We can't to punish children and punish children, should make them feel the natural consequences of punishment is their bad behavior.

我们不能为了惩罚孩子而惩罚孩子，应当使他们觉得这些惩罚正是他们不良行为的自然后果。 。

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When children give in to peer pressure and do something inappropriate, or get into trouble with a bad companion, parents should apply natural consequences or another form of punishment.

当孩子由于屈服于压力做了什么不对的事情，或者是与她的坏伙伴一起陷入麻烦的时候，父母应该让孩子承担后果，或接受别的方式的惩罚。

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Punishment is also delivered by the natural environment and in other social contexts.

惩罚也可以来自自然环境与其它社会情况。

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It is natural to want to punish cruel regimes, but excessive punishment can not only breed resentment but also strengthen those it is meant to weaken.

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California reinstated capital punishment in 1978, and since then, 57 condemned inmates have died from natural causes, 20 have committed suicide, 13 have been executed in California, one was executed in Missouri and six died from other causes, authorities said.

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