"He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly." (Prov. 13:24) "Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of correction will drive it far from him." (Prov. 22:15) "Do not withhold correction from a child, for if you beat him with a rod, he will not die. You shall beat him with a rod, and deliver his soul from hell." (Prov. 23:13-14)

A man walked up to two boys who were fighting in the park. He took one aside and began to spank him for his bad behavior. An observing bystander came up to the man and asked indignantly, "Why didn't you do anything to the other boy." The man responded, "This boy is my own son and the other is not."

Truly, those of us who love our children will do our best to bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.