Bettelheim's Methods To Discipline Their Children

This magazine article describes the effect that punishment has on children. This article also teaches parents the best methods to discipline their child. Bettelheim explains to the parents that by using physical punishment the parents are inspiring their children to use their power to intimidate other. Bettelheim also tells parents that inflicting punishment on their children does not deter their children from committing the action, but it can cause their children to become “devious” or untrustworthy (Bettelheim, the Atlantic). Bettelheim informs the parents that one of the two best ways to correct their children’s behavior is to threaten their children with “desertion,” while the other is to encourage them to examine and fix their own behavior …show more content…
I believe that encouraging children to analyze and mend their wrongdoing is an effective strategy because it allows them to see and understand the mistake that they make. I disagree with Bettelheim when he enlightens the parents that punishing their offsprings for their wrongdoing does not discourage them from committing the same mischief because I believe that the physical pain that the offsprings experience can force them to rethink their habits. I choose this piece for my research paper because it demonstrates Bruno Bettelheim’s contribution to psychology. This essay illustrates his contribution to psychology by displaying the consequence that punition has on child development. I also select this text because its insightful information enables me to reflect and comprehend the events that occur in my childhood. This paper helps me to reflect and comprehend my childhood events by letting me use and apply its writer’s knowledge to certain situations of my …show more content…
He uses his experience in the concentration camp as an example to illustrate the correlation. Bettelheim recounts to his reader that during his time in the concentration camp Jewish prisoners do not always have medical treatment for their frostbite, so they decide to come up with a plan to try to get the medical attention that they need from the SS guard. Bettelheim tells his audience that some of the inmates decide to tell the guard about their military service with Germany, while others decide to describe the “severity” of their wounds (Bettelheim 250). He also relates to his readers that some of the Jewish inmates begin to stereotype the SS guard as violent and dumb when he explains his plan for dealing with the SS guard to them. Bettelheim believes that the reason why the inmates behave this way is because they are frustrated about their situation. He also relates to his audience that SS guard is enraged when the prisoners mention their military service and that he become “amused” when they describe the seriousness of their injuries (Bettelheim 250). Bettelheim also narrates to the readers that the guard rejects the prisoners’ pleas and that he brags about how no prisoners can change his mind. Bruno reveals to his readers that he is admitted to the hospital after the guard discovers that he can not peel off Bettelheim’s dead