Love and punishment is beneficial  

Well of course it is! why do you think its beent he routine in most households for thousands of years.

Children need to be taught about right and wrong. Praise and consequences. Although its much harder to punish than it is to love - both need to be done equally.

It is up to the parents to mold their children... not so much their personalities or every single choice they make - but to teach them lessons, values, responsibilities. If Johnny steals a candy bar and the parents praise him for it, or act as if nothing happens...johnny will steal more candy bars... and when he doesn't get in trouble for that, he'll move to something bigger and bigger... he was never taught it was wrong. He may know its against the law - but if he's never been punished for it...why not?

I don't know why this struck you as something new.... but I'm glad there are still trained individuals that agree with disciplining your kids instead of locking you up for spanking your child.

yeah, I agree with that. The Bible mentions "To train a child in the way he should go". Parents will be held responsible for the attitude and personality of a child.

Absolutely!! If you love your kids, you discipline them. There is a difference between discipline and abuse, and a good, loving parent will know the difference.

Too many parents feel that discipline is unkind and fear making the kids upset by disciplining them, rather than realizing that discipline is a part of loving the child. It is how we teach them to be good adults... of course, setting an example with the parent's own behavior.

Wow, that is interesting. :) Well, its time such studies were translated into vernaculars, so that other people could also read them. There are many people I know who over pamper their children, and eventually they turn out to be such rogues. They should get to read such stuff. :)

Do you think? Of course the children need both love and rule. Kids need to know where the line is, and the consequences for crossing the line. That is the problem with many kids today. No one taught them that there are consequences when they do something wrong, or someone taught them that they, as kids, did not have to pay those consequences.....