There is in the normal course of child rearing a huge difference between discipline and abuse. These people have no clue what it is. If you spend all of your time begging your children and fretting over their self-esteem you will have pushy monsters. But you already knew that.
Beyond that this article deserves a big eye roll.
Beyond that this article deserves a big eye roll. ,,, indeed, you're 100% on the money. The irony is, Helen Klark and her sisterhood of matrons in charge are predominantly childless.