Needed almost exclusively until a child developmentally reaches age 5. Consequences or disciplinary actions may be the same for all. The ability to wait, to think and judge, to restrain impulsivity, and to delay an immediate gratification of need. Skills that can be learned to help people grow up. Can be internalized when a child is developmentally age 5.
Consequences can change depending upon circumstances, motives, and intentions.
Adults are often confused as to when to be disciplinarians and when to be teachers of self-discipline. Then they confuse students, as illustrated in a recent cartoon. Two students are sitting on a bench outside the principal s office waiting to be disciplined. I blew up the chemistry lab. Putting yourself or someone else in physical or psychological danger.