what's that word...

a conversation or rather a lecture type, your wrong, how dare you, you must, kind of conversation. they type had when your parents where upset with you.the type where you dont get a word in so you just listen. what do you call that conversation? like the student teacher conversation. The word I'm looking for is reprimand!!!

Reprimand by nature is to basically point or wagging a finger because of something wrong. Reprimand is behaviour level. By it's nature it doesnt really engage the heart. It rather attracts avoidance. to avaoid being reprimanded is also a behavioural response. some kids may avoid the teacher, or avoid answering, or avoid anything that may lead to being reprimanded.

I guess when a person has no understanding of who they are, or should i say, when the "self" or identity hasn't formed yet. In this case reprimand works cause your dealing with a child.

Reprimand is an attempt to force a behaviour. this is allowed to a point with teacher and their students, kids and parents etc. but when it's adults, it's possible to go to jail for trying to force a behaviour. looking at the extremes... forcing them to have sex, keeping them against their will etc.

outside of behaviour, i dont think you can reprimand a child for having a beliefs e.g. being a Christian. If you reprimand them for their beliefs than they'll find other ways of practising their Christianity let say. they may appear on the surface as conforming to the reprimand but in the privicy of their rooms, they would pray. or lie about going to a conference by saying they're going to a friends house. and this "persecution" will propel them to be the greatest Christian in the community. and eventually when they grow up and out the house they can then share this part of them that they weren't able to share.

Or imagine reprimanding someone that's about to jump off a building. Reprimand doesn't see beyond behaviour and therefore isn't affective when it comes to things that cause. the beliefs or understandings. Nor does it attempt to go beyond this. The man jumping off the building is not going to be stopped by reprimand. It works for those who dont make decisions or are unaware of their decisions i.e. children under 6ish. After this, it's heading towards adulthood and you get the required response when you reason with an adult. Hence God saying to someone who thought they were deserving of death "Come now, let us reason together," And that's how they became one in beliefs. The core