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It is important for children to learn what is right and what is wrong at an early age. Punishment is necessary to help them learn the distinction. To what extent do you agree? What sort of punishment should be given?

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It is vital for
children
 to be taught
regarding
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right and wrong things when they are young. Some may argue that
to punish
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children
 could be helpful for them because they would learn how to distinguish between true and false. I completely disagree that all kinds of punishment could be effective while there are various reasons and a variety of measures to be taken to tackle
this
 issue which
are
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 given in
this
 essay. It is obvious that physical punishment is the worst type of solution to teach young
children
,
otherwise
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 everyone would be a knowledgeable person by now.
Although
,
to punish
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 physically is considered
as
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a traditional method of education and
also
 construed as the easiest way of child
up-bringing
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, there are various drawbacks and probable counterproductive outcomes associated with
this
 method.
For example
, when I was a child, my parents used to hit me in case I had been rude or
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 to other individuals.
As a result
, I was continuing to say bad words more and more, and inversely, I did not follow my parents’ words. Punishment ought to be logically implemented in order to respond effectively. Actually, if it follows a cause-and-effect process,
children
 will understand that choosing wrong decisions or doing inappropriate things can lead to inconvenience.
This
 can be exemplified in being abandoned when a child does something annoying to other family members or his friends. As long as he is being ignored, he would figure out that being mean to others can contribute to undesirable outcomes.
Hence
, he would not repeat his bad
behavior
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 and learns how to treat
properly
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. In conclusion, bringing up
the
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children
 does not necessarily need not only intensive punishments but
also
 it can be accomplished by implementing
logical
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 and harmless
method
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 of
punishing
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. And I hope psychology would come up with new ideas in the upcoming future.
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