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Originally Posted by Terry
Best verse I could find that does not support this teaching is Colossians 3:21
Fathers, do not provoke or irritate or exasperate your children [with demands that are trivial or unreasonable or humiliating or abusive; nor by favoritism or indifference; treat them tenderly with lovingkindness], so they will not lose heart and become discouraged or unmotivated [with their spirits broken].
Amplified Bible
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Paul also said in 1 Thes 5:14: "Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men."
The idea here is to apply the appropriate medicine for the situation at hand.
The unruly are to be warned, not comforted or supported.
The feebleminded are to be comforted, not warned or supported.
The weak are to be supported, not warned or comforted.
Discipline would be appropriate in some cases. In other cases, an encouraging word to a child might be more helpful in encouraging the correct behaviour.