Raising A Child Dbq Analysis

Looking at modern Europe, children have always symbolized a multitude of things such as an heir to the family throne, a great value, and, sometimes, even an enormous burden. The idea of children had a wide range of opinions in regards to the best methods of upbringing. Many people believed children were a blessing. Those with this idea in mind would typically raise their children with great care and love. Other times, people would believe children were unruly by nature, and in order to tame them they must be under constant watch and endure strict discipline. In between these to extremes, lies the majority, however. This group of people believed a mixture of discipline and love would raise children most efficiently and effectively.
To begin with, people like Christoph Scheurl (Doc 1) thought children were a great blessing and gift. His opinion, however, is biased as he, himself, has a son; he knows of the bond bearing and emotional …show more content…
King Henry was an individual sharing this opinion (Doc 8). He believed that his son would need to have an extremely rough upbringing, being whipped and punished. In his view, this would raise his child in the best way possible. This method of raising a child was engrained into King Henry IV’s mind, as he, too, was whipped and punished when he was only a small child. The Domostroi (Doc 3) had a similar idea of this method of discipline. The Domostro states that if a father truly loves his son, then he will whip him. The son would later benefit from this whipping more than the father can imagine. Benvenuto Cellini (Doc 4) believes unruly behavior must be obstructed immediately. He would never allow his child to cry over the face of being away from his father. Should his son cry over his absence, rather than going to his side, he would remain away in an effort to teach the boy his behavior is