“…For example, now if you are going to somebody’s house, the children are going with us. Before going we tell them: “See now, you have to behave there properly, otherwise they’ll think that your parents are no good. Now we go there, you should not in any way try to misbehave. You shouldn’t ask for anything, just keep quite.”                      ... (more...)

“…Now if they do anything wrong, you must tell them it is wrong. You’re his parent, as a parent you must tell him this is wrong. This should not be done, not this. So that the children become obedient about it and understand what they have to do. Because if you allow them to go the way they like, they have no sense of obedience and whatever it is you should not allow children to have... (more...)

“…Respect is the thing – we do not respect our possessions we just indulge in them. Do we respect?  We throw our cloths here and there. That’s why the children are born when they grow up they have no discipline. They throw all their cloths here, untidiness. Then you shout at them….”                                                      ... (more...)

“….It’s a very common thing to insult your children from their childhood: ” Why did you spoil that carpet? Why did you do that? You should not have said this! Why did you?” This is a very wrong way to discipline.            The best discipline is to put dignity into children. You see, a good home in India is known by the way children are addressed in the family.... (more...)