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 behavior to children?

Learning to distinguish right from wrong at an early age is of great importance for

children

. To help them learn the difference, punishment is necessary. I completely agree with

this

point of view because getting punished is equivalent to facing the

consequences

of one’s bad behaviour.

However

, only mild

punishments

should be allowed. Punishment shows

children

their misbehaviour has

consequences

. Take

for example

teenage boys who bully disadvantaged kids at school. Not punishing them amounts to encouraging their bullying behaviour.

This

leads them to believe that they don’t need to respect their peers from low-income families. Punishment,

by contrast

, helps them realize their mistakes and that there are

consequences

for them.

As a result

, they may very likely stop bullying others;

otherwise

, they will deal with the

consequences

again.

However

, only mild

punishments

should be used to discipline

children

. At a young age,

children

can be very rebellious. So, if parents scold or spank them for their misbehaviour, they may become even more rebellious.

Instead

, parents can use mild

punishments

,

such

as taking away

children

’s pocket money and asking them to do household chores and at the same time educate them about why they receive the

punishments

. These methods are unlikely to hurt their feelings and make them rebel more. In conclusion,

children

should be punished if they misbehave because

this

lets them know bad behaviour brings bad

consequences

.

However

, it is important to take care not to hurt their feelings;

therefore

, only mild

punishments

can be used to help them learn to tell right from wrong.