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Avram
That child is NOT some sort of demon who desires only to break rules and must be punished, nor some sort of animal who only desires satisfaction of his wants, and must be coerced
Really?
Let me introduce you to something called
חומש בראשית
פרשת בראשית
”לפתח חטאת רובץ”
רש”י על הפסוק בקהלת על הפסוק טוב ילד מסכן וחכם
שהיצר טוב אינו נכנס בו עד יג היצר הרע משנולד
איוב יא-יב ועיר פרא אדם יולד ע’רמב”ן
האדם בהולדו ילך ויזיק בתולדתו
There are numerous more sources all the way down to today’s day and age.
I believe r Dessler pointed out that a baby is born with a closed fist indicating the nature of not giving, it’s all about me and his life’s work is to grow out of that