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?

At a very young age, children learn by imitating adults' behaviour or things around them. They are not yet able to distinguish between right and wrong. To help kids learn the differences,

punishment

is often thought to be an effective teaching method by some parents and teachers.

However

, it is

also

argued that

this

method would negatively affect children. In my opinion,

punishment

is a useful method of moral education as long as it does not badly affect children physically and mentally.

To begin

with, using corporal

punishment

would not help the children learn from their mistakes.

In contrast

, they can even have a negative impact on children physically and mentally. When parents hit their children, the children would feel hurt or even have scars. If

this

kind of

punishment

frequently repeats, the children would become insensitive, and

this

could destroy the bond with their parents. Another example is that, at school, some children are often forced to receive harsh

punishment

in front of the class for their mistakes, which is humiliating and has little educational value.

Hence

, parents and teachers should choose appropriate ways to teach good behaviour to children. Parents can opt for educational punishments

such

as giving them housework, setting a limit to their recreational time, or reducing their allowance to avoid wasting money for useless activities. Teachers,

similarly

, should not reinforce corporal

punishment

or humiliation, but alternatively should give discipline sanctions

such

as warnings, demerits, and academic probation to students who violate rules according to the seriousness of the situation. Effective disciplinary means like these could teach children to form better moral judgements without harming their mental and physical health. In conclusion,

punishment

is essential to educate children how to differentiate between good and bad things.

However

, physically and mentally harmful punishments have to be avoided. Constructive punishments are recommended

instead

.