I say ‘disciplined’, my wife says ‘boundaries’, either way, our children learnt the meaning of the word ‘no’ at a very early age. This wasn’t just to stop them from touching the hot oven door, or to prevent them from running into the path of an oncoming car, it was also to ensure that they entered school ready to be taught, and therefore not be a burden to teachers, and that they would grow up to become adults who abided by the laws of the land, by doing simple things like paying for goods that they remove from the shelves of a shop. They also lived in a household full of love and affection, w…
