Parents In Society

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As parents in society there is the challenge of communicating and disciplining children in an effective manner. Views on effective communication and discipline have changed since the views about children and children’s rights have changed. In the past children were thought of as property or things that needed to be controlled; hence, most of society followed the “spare the rod, spoil the child,” statement. As our society has moved away from the belief that sparing the rod is spoiling the children, the search for an effective way to raise today’s generation.
Discipline
In American Society, adults are use to being in control over children due to this the definition of discipline has been taken on a separate definition than what discipline actually means. Most people think concept of discipline means control (pg32 porter). Discipline actually means teaching decisions making skills. By apply appropriate discipline/guidance you allow the child to learn self discipline, and to express their feeling appropriately. This type of discipline is often referred to as guidance. With guidance it allows for there to be not for of violence such as spanking or slapping that usually encompasses negative feelings for everyone involved.
There are multiple reasons why parents use discipline. The most common is to teach the child that their actions have consequence in which they are responsible for and can control. Another is to protect the child from harm. However, no matter what the reason behind the discipline, there is effective ways and there is destructive ways.
Steps in disciplining you child affectively
It takes times and consistency, but through the following seven steps we, can guide children’s behavior and help them learn to resolve problems in ways that allows them to feel like responsible and problem solvers of their community. Whenever possible, teach children rather than punish. The goal of discipline is to te...