A CHILD NEEDS DISCIPLINE IN THEIR LIFE (How to Discipline Children)

Name: LaineyMc

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Product:	How to Discipline Children
Date:	16.02.06 (177 review reads)
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Advantages: Can lead to good behaviour

Disadvantages: Some parents can go too far

Ok this is a subject that a lot of people will have different views on.

I am a mother of a 9 year old boy who like any child gets upto mischief from time to time and yes I have smacked my child but i see no harm in it as long as it is just a smack and not a full blown hit.

So what is a smack I hear you say well to me a smack is a light tap on the childs bum or back of leg which will let the child know they have done wrong (well sometimes). To me as i was growing up that is where my mum or dad would smack me if I needed it which was not very often as i didnt like being smacked i have to say so you could say that smacking taught me a lesson.

I do get angry when I hear in the news of a child being severely beaten from an angry parent there is no need for that.

I have to admit that I only smack my son as a last resort as I try to find other sort of punnishments that will really upset him more.

A favourite of mine is removing his computer access for a length of time usually a week this hits him hard as he loves the computer but yes i know its not going to stop him from re-offending in the future.

Grounding is another good one but that only really works in the summer time as he doesn't get out to play much in the dark evenings.

So I guess there are lots of different ways of dishing discipline to your child.

I feel if you dont discipline your child it will not do them any favours for their adult life it is our responsiblilty as parents to look after them and show them right from wrong afterall how else are they suppost to learn.

I see for myself when I am outside too many children running rings around their parents and the parents letting them away with it.

From my own experience as a child I can honestly say that the odd smacking from my parents did me no harm if anything it taught me to respect things in life.

Summary: I dont think there ever will be a right way of doing this