SEC | S11W3 - Discipline

It is another week of fun-filled engagement challenges with lots of valuable lessons lesson. This topic of discussion from this community for this week "Discipline" is based on the values of life. So here is my honest opinion on this wonderful topic.

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How do you view discipline?

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To me “Discipline” is simply obeying the rules or doing things rightly and precisely. In layman's terms, it is all about doing work or living life in an orderly manner according to rules and regulations, knowing what I should do and what I shouldn't, and knowing the good and the bad.

Therefore, discipline is not solely the act of obedience to rules and regulations, rather, it is a collective attitude in your life, that doesn't disturb the social fabric of society and also not harming your relationship with others.

From an early stage in our lives, our parents and caregivers try to teach us good habits at home such as greeting our elders, washing the dishes, sweeping the house, etc. Our teachers in school take up this responsibility when we go to school because Discipline is a core aspect of life.

In my opinion, the importance of discipline can not be less spoken of, as it is a constant part of lives from small kids to grown-ups. Hence, our lives pivot around discipline as it plays a vital role in every phase of our lives.

Discipline is also the act of correcting someone who is going or doing things wrong or not by a certain standard of life or those who have disobeyed rules and regulations be it at home or the society at large. This is where I think this contest is focused on, the giving and receiving of correction.

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Have you been disciplined before or have you ever disciplined someone?

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Discipline for me has been both ways, I was lucky enough to be disciplined and to have given discipline to others. As I earlier stated, discipline starts at home, just like charity as they go hand in hand.

I believe I'm not just a positive product of discipline but also an example to others. I would say I was well disciplined by my parents caregivers and teachers in school and today I not only enjoy the result of those disciplinary actions but it's embedded into my lifestyle.

On the other hand, being an elder figure and a caregiver, not forgetting my moments as a tutor, I have passed out the discipline which I have to those under my care.

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Do you consider discipline as love or hatred despite how it is given?

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Discipline I said is like Charity (Love) that begins at home. This means discipline is out of the act of love as only those who love you would be willing to correct your wrongdoings.

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However, we have seen cases where discipline is carried out with pure evil intent, which is an act of hatred and wickedness. Cases, where it results in inflicting injuries on the person being disciplined is an act of hatred.

It is said that if you correct a child with the right hand, you draw him to yourself with the left hand. That is making the child know your discipline was good. Hence, discipline should be an act of love and not over the extreme as that would not only create fear in the persons being disciplined but also push them further away from you.

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Do you think discipline is beneficial to kids?

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Discipline is best served to kids at an early age as it's become more difficult to correct certain mistakes at an older age. The very reason we learn discipline at home even before we start school.

Discipline is simply the process of raising a child while guiding them through the right and wrong behaviors equipping them to be successful grown-ups.

So yes it is beneficial to kids, it serves as the solid foundation they rely on as they grow, as the holy book says “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”

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Discipline the kids doesn't necessarily have to be a brute force as they are still very fragile, you don't have to be hard on them, rather, you correct them with love as they are prone to commit errors since they know not what is good and bad in every aspect.

As a parent, caregiver, or teacher, it is your responsibility to educate and support the kids throughout their childhood and teenage years, moulding them in the right way.

No one is born with a manual for knowing what’s right from wrong, it’s the job of the elderly ones to teach them. Hence, it is very important and beneficial to discipline our kids from an early age without involving corporal punishments.

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Your advice to those who give discipline and to those who receive it.

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To the givers, discipline is an act carried out with love and not with hatred or brute force, you are correcting or building the person you are disciplining and not pushing them away so learn the difference so you don't make it worse.

Brute force discipline usually results in no changes or worse outcomes, hence the cases of "I have disciplined enough, no positive changes" or in our local palace "I don beat am tire, him no dey hear word".

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The act of discipline takes time, but when done with love, for the kids, they will learn.

To the receivers of discipline, trust me, if you weren't loved by who is disciplining you, they won't waste their time doing so. Those who chose to discipline you for your good rather than look away. So be grateful and happy you have someone telling you what is right and what is wrong, the good from the bad.

CONCLUSION

In life, we all need to discipline more than anything else as with discipline, life would be meaningless. Therefore, we need to value discipline in our life even though it is hard to follow because it demands endless effort, responsibility and hard work. But in all, discipline breeds success.

I invite, @yakspeace, @paholags, @ruthjoe, @ikwal, @fantvwiki and @suboohi

Thank You for your Time

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NOTE: Always have a smile on your face, as you are never fully dressed without one.