making the toddler wait for food, or starving while seeing others eat
corporal punishment
social isolation
withdrawal of primary attachment figure
inflicting fear by telling scaring stories
threats and assaults
humiliation and degradation generally accepted as "good" methods
cheating and lying
In addition, recommended practices for parents and teachers included:
pretend to be god-like, never admit mistakes, never give in
constantly force children to follow orders and rituals in every aspect of their life so that following orders becomes habitual
use of stubborn repetitions as punishment
use of repetitive prayers, myths and storytelling to program the unconscious mind
restriction of social contact and movement
enforced silence, only talk when asked, no back-talk
forced standing
solitary confinement
control privacy
control sleep
teach children to suppress real feelings
teach children self-betrayal, i.e. to show fake attitudes such as gratitude and humility for punishments and insults
forced confessions
betrayal of children's trust in adults
group punishments
obsession with orderliness, discipline,obedience, docility and cleanliness
obsession with purity (cleanliness of thoughts)
obsession with sexuality, sexuality is seen as overwhelming, untamable, demonic, powerful force
obsession with power (dependency-autonomy conflict)
spiritual abuse: threaten death, hell or punishment by god or demons; foster black/white thinking, blame-shifting, guilt-tripping, scapegoating, reductionist logic, learn to enjoy pain
Especially sadistic versions of poisonous pedagogy were cultivated in foster homes and Christian boarding schools in monasteries.
