Children are naturally ‘wild’ in some sense. They don’t know what the social rules are, can be selfish and resentful. They also have inherent social traits though, they are capable of love, they understand give and take, you can make agreements with them and negotiate. Often when they break social rules it’s a mistake rather than premeditated wrongdoing. Hungry or tired children can be particularly unruly.

None of this adds up to evil. Some children can be very wicked. Usually that’s a consequence of a very unpleasant home environment. Some kids have unbelievably awful parents.

define evil?