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It is Scary to Choose Your Own Punishment.

Once when David sinned against God, the prophet came to him with a message. God was going to let David choose his own punishment. That is scary. “Do you want three years of famine to come on the land, to flee from your foes for three months while they pursue you, or to have aContinue reading “It is Scary to Choose Your Own Punishment.”

How to Punish.

Having been a child, student, parent, and teacher, I have thought a lot about punishments. Here’s one of the best rules I learned from a college psychology professor: “Punishment should be swift, severe, and soon over.” Children must be punished quickly if they are going to “learn their lesson.” And only a severe punishment works:Continue reading “How to Punish.”