Shame, a painful emotion caused by a consciousness of guilt, shortcoming or impropriety, is but a symptom of others blaming you more than you are used to. And the idea of blaming others with no real evidence, led by a fierce impenetrable thought (that may or may not be only temporary and fueled by anger) seems childish and in turn, is a projection of how unhappy and cowardice one who chronically blames is.
Now, to shame another individual and to claim it’s solely for the purpose of teaching them, and ‘definitely’ not out of anger and ignorance is similar to hitting a person and hoping they …show more content…
But the amount of stress a teenager carries after being shamed publicly because more of an issue than a solution in the long run.
Sara Au and Peter L. Stavinoha provided options for discipline instead of shaming in their article “The Psychological Effects of Shaming Children”. The options are: Allowing “the natural consequences of their actions to manifest”, “Positive reinforcement of the behaviors you DO want to see”, Acting “like a coach”, and insisting on “apologies and restitution”. Whilst listing these alternatives they also recommended reinforcing “limits consistently” and making sure you aren't ’t over reacting on what your kid did wrong
In the case of slut shaming, just one form of shaming altogether, Sherri Gordon states “The new scarlet letter that teens are dealing with is much more permanent and much harder to handle. Their scarlet letter is in the form of ‘slut shaming’ on the Internet”. She clearly states that teens who are “sluts” are being put on blast and anything they do which looks sexually inclined is assumed to be them hunting desperately for