Words to Florence Khan spoken in June 1906
OOL 06 20125 Phelps: ABU 1147
ABU 1147‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Reported Utterance
Words to Florence Khan spoken in June 1906
280 words
Question:
[It was asked as to the early training of small children, as for instance if it were allowable to punish children?]
Translation:
Provisional translation
If by punishing is meant striking, no, this is very bad for the child. Children should be trained through love. But if parents show them the utmost love without requiring of them good behavior