It is not in the childs best interest to scare them into doing those things that they should do. For example we should not continue saying that Allah will punish you if you dont do this or Allah will put you in Jahannam (hell) if you dont do that because the child will just end up thinking that Allah is just one big monster who wants to throw everyone into Jahannam; when in fact Allah is totally the opposite.
This makes me think of how the Qur'an was revealed and why it was revealed over a period of 23yrs. The Qur'an is divided into Makkan surahs, surahs revealed in Makkah, and Madinan surahs, surahs revealed in Madinah.
When Islam was still new to the people, during the time in Makkah, all those surahs speak about how beautiful Jannah is, how merciful and forgiving Allah is and how Allah loves and provides for us. This was done to first establish the faith in the hearts of the people. Once their faith was established Allah sent down the Madinan surahs, which was revealed after the migration from Makkah to Madinah, and most of these verses contain the laws of Allah. This method of revelation has made it easier for the people to accept the laws once it was revealed because their faith has already been established.
In the same breath we can say that Islam is new to children and therefore this will be a good method to use.
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