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I have two kids, a four years old and a two years old. I'm just worried about my husband's attitude. Every time it;s his turn to take care of our sons, he implements this discipline thing. For example, he spanks our toddler every time he asks for something that we cannot give, like ice cream.
This question always ask by the mom out there and also me.
Is it right to spank? Your child to start disciplining a child?
This has long been an issue for parents, educator and child development specialists. There are those who will assert that it is right to spank even going as far as quoting a bible passage,
"To spare the rod is to spoil the child."
And then there are those mostly from the field of child development who will say that spanking will have a negative effect on the child in the long run.
But let me answer my own question with another question, is there a need to spank? If rules are consistently follow through with the implementation and the consequences then your children will know that there is such a thing as discipline or management at home. This simply means that they have to abide.
This brings me to my experience in my four years old kid. Discipline starts when the child is born. A bit shocking? Maybe, because we grew up thinking that discipline is equated with spanking or punishment. Discipline is a life-long process. That's why I mentioned earlier that you don't have to spank when there is no need to, especially if you have practiced implementing discipline techniques early on. We set up a routine for infants as young as three weeks old. Well, routine is already a part of discipline.
I suggest that you and your spouse sit down and have a heart to heart talk as to the discipline technique you want to establish with your children, so you can both be consistent in implementing them. This way, you don't send conflicting messages to your kids.
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