Punishment or Praise? (3)

(3) (3) The question is not whether we shall or shall not punish or praise. The question is rather, When shall we punish and when shall we praise? We are not writing to those who condemn all punishment. Although we are aware of the fact that there are all too many parents even in our circles who punish far too seldom. There are parents who fail not only to punish their disobedient children, but instead pat them on the back even in their sins. The child comes home with a black eye and bruised...