When a child hits a child, we call it aggression.When a child hits an adult, we call it hostility.When an adult hits an adult, we call it assault.When an adult hits a child, we call it discipline.
~ Haim G. Ginott
Misbehavior and punishment are not opposites that cancel each other - on the contrary they breed and reinforce each other.
Children become frustrated and resentful when they view their parents as not being interested “in how they feel and in their point of view.
