The Pearls

Michael and Debi Pearl, authors of the controversial Christian parenting manual “To Train Up a Child,” known for advocating corporal punishment methods (such as using a plumber’s supply line as a disciplining tool) that have been linked to fatal child-abuse prosecutions.

Claims that use this term

• The Pearls prescribed a plumber’s supply line that produces pain without lasting tissue damage
• The Pearls’ parenting manual has been linked to fatal child-abuse prosecutions