A father should avoid punishing his son based on a one - sided report of the boy’s behavior. And violent anger has no place in a Christian family.
بَلْ يَلْزَمُ أَنْ يَقْتَدِيَ ٱلْوَالِدُونَ بِيَهْوَهَ ٱلَّذِي هُوَ « حَنُونٌ جِدًّا وَرَحِيمٌ » .‏ —‏ يع ٥ :‏ ١١‏ .‏