Discipline. That word that none of us really like. And in fact, we often hate it.
Why is it so necessary? Because without it, it leads from the smallest infraction in our home to chaos in our country and beyond.
In the home, can spanking be abuse? Sure it can. And I do not condone that at all. Many people get carried away in anger. Others are just going to abuse children anyway. Probably because they were themselves. However, that is no excuse for abuse.
But applied in the right way, it is a viable tool for teaching our children between right and wrong.
Is it necessary to spank our kids for each thing they do that we don't want them to? I don't believe so. The punishment we give them should fit the situation. And the child.
One of my sons had a little boy with his girlfriend a few years ago. They went to Florida to visit my daughter and while there, the boy being only about a year old had thrown a temper about something. His mother started yelling at him, and then sat him in a chair and put him in the corner. Not for just a minute or two but for several.
At that age, I think that was a little harsh.
As they grow from toddlers to teenagers, different forms of punishment should be applied. And sometimes what kind of it may work with one child will not work for another. I believe that spanking should only be used for those times that are more serious. And as the child becomes a teenager, any spankings should be stopped. There are other ways of getting teens to obey rather than to spank them.
We should always apply consequences. Such as, "Mary, until you get your homework done, you will not be allowed to watch your tv program." For a more serious situation as if the child has been caught stealing from a store, the parent could take the child to that store and have him apologize to the manager for it. (It happened to me once when I was 9 years old and had taken a candy bar.) Or have them pay for whatever they took. And that may be a situation where a spanking may be in order.
There are many ways we can properly discipline our children and I hope you will come back tomorrow for more on this subject.
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