Parents believe that resorting to physical violence as a punishment is the best way to instill control in their children. In my opinion, while
this
approach of discipline can work, it is not a method that parents should use.
Many parents use physical punishment. The main reason for
this
is that many people have experienced it themselves, and it makes them believe that it is a good way to discipline children.
In addition
, using
this
approach can instill fear in children and makes them behave.
For example
, parents spanking children because of mistakes they made will make them avoid doing the same thing
next
time.
Moreover
, children can
also
behave better than before or even improve. For these reasons, parents will often utilize
this
method to punish children and discipline them.
Even though being physical on children can work, there are better methods
One of them is using the reward system. By rewarding the children for their achievements, children will be more motivated and less likely will behave poorly.
For instance
, rewarding children for their academic success will make them work harder in their education.
Also
, when they do something wrong,
instead
of punishing them, parents should reason with their children. To do
this
, parents need to tell them why what they are doing is unacceptable and guide them,
Another downside of using physical violence is that children can get more rebellious toward their parents. Because children don’t want to get hit, they will likely rebel to avoid it. Another problem is that children will start to lose their respect to their parents. To give an example, nowadays, you can find children complaining about their parents on the internet because they resort to
this
method.
In conclusion, utilizing physical punishment is one of the most common means parents use, but it isn’t the best one.
Instead
, there are many ways that parents can choose from to teach children that works well.