Instilling Descipline In A Child, How Is It Done In Your Locality?

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Am so happy to drop my entry for this contest. This should have been dropped long before now but then I've been very busy but am glad am finally doing this before the deadline. So mincing words let's get down to business.

What is descipline?

The concept discipline is really broad and can be used in different contest. It can mean one's field of study or area of expertise but then we will be looking at it from the context of this contest.
I would have loved to give the dictionary meaning to this world but then we were asked to define discipline in our own word.

I would say the word discipline is used to describe measures, action and method used in correcting and imputing moral and acceptable standard. Relating it now to a child, I would say it's a way of correcting and impacting children with the right and acceptable moral standard.

What forms does descipline take in your locality?

Am glad the question talks about how it is been carried out in my locality. It therefore means I would limit my answer to the way it's been done around me. The truth is there are so many ways it's been done in different places but in my locality is is done in the following ways below

• The use of cane

I've decide to be very real with my entry, pardon me if I didn't use some technical or sophisticated terms in my post, am just trying to be very local and real..smile.
Parent and guardians use cane to instill discipline into children in my locality and it has been worked well
I must say. Even the scripture admonishes us not to spare the rod, so we don't spoil the child

• Punishment.

By punishment, I mean some form of physical strenuous exercise that tend to make the child uncomfortable and pained for doing something bad. In my opinion, this seems to work better when compared to just flogging them. Punishment drains them and prevents them from repeating what they did wrong.

• Scolding

Scolding mean, correcting them with every seriousness. It doesn't really involve the use of cane or punishment but something this is weightier than the aforementioned. Some kid will even preferred they are flogged or punishment than being tongue lashed. This is talking sense into them in a very hard way. We learn the hard way in life sometimes.

• Gentle correction.

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Every wrong doesn't require the use of cane, punishment or scolding, there are time the child is seated and then talked to in a gentle manner. This seems to work as well. Some children become very hardened after they have been flogged severally. That is why this is important. You need to sit with them and talk sense into them. This can even help them open up to you which in turn help you understand them better.

What usually give rise to descipline in your locality?

I think the answer is simple and direct. "Wrongs action" is the reasons for disciplinary actions meted on a child. Children sometime can be very daring in the sense that the very thing you asked them not to do is what they end up doing. They always want to know the outcome of things.

Now when they err, we introduce discipline to correct them and put them in order. Failure to do so will make the child deviate and become a pain to the society at large.

How does the kids respond to descipline in your locality

Many of these kid respond differently. Well I shouldn't be surprised they respond differently because they are obviously different and unique. A child may feel his or her parents hate him hence the reason for the disciplinary action.

Little did he know that they are only guiding him or her. His understanding is yet small and can't grasp things easily. It is now the duty of his parent to tell him or her why they took such action and also tell him or her how much they love him and want to make him a better child.

What do you think is the best form of descipline to be given to a child?

Can I really give a perfect answer to this? I guess it depends largely on the child. Most importantly I would say the circumstance. There are some situation that doesn't require the use of cane or punishment while at other times it's should be an instant use of cane or punishment to correct them.

There are other times when you need to scold or gently discuss wiht them in a very relaxed manner so that they can open up and help you understand them better. I would like to conclude by saying all this method is good but be discerning enough to know when to use which.

Why is descipline important in a child's life?

Instilling discipline in a child helps to shape and model the life of a child. Children do not really have understanding of most of the things they do and so they can never know the implication. To them, they feel everything they do is right in their but in most cases their actions negate the moral standards and value in the society.

A child comes home with different pencils or pens from school on daily basis and is being overlook by the parent who should have questioned and followed up the case would end up a thief. The reason is not far fetched. His parent did not buy him those things, he even feels his parent are in support of his action since they didn't say anything about it.

This is why it's important to discipline child as soon as possible. Address them earlier before it becomes too late. Most of the children that weren't checked while growing are those causing havoc today in the society.

What should be the right motive when descipline is given?

The motive behind discipline is love. I would refer to the scripture again, well I don't now why, maybe because today is Sunday...lols.
The scripture say, "the father chastineth who He loves".

Love is the motive behind discipline. There is no sane man on earth who would look at a child espcially the one that came form his loins and then begins to punish such child. No! It's not done.
Love is the motive.
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