rod..Spoil the Child?

In this section, religion is used to support non-violent discipline of children. The passages were written by clergy and parents. They can be used for discussion groups, homilies and sermons, congregation newsletters, and religious education classes. The material is copyright free but authors ask that they be given appropriate credit.

Links that are followed by a can also be download and read in Adobe Acrobat. Just right click on the picture, and select 'Save Target As...' If you need Acrobat Reader, you can obtain it from Adobe's Website.

• Christian
• Buddhist
• Jewish
• Bahai
• Hinduism
• United Methodist Church's Resolutions Against Corporal Punishment of Children
• A community health bulletin for Muslim parents (UK) (note: this is an Acrobat (PDF) file)