Child
Bringing Up a Child
Today we often complain about unreasonable and disrespectful behavior from children and teenagers. In the article “Punishment Outcry”, published in The Daly Express, November 10, 1995, Richard Lynn and Penelope Leach highlight the arguments for and against physical punishment of children, when they misbehave.
At the first glance parents are sure that they do everything to their children will succeed in life. But someday we wonder why some families are raising successful children, while so many others are not. What are we doing wrong? What are the causes of such children’s unacceptable behavior?
According to the article, the Gulbenkian Commission recommends that parents should no longer be allowed to smack their children when they misbehave. But Richard Lynn disagrees with this recommendation. In his view parent must have right to use corporal punishment if their children misconduct. He thinks that smacking creates fear which will prevent children’s unreasonable behavior in the future. I absolutely disagree with Richard Lynn. In my opinion, corporal punishment causes children’s aggressive and violent behavior. Moreover I think that fear only tech children to hide their true feeling.
Furthermore, Richard Lynn claims that children’s crime rise due to today’s children have not any fear of physical punishment. He says that “the result will be a further breakdown of law and order”. However, I do not agree with Lynn, because I am sure that we should teach our children to respect law and us by a model of good behavior and let them see how we respect them and other people. As far as I know children will not always do what we say, but they will do what we do and imitate us.
On the contrary, Penelope Leach says that “physical punishment does not produce better behaved children.” She is convinced that adults must set external limit on children’s behavior which will help children to develop their self-discipline. I absolutely agree with Leach that
Today we often complain about unreasonable and disrespectful behavior from children and teenagers. In the article “Punishment Outcry”, published in The Daly Express, November 10, 1995, Richard Lynn and Penelope Leach highlight the arguments for and against physical punishment of children, when they misbehave.
At the first glance parents are sure that they do everything to their children will succeed in life. But someday we wonder why some families are raising successful children, while so many others are not. What are we doing wrong? What are the causes of such children’s unacceptable behavior?
According to the article, the Gulbenkian Commission recommends that parents should no longer be allowed to smack their children when they misbehave. But Richard Lynn disagrees with this recommendation. In his view parent must have right to use corporal punishment if their children misconduct. He thinks that smacking creates fear which will prevent children’s unreasonable behavior in the future. I absolutely disagree with Richard Lynn. In my opinion, corporal punishment causes children’s aggressive and violent behavior. Moreover I think that fear only tech children to hide their true feeling.
Furthermore, Richard Lynn claims that children’s crime rise due to today’s children have not any fear of physical punishment. He says that “the result will be a further breakdown of law and order”. However, I do not agree with Lynn, because I am sure that we should teach our children to respect law and us by a model of good behavior and let them see how we respect them and other people. As far as I know children will not always do what we say, but they will do what we do and imitate us.
On the contrary, Penelope Leach says that “physical punishment does not produce better behaved children.” She is convinced that adults must set external limit on children’s behavior which will help children to develop their self-discipline. I absolutely agree with Leach that