How does Hawthorne characterize the disciplining of children in the early days of the Boston colony in the Scarlett Letter?

Hawthorne portrays the disciplining of children in the Puritan Boston colony as strict and authoritarian, with punishments aimed at enforcing obedience and conformity to religious and societal norms. Parents and authority figures used physical discipline, shame, and public humiliation to control and correct children's behavior, reflecting the repressive and moralistic atmosphere of the society.