Discipline must not become abuse in raising children – ARK Foundation

However, she said that commitment to discipline must be accompanied by a clear distinction between appropriate correction and acts that harm or degrade a child.

The Founder of the Ark Foundation, Dr Angela Dwamena-Aboagye, has stressed the need for discipline in child upbringing while warning parents and caregivers against crossing the line from correction into abuse.

The documentary also seeks to highlight gaps that continue to undermine efforts to safeguard children and hold attention on the broader question of how discipline is practised in homes, schools and other environments where children are entrusted to adult care.