Ou finit la correction? Ou commence le martyre? Dans l'entre-deux, des milliers d'enfants peuplent un enfer qui ne fait pas de bruit.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Mauriac questions where discipline ends and abuse begins, highlighting the silent suffering of children trapped in this gray area.
- In plain terms
- Children suffer silently when correction becomes cruelty.
- What can you take from it?
- Discipline should never cross into abuse.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we protect children from silent suffering?
- Where is the line between discipline and pain?
Another view
The quote does not offer a clear definition of where correction ends.
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