discipline of a child theme
The subtle question of how best to teach a child self-discipline, appropriate obedience, and how to punish transgressions.
Examples
Worf gave Alexander a stern talking to for having pocketed a lizard model on a school field trip in tng5x10 "New Ground".
15 total · 1 choice · 6 major · 8 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| voy7x19 | choice | Janeway instructed Q in how to raise his unruly son Q Junior |
| ahh1x19 | major | A point of the story was that Eddie was disturbed because he had been brought up by a rather ruthless and unemphatic father. Bill, on the other hand, was self-admittedly pusillanimous as his father had abandoned him at a very young age. Eddie's unemphatic father had subjected him to cruel treatments such as sticking his hand into boiling water as a punishment. |
| ahp4x02 | major | Larry's rewarding Johnny for doing things he should be expected to do was contrasted with Mary's no-nonsense approach to disciplining the boy. |
| as1985e1x13 | major | The bratty brothers Lance and Dennis were transformed into obedient, model children thanks to Jennifer's unorthodox babysitting methods. She used voodoo magic to scare them straight. |
| columbo1971e4x03 | major | Colonel Rumford prided himself on turning the boys under his charge at the military academy into disciplined young men. In one pointed scene, Cadet Springer was made to wash a courtyard with a toothbrush as punishment for having skipped off to the neighboring girl's college in flagrant violation of academy rules. |
| nightgallery2x04d | major | Discussed was the rigor and discipline in the military school. |
| tng5x20 | major | Worf :: Worf to Alexander |
| ahh3x16 | minor | Christine said that her nanny beat her as a child. |
| ftt1982e5x02 | minor | The king briefly pondered how to discipline the frivolous princess. |
| movie: Barry Lyndon (1975) | minor | Barry caned Bullington |