Introduction
Discipline is an essential component of civilized society. It is something that we have all experienced personally in different forms, seen used on others, and is something that many of us will go on to use later in life. Thus, discipline seeks to help avert problems as the child grows older and helps to implant lifelong self discipline (unicef.org). Furthermore when discipline is appropriate and consistent it improves family relations. Additionally, the way a child is disciplined shapes the kind of adult the child will become. The writer must acknowledge that discipline is a lifelong process, and should begin early in the child’s life. It must be borne in mind that the disciplinary methods used for a child at age two will not …show more content…
For example, a child who does not eat at meal time will get hungry later, the adult in this case does nothing as the child learns as a result of his or her actions there is a consequence. It must be stated that natural consequences work well if the child cares about the consequence and the consequence poses no danger to the child. Crary goes on to assert that there are advantages to be had from using this method “First, they permit children to be responsible for their own actions rather than protected from the results of them. Second the natural consequences are not administered by the parent” (1993, 82). Additionally Grunwald and McAbee assert that “A natural consequence teaches rapidly” (2013, 120). On the other hand, Crary offers that “Logical consequences also follows the child’s action but necessitates parental intervention” (1993, 82). For instance, a child running across the street the parent would need to intervene by stopping the child from doing so and explain to the child why running across the street is …show more content…
Subtractive punishment is defined as “The removal of pleasant stimulus” (Marshall, 2002, 123). With respect to time out this can be used both at home and school and in particular with young children. Dignan and Taylor assert that “The goal of time out is to give your child time out from the attention they can get from bad behaviour” (2006,). Time out can be used to help children calm down as well as the parent or teacher. Time out can be in a designated chair, the child’s room or any other designated area. The most important point to note according to Dignan and Taylor is “Time out should not be a punishment and should not terrify the child” (2006, 31). Additionally for timeout to be successful it must be done in a place that the child will find boring, furthermore, the time should be equal to the child’s
Discipline is an essential component of civilized society. It is something that we have all experienced personally in different forms, seen used on others, and is something that many of us will go on to use later in life. Thus, discipline seeks to help avert problems as the child grows older and helps to implant lifelong self discipline (unicef.org). Furthermore when discipline is appropriate and consistent it improves family relations. Additionally, the way a child is disciplined shapes the kind of adult the child will become. The writer must acknowledge that discipline is a lifelong process, and should begin early in the child’s life. It must be borne in mind that the disciplinary methods used for a child at age two will not …show more content…
For example, a child who does not eat at meal time will get hungry later, the adult in this case does nothing as the child learns as a result of his or her actions there is a consequence. It must be stated that natural consequences work well if the child cares about the consequence and the consequence poses no danger to the child. Crary goes on to assert that there are advantages to be had from using this method “First, they permit children to be responsible for their own actions rather than protected from the results of them. Second the natural consequences are not administered by the parent” (1993, 82). Additionally Grunwald and McAbee assert that “A natural consequence teaches rapidly” (2013, 120). On the other hand, Crary offers that “Logical consequences also follows the child’s action but necessitates parental intervention” (1993, 82). For instance, a child running across the street the parent would need to intervene by stopping the child from doing so and explain to the child why running across the street is …show more content…
Subtractive punishment is defined as “The removal of pleasant stimulus” (Marshall, 2002, 123). With respect to time out this can be used both at home and school and in particular with young children. Dignan and Taylor assert that “The goal of time out is to give your child time out from the attention they can get from bad behaviour” (2006,). Time out can be used to help children calm down as well as the parent or teacher. Time out can be in a designated chair, the child’s room or any other designated area. The most important point to note according to Dignan and Taylor is “Time out should not be a punishment and should not terrify the child” (2006, 31). Additionally for timeout to be successful it must be done in a place that the child will find boring, furthermore, the time should be equal to the child’s