Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic. 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?

The discussion about whether or not
punishment
is necessary to teach
children
about right and wrong at an early age is a very controversial one. Some people say that
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punishing
children
is needed to discipline them,
while
others believe that, it should not be the only solution.
However
, to a greater extent, I disagree with the statement for a bunch of plausible reasons. There are so many good reasons that can lead one to go the opposite of the statement.
Firstly
,
punishment
triggers harmful psychological and physiological responses. Punishments
such
as spanking, slapping and other forms of physical
punishment
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not work well in correcting a child’s behaviour. In fact, I believe, that
punishment
often fails to stop and can even increase the occurrence of wrong behaviour. Another point is that, as early as age two or three,
children
can already know or feel the difference between right and wrong.
Moreover
,
Children
who face consequences for their wrongdoings often tend to be stubborn and exclude themselves from society.
On the other hand
, giving them consequences for doing
such
actions is another way to teach them.
For instance
, if a teacher failed a student for plagiarism
then
it could prevent the student from future plagiarism.
However
,
punishment
should not be seen as intended to harm the
children
or express anger since it might lead to aggressive actions.
For example
, teachers could be strict
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plagiarism but they can give high marks for good research.
To conclude
, in some situations,
punishment
is necessary to prevent students from
misbehavior
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.
However
, if parents could teach
children
by giving reason and advice,
punishment
might not be required.
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