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?

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One of the widely discussed issues nowadays is what to do when
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action. Now people are beginning to realize that
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learn the differences between right and incorrect at an early age. Personally, I tend to think that using
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is beneficial to have
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good
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, it is well known that
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is necessary to help
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learn
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distinction. What I mean here is that using punishments is
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rule. One of the main reasons behind
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children
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could have a lesson
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their
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, and they will not repeat them in the future. A good case
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point is when one boy stole something in
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, a seller noticed that and called to police. Police called his parents and
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warning or
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to pay a fine.
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, it can
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be argued that
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could be a trauma.
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to
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if parents pick up the phone as a
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, in the future a child could
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their phone from
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vision. It could be a bad or strange habit, who noticed it
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In conclusion, taking everything mentioned into account in our final analysis we can say that using punishments can be beneficial for
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,
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however
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it
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is useless for
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who cannot understand differences. There are many kinds of
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as a picking up phone, just
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off Wi-Fi,
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not
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money or not
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out with your friends and others.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Moral development
  • Positive reinforcement
  • Negative reinforcement
  • Behavioral psychology
  • Disciplinary methods
  • Corporal punishment
  • Psychological effects
  • Authoritative parenting
  • Permissive parenting
  • Behavioural correction
  • Ethical considerations
  • Legal frameworks
  • Cognitive development
  • Social norms
  • Character building
  • Restorative practices
  • Authoritarian approach
  • Constructive criticism
  • Pro-social behavior
  • Conditioning
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