There is nothing so appreciated by the general public as a well-behaved child. But things become less than peachy when nearby Junior begins to test appropriate limits. Or more to the point, we have trouble putting up with someone else’s “lovely child” throwing a tantrum in public, and we expect the child’s parents to correct any misbehavior post haste. In analyzing the disciplinary issue, allow me to recount some of my own (admittedly dated) experiences with the subject.

During the 100th anniversary all school reunion in Hugoton, Kansas, in 2015 (the 54th anniversary for my class), I traced th...