What Does The Church Think Of Parents Scolding Their Children?

Question:
What Does The Church Think Of Parents Scolding Their Children?Charles, Scotland, UK

Answer"While there is no official stance on it, by custom and culture, children are spoke to in a gentle and loving voice, and any scolding is brief and quickly over. With the more love gave after.

 

This is derived in part from D&C 121:41-43, which says in part, "...by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned;

42 By kindness, and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the soul without hypocrisy, and without guile— 43 Reproving betimes with sharpness, when moved upon by the Holy Ghost; and then showing forth afterwards an increase of love toward him whom thou hast reproved..."