Chapter 30: The correction of young children

There is a proper way of dealing with every age and every degree of understanding, and we should find the right way of dealing with the young. (From Ch. 30 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

What should be my response be to someone in whom I perceive an immaturity? I think it should be the kind of response that I would hope for, when someone perceived an immaturity in me. Firmness, if necessary, but also gentleness, acceptance, humble attention.