Actions and Consequences: The Parent’s Responsibility
It is precisely this (difficulty and fatigue) that gives the parent a right of goodness and righteousness from the child, a right to which they cannot possibly give full justice.
Cultivating Children’s Character
On the other hand, hard work and fatigue produce praiseworthy outcomes in this life, the next, or both. People accustomed to comfort are the ones that struggle, while people accustomed to fatigue are most successful. Indeed, mastering this life and attaining happiness in the next is impossible except by living a life of struggle and hard work.
Protecting Children’s Mental Health
Do not neglect this affair, as fear and fright will settle in their heart. They will grow up upon that and therefore, it will become difficult to remove it.