Discipline in Childhood

Discipline in Childhood

Children require freedom to grow and to learn, but they will not

thrive on unlimited freedom. The aim of discipline is to set

reasonable limits which protect children from harm and teach them what

is safe and what is not. If children are to grow up into responsible,

conscientious, and dependable adults, they must learn the social,

moral, and ethical standards that are considered acceptable in our

society. They must also learn to respect the rights and property of

others.

Children brought up without discipline may become selfish, greedy,

dishonest, unpopular, uncooperative and insecure. Undisciplined

children constantly demand attention. They may be inconsiderate or

disrespectful to others. Some are destructive, aggressive, and

accident prone. A child allowed to disobey without punishment is

unlikely to develop much respect for law as he grows older.

Although it is impossible to define rules for discipline that are

appropriate for every situation, some principles are well established.

* Your child needs your LOVE more than anything else.

* You should use discipline to teach your child.

* You should not discipline your child before he or she is old

enough to understand the reason for the punishment.

* You should not punish your child for behavior that is part of

normal development, such as thumb sucking, speech development, or

accidents that occur during toilet training.

* You should not punish your child for anything that is accidental.

* Both parents should be consistent in the application of

discipline.

* You should explain to your child, in language ...

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... has been forgiven. For a time-out to be effective there must also be

"time-in."

To summaries this piece of work this shows us that children can’t be

given unlimited freedom because they will run wild, and this also

shows that children require your love and support in life not only as

a child but also when they are growing up. This also shows us that

children who are NOT disciplined tend to be “Greedy, dishonest,

selfish etc…” these children also seem to get into more trouble than

children who receive more love and support during their childhood. It

also says that you should NOT use discipline on children that are too

young to understand what is going on, due to this may effect their

mental development. This also shows us that ‘time out’ is one of the

best disciplines in the way to teach a child to stop misbehaving.