The Economic Times

Quote of the day by Immanuel Kant: 'Children become more stubborn if physical punishment is often repeated on them...' - Parenting lesson on raising children without using fear by German philosopher

Immanuel Kants quote If physical punishment is often repeated, it makes a child stubborn; and if parents punish their children for stubbornness, they often become all the more stubborn on physical punishment looks at the way repeated discipline can affect a childs behaviour, suggesting that punishing stubbornness too often may actually make a child more obstinate. The German philosopher believed education should do more than enforce obedience and should help children gradually develop reason, self-control and moral judgment.