Different schools of thought exist among teachers and parents about how children’s behaviour should be controlled. While some believe that there should be strict control, others are more lenient on the control. There are important reasons behind both these thoughts.
Firstly, children do not have enough knowledge and awareness about their surroundings and do not anticipate and recognize the dangers that may ensue. Moreover, they are not capable of facing or handling such incident upon the occurrence of such unfortunate event. Secondly, as children grow up they are expected to have a certain accepted level of behaviour with kindness, respect, sympathy and decency. As not all children are alike, sometimes parents and teachers may have to resort to strict actions in order to discipline the child and carve a noble human being out of him or her. Therefore, it is reasonable for some people to think that strict control of behavior is important to keep them out of danger as well as to discipline and teach certain lessons of life.
On the contrary, children are free thinkers and they have ample energy and curiosity that needs nurturing by letting them explore and experience the world outside without restrictions for them to learn the good, the bad and the ugly by and within themselves. For that to happen, they need more freedom to do and discover things on their own. But, that must be done with proper guidance and supervision with great care and attention. There are enough studies done world over to support that evidence.
In conclusion, it is important to note that each child is unique in their knowledge, behaviour and attitudes, and the level of supervision and guidance they need in order to become a good human being varies accordingly. There is no “one way” to teach and discipline children. It must be done with great care and insight on to that particular child’s mentality and capability and appropriately to the particular situation.
Different
schools of
thought
exist among teachers and parents about how
children’s
behaviour
should
be controlled
. While
some
believe that there should be strict control, others are more lenient on the control. There are
important
reasons behind both these thoughts.
Firstly
,
children
do not have
enough
knowledge and awareness about their surroundings and do not anticipate and recognize the
dangers
that may ensue.
Moreover
, they are not capable of facing or handling such incident upon the occurrence of such unfortunate
event
.
Secondly
, as
children
grow up they are
expected
to have a certain
accepted
level of
behaviour
with kindness, respect, sympathy and decency. As not all
children
are alike,
sometimes
parents and teachers may
have to
resort to strict actions in order to discipline the child and carve a noble human being out of him or her.
Therefore
, it is reasonable for
some
people
to
think
that strict control of behavior is
important
to
keep
them out of
danger
as well
as to discipline and teach certain lessons of life.
On the contrary
,
children
are free
thinkers and
they have ample energy and curiosity that needs nurturing by letting them explore and experience the world outside without restrictions for them to learn the
good
, the
bad
and the ugly by and within themselves. For that to happen, they need more freedom to do and discover things on their
own
.
But
, that
must
be done
with proper guidance and supervision with great care and attention. There are
enough
studies done world over to support that evidence.
In conclusion
, it is
important
to note that each child is unique in their knowledge,
behaviour
and attitudes, and the level of supervision and guidance they need in order to become a
good
human being varies
accordingly
. There is no “one way” to teach and discipline
children
. It
must
be done
with great care and insight on to that particular child’s mentality and capability and
appropriately
to the particular situation.