Punishment is a precise thing. Punishment is when you either apply pain or remove pleasure, in a way unrelated to a particular issue, in response to how a person behaved on that issue.

An example of “punishment” with a child is:

• The kid steals a cookie from the cookie jar
• So you take away his xbox

An example of something that is not punishment is:

• Your kid asks for a cookie
• You say no

Punishment is more than just opposing a person or failing to accede to their demands.