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Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child
Parents and teachers nowadays tend to spare the child instead, but the dilemma behind the old-fashioned maxim remains. Is permissiveness in the child's best interests? How authoritarian is it desirable or even possible to be? Do schools have too many rules and regulations?
Parents, children and teachers exchange views on these and similar questions.
Introduced by Paddy Feeny Producer SALLY THOMPSON

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Introduced By:
Paddy Feeny
Producer:
Sally Thompson
Source: Radio Times

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