剑101-2Itisimportantforchildrentolearnthedifferencebetweenrightandwrongatanearlyage
Punishmentisnecessarytohelpthemlearnthisdistinction
Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion
Whatsortofpunishmentshouldparentsandteachersbeallowedtousetoteachgoodbehaviortochildren
Oneimportantstageinachild’sgrowthiscertainlythedevelopmentofaconscience,whichislinkedtotheabilitytotellrightfromwrong
Thisskillcomeswithtimeandgoodparenting,andmyfirmconvictionisthatpunishmentdoesnothavemuchofaroletoplayinthis
ThereforeIhavetodisagreealmostentirelywiththegivenstatement
Tosomeextentthequestiondependsontheageofthechild
Topunishaveryyoungchildisbothwrongandfoolish,asaninfantwillnotunderstandwhatishappeningorwhyheorsheisbeingpunished
Oncetheageofreasonisreachedhowever,achildcanberewardedforgoodbehavioranddiscou