discipline

Back in the day, doing something bad would normally earn you a slap or a knuckle-rap from a schoolteacher.

She is soft on her child.

She scolded the child for interrupting the conversation.

She kept the child shut in the room until they stopped crying.

She tried to break her child's habit of lying.

She was furious with the children.

She taught the child never to play with matches.

High schoolers who brazenly smoke in the classroom, and teachers who can't correct them, will both be punished.

She was very strict with her child.