Child discipline

From this unit, I have learned a lot about what disciplines means as a dictionary definition and as a personal opinion to lots of different people. I have also learned that this information could be different from what I may have known discipline to be as a child to what is in my household and culture along with how it is viewed in my profession. For example, according to an article on Babble.com, Indian parents believe that, “childhood is viewed as a sensitive time period where children are moldable. Thus, the environment, especially the parents, are believed to play an important role in child development (Matze, 2016).” I agree with this belief system. As a school-age teacher, I believe that the ages of at least 5-9 years are critical for…

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…

Part 1 Children are discipline to teach them what is right and wrong, but if it is done the incorrect way or if it is not consistent it can teach them they can do certain behaviors without being punished. In the lecture notes and in the book ineffective discipline is what can cause a child to have an aggressive behavior, have social issues and break the rules more often. Coercive is a type of discipline. This type of discipline uses physical and verbal as a punishment style. The verbal it is…

Many people compare discipline and child abuse. An example can be when, superstar running back for the football team, Minnesota Vikings, Adrian Peterson, punished his child by hitting him with a stick. We all had different perspectives on that incident. There are many children that deal with this pain, there are four main types of child abuse, physical, emotional, neglect, and sexual. Physical abuse of a child is when a parent causes any type of non-accidental physical injury to a child. There…

Child Abuse vs. Discipline: Where to draw the line? Physical discipline, also known as corporal punishment, is the punishment where any physical force is castoff and its purpose is to cause pain to the child in order to teach them a lesson. It goes without saying that physical violence does not teach anything to any child. According to a research conducted by UNICEF on child abuse: 4 out of 5 children are exposed to some degree of physical abuse in their homes. With a substantial amount of…

When Does Discipline Become Child Abuse Discipline is one of the defying elements of parenting. So how does one know when they have crossed the line and gone from a good parent to an abusive one? In 2005, an estimated 1,460 children died as a result of abuse or neglect. There are four different types of child abuse physical, neglect, emotional, and sexual abuse. Physical child abuse is defined as physical injury caused by punching, beating, kicking, biting, burning or otherwise harming a…

Physical punishment is a form of discipline which discipline is defined as “training to act in accordance with rules” (O’Leary 11). Some examples of physical punishment that are commonly used are “spanking, hitting, slapping, grabbing, pushing and/or physically restraining a child for the purpose of correction” (Dobbs et al 138). Physical punishment should also be “a last resort and a loving tap” (Dobbs…

Corporal Punishment: “Physical punishment, as spanking, inflicted on a child by an adult in authority” (Merriam Webster, 2016). When you think of corporal punishment, what comes to mind? Do you think of it as a form of child abuse or a form of discipline? Some individuals believe corporal punishment is a form of child abuse. Whereas, other individuals believe corporal punishment is a form of discipline. Corporal punishment is an explicit practice related to families and by banning it in the U.S…

Parent’s always wondered what types of discipline can help their child’s mental and emotional health. Understanding the child’s temperament creates a special parent-child bond. Discipline is the way parents teach their child what type of behavior is appropriate and what is not appropriate. The word discipline brings to mind the punishment of a child; however, discipline does not stop once the childhood ends. Child discipline should be used by parents in the development of their child’s mental…

child’s behavior. For many decades, psychologists and parents have been battling about physical discipline and its detrimental effects on children specially kids between the ages between 3 to 6 years. This study is crucial because spanking children has become one of the most used techniques to punish young children as means of discipline, which is used by most parents in diverse ethnic group or parenting-style. As mentioned in the Corporal Punishment Predicts Behavior Problems article,…