Limitation & Discipline

Question: When I shared with You recently that I was being very vigilant to discipline my son, You told me that there is a difference between putting limitations and disciplining our children and then our conversation ended. Could You please explain the difference between these two: limitations and discipline?

Sat: If you are putting your own fear and worry in your child, this is limitation. If you're disciplining, not because you are fearful of their future, [but] because at that very moment what they did does not bring them joy or a good habit, then you sit them down and talk to them and take things away or discipline. I'm very, very much for discipline, but not very often. As I said to you, when My boys were growing up, when I was going to discipline, they would say, “Here comes the General.” Because they knew that this doesn't happen; the General does not show up very often. But when it comes, man, we better hide. So we have to pick and choose to really discipline hard if it needs to be hard. But don't say, “Don't jump here” because of your fear. You can say, “Be careful,” or something like that. A lot of us immediately say, “No, don't do that. Or if you do that, this is gonna happen.” And I would take whatever he loves or she loves away. Just being watchful and pick and choose.

But do discipline, definitely. Otherwise, the life will discipline them, which is much, much harsher. Again, go by the situation. Honestly, it's really hard for Me to share My own life with children, because even My two boys are the opposite of each other at many, many approaches. But in general, it’s intuition that will help the mother and father the most and just be different than other parents. Don't be a follower. Get to know your child, not majority of children through a book or through advice. We're gonna be parents until the last day of our lives - it doesn't get any less or more. The title is not taken away from us. So we are in training at all times

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August 23, 2025