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.

Reward and

punishment

are very vital in bringing up individuals. Some people believe that it is necessary to employ punishments in the upbringing of a

child

at a tender age to enable them to differentiate the good from the bad. I strongly disagree with

this

argument. Despite the fact that

punishment

can help shape a

child

, I believe that incorporating punishments in the early stage of life of a

child

will cause emotional and physical harm.

Instead

, measures

such

as detention can be used by parents and teachers to instil splendid attitudes in children.

To begin

with, minors at early ages have brains which are underdeveloped and not matured enough to distinguish right from wrong.

For instance

, an infant at one year old will not understand their actions and why they are being scolded for an offence.

Hence

, scolding will not be beneficial in correcting the infant but only causes physical and emotional pain.

However

, parents and teachers can adopt

punishment

strategies

such

as detention to deter youngsters from indulging in unacceptable behaviours.

For example

in schools, teachers can correct negative behaviors by detaining students after school.

While

they are being detained, they can be made to engage in some activities

such

as reading alone in a classroom.

This

form of

punishment

causes no harm to the

child

. In summary, it is essential that children are punished for committing an offence but

also

very crucial that the mode of correction is taken into consideration. I strongly agree that infants who are underaged should be exempted from

punishment

as it distorts their emotional and physical state.