This happened to me on a few occasions as a child. I'm not convinced it was a bad thing. Not every potential harmful action should be avoided at all times.

For example, lets say a child eats poison. If you instill the fear of God in them for it, (with explanation) they are much less likely to eat that poison ever. Sure, it's a little PTSDish, but the memory is forever ingrained, and the child is forever safe from not only that poison, but ever wary of any poison.

This happened to me on a few occasions as a child. I'm not convinced it was a bad thing. Any action can be harmful, but not every potential harmful action should be avoided at all times.

For example, lets say a child eats poison. If you instill the fear of God in them for it, (with explanation) they are much less likely to eat that poison ever. Sure, it's a little PTSDish, but the memory is forever ingrained, and the child is forever safe from not only that poison, but ever wary of any poison.