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 an undeniable fact that children must learn the distinction between right and wrong starting from a young age. It is often argued that punishment is important to help them learn
this
difference. However
, I somehow disagree with this
viewpoint as I believe that children can understand this
distinction by love and care instead
of chastising them.
Firstly
, punishment might make children more violent and curb them to rebel against their parents. However
, if a child is made to understand the difference between right and wrong through love, care and understanding, it is possible to avoid this
violent behaviour. A survey done by a toddler's institution found that children who were never given a punishment, neither in school nor at home, were more well mannered and patient as compared to children who were given punishments.
Nevertheless
, it is an indisputable fact that children nowadays are more rebellious than the previous generation and sometimes parents or teachers might feel that a stringent method should be used to instill good behaviour
in children. In cases like Suggestion
the good behaviour
this
, it is fair to turn to punishments like grounding or giving them detention or more homework. Teachers can also
complain to the higher authorities if the matter gets serious. Moreover
, corporal punishments should be avoided at all costs as it will make the youngsters resentful and make the matters worse.
In conclusion, to make children understand the rights and wrongs of a situation, it is sometimes essential to use non physical punishments. However
, it is possible that in the majority of the situations, the young ones will understand with simple talks laden with love and care.Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.