“….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. Like in a good family we address the children like ‘Sir’. Little bit like that…..means ‘Sir’. We never address the children with indignity, and we put them on a dignified level. And it’s a very nice thing…” 1980 On Childhood
Tags: Dignity, Discipline
