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On a daddy/daughter ski trip with my oldest

Questions & Answers: Regarding Practicing Scientology, Second-Guessing my Beliefs and What Makes My Beliefs Different

March 3, 2017March 9, 2017 Tad (ScientologyParent) 2 Comments college, ColumbiaCollegeQuestions, critics, interview, media, msm, policies, rules, scientologist, scientology, student

I got the following questions from a college student doing a research paper on Scientology. Does your family practice alone

Parenting

The Relationship Between Workplace Stress, Sick Kids, and a Chaotic Home

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 Tad (ScientologyParent) 2 Comments dvd, film, over-stressed, parenting, problems, problems of work, scientology, solution, stress, trouble, work

One thing that gets overlooked all too often, is the inextricable inter-relationship between one’s relative level of success and stress at

“A parent may believe that a child learns to use a napkin, knife and fork merely because he is told that if he doesn’t use them properly, he will be spanked. By test, this inhibits the natural learning, putting an artificial command under the natural ability to mimic. The common result of this is to cause the child to revolt. If the child is permitted to observe, without coaching or coaxing, adults eating with knives and forks and using napkins, the child, unless badly aberrated, will, by test, struggle and fumble to mimic. And it will come up at last with manners, better manners than those forced upon it, providing the parents themselves know how to use table silver and napkins properly.” — L. Ron Hubbard

Parenting

The Importance of Setting a Good Example

January 26, 2017January 26, 2017 Tad (ScientologyParent) 0 Comments dianetics, example, l. ron hubbard, LRH, parents, quote, scientology, setting a good example, siblings, way to happiness

Personally, I’ve always found that clean, effective communication and setting a good example go much further toward getting kids to

My sister and her husband, both members of the Sea Org, out on a walk with us in Clearwater.

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Regarding How I View Scientology Staff & Sea Organization Members

January 20, 2017January 25, 2019 Tad (ScientologyParent) 2 Comments david miscavige, disconnection, l. ron hubbard, LRH, pope, questions, reddit, scientology, sea org, staff

I got these questions from a Reddit user on the subject of Scientology church staff, the Sea Organization, as well

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Question: Is the Organizational Body of the Church of Scientology Just as Important as the Content of the Religion?

January 18, 2017January 20, 2017 Tad (ScientologyParent) 0 Comments church, david miscavige, disconnection, disconnection policy, l. ron hubbard, organization, reddit, rtc, scientology

Got the following question on Reddit, and as I’ve gotten it before, I decided it was worthy of a longer-form

Parenting

Raising Children: Rewards & Penalties

January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 DianeNorgard 1 Comment children, l. ron hubbard, mace-kingsley, parenting, penalties, punishment, raising, rewards, scientology

Today I want to write about the idea of rewards and penalties. As a child moves from the developmental stages

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Can You Explain Both How and Why You Became Involved with the Church of Scientology?

January 5, 2017January 9, 2017 Tad (ScientologyParent) 1 Comment children, christian, family, kids, religion, scientologist, scientology

I got answers from a number of Scientologists to answer the question of both how they came into Scientology, and

General Information

Disassembling the Media Myth of “Brainwashing”

January 3, 2017March 9, 2017 Tad (ScientologyParent) 14 Comments aliens, brainwashing, drugs, hoax, lsd, mind control, mkultra, myth, NRM, origin, scientology

There is a dangerous term that a handful of mass-media outlets are attempting to popularize a redefinition of, and that

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Religious Choice of Children Raised in a Scientology Family

December 29, 2016July 14, 2017 Tad (ScientologyParent) 0 Comments choice, church, discipline, disconnection, family, leaving, marriage, religion, religious beliefs, scientology

“Do your kids get to choose their religion? What happens if they want to marry a non-Scientologist?” In running this

Interviews

How Does the Day-to-Day of Being a Scientologist Compare to Other Religions?

December 18, 2016December 18, 2016 Tad (ScientologyParent) 11 Comments day-to-day, lifestyle, participation, religion, rules, scientology

A student wrote in, asking: In your personal opinion, how do you think Scientology is different from other religions ex:

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Carry the Future’s Cristal Logothesis on Scientology and her Family

December 12, 2016December 13, 2016 Tad (ScientologyParent) 1 Comment carrier, carry the future, Child, cristal munoz-logothesis, family, interview, middle east, refugees, religion, scientologist, scientology, story, syrian

Cristal Munoz-Logothesis is the Founder of a charity called Carry the Future which has been featured on Today, Huffington Post, and number of

Interviews Parenting

Interview with a Scientologist: “I would not have a family of my own had I not found Scientology”

December 9, 2016December 17, 2016 Tad (ScientologyParent) 5 Comments ccint, celebrity centre, ethics, family, ot, purif, purification, relationships, scientology

Here is an interview done with Renee, a Scientologist and mother of three, on what Scientology has meant for

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Interview with a Montana Scientologist on Scientology & Family

December 5, 2016December 6, 2016 Tad (ScientologyParent) 0 Comments 3rd-generation, dianetics, equestrian, family, montana, mother, motherhood, relationships, scientologist, scientology

I interviewed Anna Sanders, a Montana Scientologist whom I first met (curiously) when my family was moving cross-country to Oregon. She’s

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A Brief Description of Scientology from a Scientologist

November 28, 2016March 9, 2018 Tad (ScientologyParent) 0 Comments auditing, explanation, parenting, religion, scientologist, scientology, what is scientology

A writer recently wrote me, and asked me to summarize for her a few things about my beliefs and what

News & Events

What World Religions Celebrate Over the Holiday Season (Infographic)

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016 Tad (ScientologyParent) 0 Comments christianity, holiday season, holidays, minority, religion, scientology

Understanding the religious beliefs of others forms a big part of achieving harmony with one’s fellows, and what better time

Growing up in Scientology Parenting

My Scientology Baby Naming Ceremony

November 21, 2016July 14, 2017 Mariah Nagangast 0 Comments baby, christening, clearwater, flag, florida, naming ceremony, parenting, scientology

I did a Naming Ceremony at the Church Of Scientology in Clearwater Florida, for my daughter Layna. The purpose

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Knowledge, Responsibility and Control

November 21, 2016November 22, 2016 Tad (ScientologyParent) 0 Comments arc triangle, control, definition, knowledge, krc triangle, meaning, responsibility, scientology

Something I want very much for my children, is for them to be active, competent, participants in life. I want

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Our Family Trip to Los Angeles for Scientology Services

November 21, 2016February 13, 2018 Tad (ScientologyParent) 0 Comments asho, auditing, counseling, family, pacifica bridge, religion, scientology, what is scientology

My family recently returned from a trip to Los Angeles, a trip we took primarily for the purpose of doing

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Parenting & Patience

November 21, 2016November 30, 2016 Tad (ScientologyParent) 0 Comments

When you’re a working parent at your wit’s end on keeping the house together, kids in school, meals on the

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Cultivating a Love of the Outdoors

November 14, 2016July 14, 2017 Tad (ScientologyParent) 1 Comment devices, games, outdoors, outside, parenting, scientology, screen time, video

I don’t think it’s ever been more important to cultivate in our kids a love of the outdoors. “Normal” life