nature vs nurture.

Genetic make up or external influence? I'd say its a combination of both, but weighing more on external influence.

The basis of your character is first moulded by the ones that cared for you since young, your parents. I cannot claim to have had the best parenting, but is there a guide or rules pertaining to what proper parenting is? Perhaps the end product is the best way to judge.

I have been doing some thinking on this. There has to be basic discipline taught and meted out when the child is young. But as the child grows older into adulthood, where he is more mature and knows a little of society and how it works, is it right to still threaten him with monetary means, a roof over their heads, and demanding filial piety?

Wouldn't a child experiencing all these grow up with a sense of resentment?

Well, I would.