Some people believe that children will have a bright future if they are always rewarded by their parents and teachers when they behave well. However, other people argue that if the children misbehave, they should receive punishment so that they can become qualified citizens. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Teaching children to behave well through rewards and

discipline

is an important part of their education as all people are judged by their actions. In order to effectively teach children it is important to balance rewards with

discipline

as rewards can be used to encourage positive

behaviour

while

discipline

can be used to discourage undesirable

behaviour

. In

this

essay the role of rewards and

discipline

in teaching children will be discussed.

Rewards

Suggestion

The rewards

are an important tool

that is

used by parents to reinforce positive

behaviour

in children. Children who are rewarded for positive actions are more likely to repeat the

behaviour

and

therefore

rewards can be a powerful way of encouraging children.

However

, it is critical that rewards are proportionate to the action

otherwise

rewards may distort children’s

behaviour

.

For example

, performing a simple task

such

or not engaging in previously discouraged

behaviour

should be encouraged through praise and acknowledgement rather than

by

Suggestion

buying

buy

gifts.

However

, when children perform significant acts that require patience and

discipline

such

as passing an exam or achieving to their potential at school it may be appropriate to reward them with a gift. In

this

way children can be taught that the greater the effort and achievement the greater the reward.

Discipline

plays a

similarly

important role by discouraging undesirable

behaviour

in children.

However

, as for rewards,

discipline

must be proportionate to the

behaviour

. Children should generally receive warnings for minor and

first

time poor

behaviour

.

However

, more significant

discipline

should result from more serious or repeated misbehaviour. A

further

important consideration for both rewards and

discipline

is that parents must apply a consistent approach. If they do

this

, children will quickly understand the consequences of any action and can quickly decide whether they wish to accept the consequences of that action. In summary, rewarding and disciplining is important for children in developing positive habits and becoming productive adults.

However

,

discipline

and rewards must be applied consistently and appropriately in order to achieve the best results.