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What You Shouldn't Punish a Child For: 3 Common Mistakes Parents Make
16.01.2025 01:20
Punishments are an important part of raising a child.
Complete impunity can make a child disobedient, impolite and arrogant.
Therefore, measures such as a temporary ban on smartphone use or a reduction in the amount of pocket money are entirely acceptable if a child is misbehaving.
But under no circumstances should physical or psychological violence be used.
In addition, there are things for which a child should not be punished at all.
For the truth
Let's imagine a situation: you asked your child to tell you everything honestly, and the child complied with your request.
What to do if you don’t like your child’s confession?
The answer is simple: accept what you heard and don’t yell at the baby.
Don't punish your child for being honest and admitting to bad deeds.
Otherwise, your child will stop being sincere with you. The boy or girl will come to the conclusion that "lying is safer."
For bad grades
Don't punish a student for getting "twos."
Firstly, teachers do not always assess students’ knowledge objectively.
Secondly, after punishment, the child may come to the conclusion that he studies for the sake of grades, and not to become smarter.
It would be better to help your child understand complex school material.
For the results of the "research"
The child broke the toy to find out what it was made of?
Don't scold your child for this! Just try to calmly explain to your child that it is not necessary to break or disassemble anything to obtain information that is interesting to him.
But if you do punish your child for conducting “research,” then the child may stop striving to understand the world.
