They were usually whipped, hit on the head, slapped, beat with a rod or a stick, or spanked. They would be punished for bad manners usually or if they disobeyed their parents orders.
Sometimes children would get punished by the father holding his child over a fire (that is burning peppers) from a distance and forcing them to breath in the stinging fumes while lecturing his child...
Well all children are punished differently depending on what they've done, their parents attitude towards bad behaviour etc. But you shouldn't punish your children with violence. That will just make...