What do you think about punishment in upbringing?
Should we punish children? Is it fair? What consequences can follow? Is it possible to substitute punishment with something?
Everybody has been punished in childhood, the difference is only in the ways of punishment: somebody stood in the corner, somebody couldn’t eat sweets or play with friends for a while(that’s my case), somebody was strapped. The severity of it depended on the seriousness of the affair, parents` principles and sometimes their nervousness/state of mind.
I think that punishment is an inseparable part of upbringing, but it should be well thought-out, not to bring any harm to the child. It should be a lesson, but not the cruel one, it shouldn’t effect both his/her physical or psychic state. Punishment always should be fair, otherwise, it can lead to still worse affairs. Upbringing is rather delicate process, such punishments as one depicted in “Jane Ayer” can leave unforgettable fears in person’s mind for the whole life. So, adults should be very careful, thinking of possible punishments for their children and never to forget that they are only kids, they just learn how to behave.