It's 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 behavior to children?

There are several stages in a child's life and growth and one
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is the development of conscience, which is the ability to diagnose
right
and wrong. I totally consent
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idea that
children
need to understand
right
or wrong, but I strongly believe that the idea
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punishment
is not working at all, especially physical
punishment
. For the
children
to learn about a good or bad deed, they must have a role model.
Children
are reflections of adults especially their
parents
and close family.
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, to teach them
right
and wrong
parents
should be great role models as the
children
only reflect their
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.
However
,
punishment
can have opposite consequences, especially physical
punishment
. Very young
children
like infants do not understand the reason they are punished, because they can't distinguish good or bad yet.
Instead
, other methods can be used like withdrawal of a
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privilege
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, and time-out. The
punishment
should fit the crime, it must make them avoid doing wrong things like throwing
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garbage, or fighting with friends and siblings, and cleaning their rooms after a messy play. When
parents
are aware of the consequences of their deeds and actions, they would never use
punishment
as a teaching method for their young
children
,
instead
, they behave consciously and thoughtfully to raise them and teach them wrong and
right
.
On the other hand
, those
parents
and teachers who use
punishment
as a way of educating young
children
will observe the adverse consequences in both short-term and
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, which harms the
children
significantly. So
as a result
, when they grow up to be adults, they will use
this
same bad method to raise their kids.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Moral development
  • Positive reinforcement
  • Negative reinforcement
  • Behavioral psychology
  • Disciplinary methods
  • Corporal punishment
  • Psychological effects
  • Authoritative parenting
  • Permissive parenting
  • Behavioural correction
  • Ethical considerations
  • Legal frameworks
  • Cognitive development
  • Social norms
  • Character building
  • Restorative practices
  • Authoritarian approach
  • Constructive criticism
  • Pro-social behavior
  • Conditioning
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