Bachelor Alum Madi Prewett Discusses Her Approach to Discipline for Her Daughter

Bachelor alum Madi Prewett and her husband, Grant Troutt, are sharing their approach to disciplining their daughter, Hosanna.

“The Lord’s discipline is never driven by emotion,” Troutt, 29, mentioned on the Monday, July 7, episode of Prewett’s “Stay True” podcast. “The Lord’s discipline follows disobedience or sin. As parents, we don’t discipline for good behavior. If Hosanna listens to us, we’re not going to say, ‘Come here, girl. Pull ‘em down.’”

Troutt firmly stated that he and Prewett, 29, “will” resort to corporal punishment for Hosanna when necessary.

“The Bible clearly states, ‘Folly is bound up in a child, but discipline drives it far away,’” Troutt referenced, mentioning another scripture about using a rod for discipline. “It says, ‘It will not kill them.’”

Prewett, who welcomed the couple’s first child in January, expressed during the episode that any physical discipline would be administered gently.

“It will be in a loving way where I say, ‘Hi, sweetheart. Do you understand why you’re being disciplined? Mommy doesn’t want to discipline you. I don’t enjoy spanking you, but disobedience has consequences,’” Prewett explained. “There are consequences to our actions.”

She added, “Discipline is a sign that we are God’s children. It’s not a rejection from God; rather, it’s proof of our belonging to Him.”

Both Prewett and Troutt agreed that they “would never” spank another’s child.

“They are not our children. They don’t belong to us,” she said. “However, we might have a talk with their parents later, saying, ‘What they did is not acceptable. You should discipline your children.’ We do not bear the responsibility for others’ children, and we aren’t called to discipline them. With our own child, we are responsible [and] called to guide them so that they may grow to be more like Jesus.”

Prewett also shared her experiences with physical discipline during her childhood.

“Discipline isn’t enjoyable. No one likes it,” she joked. “When my dad spanked me as a child, I didn’t like it. But now I reflect and think, ‘Praise God, my dad loved me enough to discipline me. Praise God that my dad cared enough to guide me towards righteousness.’”

She concluded, “I am grateful for those moments, as it parallels with the way we receive guidance from the Lord.”