it is important for children to learn the difference between right and wrong at an early age. punishment is necessary to help them learn this distinction. to what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? what sort of punishment should parents and teachers be allowed to use to teach good behaviour to children?

It is often argued whether children should be taught how to differentiate good from evil at a very early age or in late childhood. People

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have different points of view regarding punishing their offsprings. I believe the earlier children learn the distinction between right and wrong, the better it is, because young minds are more receptive and mouldable. I

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completely agree that punishment should be imposed at an early age because it has been an effective way to discipline children since a long time. A young child's mind is in the developing phase and children are more eager to learn new things each day. It is said that habits and traits acquired in early childhood stay forever.

Therefore

, it is crucial

to begin

teaching them good behaviour from the very beginning, so that they do not become a nuisance

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the society later on. Punishment is a form of negative reinforcement that should be imposed. When a child has the fear of it, he subconsciously refrains from doing wrong. There are several forms of punishment that can be implemented. I believe, anything other than physical abuse should be permissible. Some parents punish their toddlers by taking away their toys. Others punish by making them go to bed early and not allowing them to watch television perhaps. Even though these are mild forms of punishment, they can be very effective.

Similarly

, teachers can make students stand in the class during the presentation.

This

is not too tormenting but still serves the purpose of teaching the student a lesson. To recapitulate, punishing children in different ways is essential to instill

good behavior

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the good behaviour

good behaviour

in young children at a very young age.

However

, hitting them should never be an option.