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Harsh Discipline: Does it do More Harm than Good? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Wallace Brigs   
Recent studies suggest that low-income mother and father tend to endorse much harsher discipline, partially because they maintain stronger beliefs about the worth of spanking and experience greater levels of stress.
by WallaceBrigs


Recent studies suggest that low-income mother and father tend to endorse much harsher discipline, partially because they maintain stronger beliefs about the worth of spanking and experience greater levels of stress.

However, parents who work in high-stress jobs or tend to be stay-at-home parents who are feeling discouraged or isolated are also at risk. It's imperative that parents recognize their tendency to discipline a child too severely as well as take the needed steps to make sure the punishment is appropriate for their child's age, temperament and maturity level.

The study's finding showed that parents from low income levels or work high pressure jobs are more stressed, and they react more emotionally for their child's behavior, and thus make use of harsher discipline. A parent on this situation may benefit from outside assistance and learning about alternative disciplinary methods that are more appropriate and less severe.

It's also important for a parent to understand that children thrive on praise. Parents in such a situation may always jump to discipline however fail to praise their child for his or her good deeds, behaviors and traits. Children instinctively want to make sure you their parents and make them proud. By encouraging positive conduct, the parent will most likely discourage the behavior that has driven them in the past to punish too harshly.

In order to encourage positive behavior deserving of praise, parents may want to consider giving their child a task they know they're able to accomplish, and praise their efforts along the way. Parents need to also consistently praise their children for the positive characteristics they possess. Their child may be good at math in school, useful to their little brother or even sister, or is good from drawing pictures. Praise these great traits and the child will probably respond by acting properly and behaving positively to be able to gain more praise.

In the end, it's important to remember that a child is just which - a child. A parent should make a concerted effort to make sure the discipline is appropriate and take care of themselves physically, mentally as well as emotionally so they can optimally provide for their child's physical and emotional well-being.

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