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Summary: The Importance Of Discipline

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Parents have a responsibility to discipline their children. As such, it is critical for parents to understand that discipline does not include abuse. (OASIS School for Interdisciplinary Studies ( 2016) stated that the “National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect defines child abuse as ―the physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child under the age of 18 by a person who is responsible for the child‘s welfare” (p. 89). It is possible for parents to discipline their children resulting in breaking their will through abuse. However, Ephesians 6:4 warned "Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord". It is the parents’ …show more content…

Consequently, children may tend to back talk, but parents must deal with it, without being distracted. Furthermore, parents can take advantage of their children new sense of independence allowing them to do their chores on their own timing, but if they fail to complete it, there must be consequences. As children transition through ages 9 to 12, a skilled parent child conversation can be used to control the problems that teens give. The parent can present the problem to the child, listen to the child’s response, if there is no agreement a compromise can be worked on. At this age independence is pertinent to children. Children can be job grounded by giving them a chore to do as discipline. The period should be short and not build up for a length period of time (p. …show more content…

The discipline entails the use of three methods to enforce structured consequences. It involves the use of logical consequences, isolation and or chastisement. Firstly, the logical consequences when used "should result in rapid changes in the child’s behavior within the targeted routine or activity" (Fox & Langhans, 2005, p. 3). The process allows children to learn responsibility and control their behavior. The consequences that follow their actions are logical as it relates to the child 's behavior. Children are more welcoming of logical consequences when framed in a guiding way, rather for use as a punishment (Fox & Langhans, 2005, p.

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