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Punishing Children

Posted 10/8/2009 @ 3:57:10 pm by publicpointofview.com

Disciplining your child can be one of the hardest things to learn, but a necessary evil. Children cannot be allowed to run wild. There is a big issue in the arena now; to spank or not to spank. It seems that most people are undecided. Some believe in corporal punishment or spanking, while others believe in not spanking. These “no spankers" believe that you should use your time talking and reasoning with your children.

The trend to be against corporal punishment has been the way to go over the past two decades in the United States. If the against “corporal punishment” people are correct, then the abandonment of spanking will significantly increase the problems of youth violence and criminal activity. If corporal punishment is correct, then with the spanking, there will be a decrease in the problems with youth discipline and a decrease with the numbers in jail. It is the duty of the parent to punish the child as they see fit, but the child must be made to understand what is right and what is wrong.

It has been proven that the way children are allowed to act as toddlers and preschool age, will determine the way that they will act as teenagers and adults. Whatever method you choose to punish your child, consider the pros and cons. You may want to choose some of both methods but again you must be consistent with punishment. Consistently use the punishment of your choice rather than punishing sometimes and ignoring others. This sends a message that you are inconsistent with your punishment, and they can get away with some things sometimes.

Comments (1):

Lisa @ 10/14/2009 ( 5:15:11 PM )
As society would have us believe spanking a child is not appropriate punishment. However, with some children reasoning with them & talking to them isn't always enough. I don't feel that spanking a child on their bottom with your hand is going to do any permanent damage to that child. But it might just be enough of a deterent to make them think twice before doing that same action again. The main thing with disciplining your children is to be consistent and involved in your children's lives enough to know exactly what they are up to. Sometimes just being an involved parent can be enough to keep them out of trouble. Try spending some quality time with them to show them that what they do & what they're interested in matters to you. I spend quality time with my daughter every day, including weekends. We usually spend one entire day of the weekend hanging out together & then the other day she gets to hang out with her friends while I take care of my chores.

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