Children are the future of this world, and hence it is absolutely essential that they realize the distinction between right and wrong and people often assort to methods like punishments to make them understand this. I partially agree with this statement and this essay will put forth as to why I do so and also the various means of punishment that can be imposed on children.
First and foremost, all humans commit mistakes and children are no exception. However, most of the mistakes committed by children are due to lack of awareness and knowledge. In such cases, it is more appropriate to advise them and try to rectify the mistake. Nevertheless, in some cases where the child is seen to be repeatedly committing the same fault, then it is better that the child is punished so that it can leave an imprint on the child’s mind.
Coming to punishments, in no way do I agree with physical punishments since it is unethical and illogical to inflict physical harm upon a child. In fact, parents and teachers must choose punishments in such a way that it makes the child reevaluate his or her fault and it is their duty to make sure that the children do not end up fearing the punishments, but rather understand as to why the punishment was imposed. Examples of such punishments could be imposing restrictions, detentions at school, impositions etc. Consequently, the child will understand where he or she went wrong and would try not to repeat the mistake. For example, my sister’s smartphone addiction grew exponentially during the lockdown that it started affecting her grades, which forced my parents to restrict her screen time. She faced problems at first, but then understood her mistake, and worked harder to achieve better grades.
Thus, keeping in mind the importance of teaching children the right things at the right time, it is also essential to focus on the way in which these things are taught to the children, so that we can ensure a prosperous and healthy future.
Children
are the future of this world, and
hence
it is
absolutely
essential that they realize the distinction between right and
wrong
and
people
often
assort to methods like
punishments
to
make
them understand this. I
partially
agree
with this statement and this essay will put forth as to why I do
so
and
also
the various means of
punishment
that can
be imposed
on children.
First
and foremost, all humans commit
mistakes
and
children
are no exception.
However
, most of the
mistakes
committed by
children
are due to lack of awareness and knowledge. In such cases, it is more appropriate to advise them and try to rectify the
mistake
.
Nevertheless
, in
some
cases where the
child
is
seen
to be
repeatedly
committing the same fault, then it is better that the
child
is punished
so
that it can
leave
an imprint on the
child’s
mind.
Coming to
punishments
, in no way do I
agree
with physical
punishments
since it is unethical and illogical to inflict physical harm upon a
child
. In fact, parents and teachers
must
choose
punishments
in such a way that it
makes
the
child
reevaluate
his or her
fault and it is their duty to
make
sure that the
children
do not
end
up fearing the
punishments
,
but
rather
understand as to why the
punishment
was imposed
. Examples of such
punishments
could be imposing restrictions, detentions at school, impositions etc.
Consequently
, the
child
will understand where he or she went
wrong
and would try not to repeat the
mistake
.
For example
, my sister’s smartphone addiction grew
exponentially
during the lockdown that it
started
affecting her grades, which forced my parents to restrict her screen time. She faced problems at
first
,
but
then understood her
mistake
, and worked harder to achieve better grades.
Thus
, keeping in mind the importance of teaching
children
the right things at the right time, it is
also
essential to focus on the way in which these things
are taught
to the
children
,
so
that we can ensure a prosperous and healthy future.