Discipline

For some odd reason I was just thinking about all the arguments I've heard for years about how not disciplining your children means you hate them per the bible. Interestingly enough I've only heard this as a way of defending spankings.

No mention is ever made that the word discipline when used as a verb means to teach.  I suppose one could say that teaching is done via spanking but I personally don't buy that. Teaching is done to promote understanding not to incite fear. You can certainly elicit compliance through fear but understanding well that takes a lot more effort.

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