The Buddha taught his own son through demonstration and dialogue rather than punishment.

Evidence

The mechanism is demonstrational-and-dialogical — concrete physical illustration (water in a vessel) followed by question-and-answer. Non-coercive. Warm-and-instructional. The Buddha does not strike Rāhula. Does not threaten. Does not raise his voice. He demonstrates and asks. — , The Rod and the Child, 3893

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the warm-and-instructional parenting model that recurs as a counterpoint across this book’s chapters on child-rearing traditions.