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?

Nowadays, parents apply different methods for raising their
children
.They believe that their child should be learned
distinction
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between wrong and right in their childhood and
punishment
is the best way.in my ,opinion these kinds of trends have negative effects on
personality
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the personality
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of
children
, so I strongly disagree
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notion due to
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reasons. One of the most important reasons that we should avoid
punishment
is that
children
are too innocent,and most of their performances are
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.For ,instance a pupil who picks up his classmate’s pencil is not a thief ,and his action should not
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as an example of theft. We should explain
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, why picking up other people’s belonging without permission is wrong,
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punishment
especially in public
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may have converse effects
consequently
either they become introverted or stubborn and rebellious .
In addition
, teaching right and wrong through
punishment
can embed
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attitude that big people are able to torment smaller
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.We have witnessed that older students started bullying in schools.Being aggressive
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can
therefore
be another destructive effect of
punishment
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However
, if teachers and parents are adamant to use
punishment
as a deterrent method , they should apply simple ones and avoid physical and mental penalties that make a permanent scar on their personalities.
For instance
, picking up rubbish, cleaning classes in school or banning
children
from watching tv are good examples of reasonable punishments. To conclude,
punishment
may
causes
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converse effects on
children
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in the future , but if it is urgent simple penalty can be sufficient.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • punishment
  • positive reinforcement
  • consequences
  • time-outs
  • removal of privileges
  • open communication
  • clear expectations
  • consistency
  • fairness
  • disciplinary action
  • proportionate
  • moral values
  • internalization
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