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RE: Should we punish our children?

in #life7 years ago

I don't know but on my own part there are days that I thank my mom so much for some of the spanking hahahah. It turned me into someone I like when I look in the mirror. I think there are always ways to discipline every child but making sure that they see that you do it out of love and for their own good...
They will thank you for it may be not today but trust me in the near future.
Great post..

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I could argue that it wasn't necessarily the spanking that made you who you are, but I don't know the other circumstances in your childhood. Many thanks for your comment.

Exactly @corina, I don't mean to be overcommenting I find topics like this captivating since I love psychology and I care about kids and their upbringing..

@hermansnsol , mom used to beat me anytime I came home late, so when I went out , all I thought of was the canes, it got to a point, when the play gets really fun, I'm tempted to compromise, and i still get home late..Knowing I'll be punished, well, canes made me know if I don't come home early mom will beat me, and it will be painful,

But one day ,I came home late, and when I thought mom will beat me, she told me . She's not gonna beat me. She expects me to act matured, and that I was not an animal to be heeding to instructions only when physical pain will be inflicted.

She went on to tell me, she gets quite disappointed,bcus as her daughter, she needs be to be a lady, and only ladies do the right thing, she said quite some stuff, which became a challenge,

I realised she challenged me to be a lady. Every single day, I wanted to be that lady , her words were genuine, and knowing my mom will take pride in seeing a lady in me, actually did the magic.

I also believe mom said that at a particular age, so for this reason, I'll say the punishments,(spanking,lashes ) when done appropriately are good for certain ages,... Parents should study their kids to know when to do what to do...

Exactly. Good behavior comes from a good relationship with a role-model and a desire to please them. You'd be surprised how much young children understand without being punished at all.