Pinching Back
Pinching Back: Utilizing the thumb and forefinger to nip back the very tip of a branch or stem. Pinching promotes branching, and a bushier, fuller plant.
In essence, pinching back can be very similiar to pruning. In a way, though, it can be seen as less drastic than pruning, as you do not have to completely cut off the branch, but only nip it back a bit.
Pinching back is a process we can use in our kid's lives if they have not become very deeply involved with a bad habit. It could also be used to reinforce new habits if we see old, bad habits begin to re-emerge.
Pinching back could be actually nipping a habit in the bud, before it begins to develop and take root in our child's heart. Hopefully, pinching back will be a process a little less painful for both the parent and child than the pruning process.
Once we begin to see those bad habits pinched out of our child's life, we will likely begin to see new growth, new branching out, resulting in a fuller life for our child.
