The Wordsmith's Forge

>> I'd imagine they'd still strap him, just less hard than they would someone stronger. Very young children were punished that way, after all. <<

I went with switch for the younger kids and belt for the older ones, which is also a historic example.

>> The biggest problem would be not triggering an asthma attack, and that could probably be avoided by giving him breathers. <<

I got some use out of this too.

>> One can only hope that the nuns in charge of that particular orphanage were the warm and compassionate kind. <<

Most places, it's a mix.