But autonomy is not synonymous with complete freedom. Autonomy means taking relevant factors into account in determining the best course of action for all concerned. There can be no morality when one considers only one's own point of view. If one takes other people's views into account, one is not free to tell lies, to break promises, or to behavior inconsiderately. Piaget recognized that, in reality, it is impossible to avoid punishments.
Streets are full of life-threatening cars.
And we cannot allow children to touch dangerous power tools or electrical outlets. However, Piaget made an important distinction between punishments and sanctions by reciprocity. Depriving a child of dessert for telling a lie is a punishment, because the relationship between the lie and the dessert is completely arbitrary. Tell the child that w e cannot believe what he or she says is an example of a sanction by reciprocity. Piaget mentioned six types of sanctions by reciprocity .