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?

Punishment

is one of the famous forms of discipline. Some believe that learning to distinguish right from wrong is important for

children

, so

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punishment

should be used.

However

, I completely disagree with

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idea

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and will argue against

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belief,

as well as

provide some alternatives for teaching a child in

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essay.

Punishment

can show young people

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of their negative actions, but it is ineffective for two main reasons.

Firstly

, it can cause mental health problems for

children

because they absorb unpleasant moments and are likely to blame themselves even though they do not fully understand what they did wrong.

This

could eventually result in low self-esteem and depression when they grow up.

Furthermore

, the

punishment

could be a form of domestic violence, if it is harsh and overreacted. Kids may imitate what they are familiar with, making them aggressive and leading to physical abuse. Behavioural research in Thailand has shown that people who are raised with violence have a high potential to commit a crime and create violence in society. These reasons make a

punishment

unnecessary.

Instead

of

punishment

, there are more successful parenting approaches to discipline

children

. One approach is to be patient and use simple and firm language

although

it is easy to get frustrated when kids are not listening. By speaking attentively and using non-verbal communication,

such

as eye contact and gestures, kids will eventually learn to listen and respond. Another alternative is to let

children

understand the consequences of their actions by keeping the resulting events related and reasonable.

For instance

, when a child throws their toys away, adults can show them that toys are broken and,

therefore

, cannot be used anymore. Indeed,

children

will realise what they did wrong and not repeat to do so again. In conclusion,

punishment

can be harmful to

children

's mental health

as well as

their future way of life.

Therefore

, I definitely feel that there are more effective alternatives to discipline

children

,

such

as patient communication and letting them understand the consequences of their actions.