Positive discipline is the most effective discipline style available to modern day parents which encourages children to learn from both their actions and consequences. ... However, the surveys found that only 20% of the people said that the discipline was handled by their fathers, 48% said that both their parents shared their discipline equally, while 32% said their mothers solely handled the discipline. ... Effects of Parenting and Discipline Styles Often time people think of "discipline" and "punishment" as being the same things. ... Power based discipline has been the dominate...

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BEHAVIOR OF CHILDREN AS IT RELATES TO DISCIPLINE Discipline as it relates to misbehavior in school has been a retorical question for a long time. ... Does the lack of discipline have an effect on children in schools? ... Does "harsh" discipline mean the lack of love for a child? ... In his paper the author will discuss the following: Types of discipline (home/school), Which methods of discipline are more effective, Parenting leadership, and Steps to better classroom discipline. ... This is high profile discipline. ...

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Discipline is necessary in raising children - requiring patience, time, and hard work by the parent. ... Pro-spanking advocates argue that it is the only method of discipline for toddlers who cannot grasp the idea of reason and explanation. ... This type of discipline on children can cause fear of the parent and also fear of telling the truth when they have done something wrong. ... However, there are numerous alternatives to disciplining a child instead of using physical punishment. ... Grounding or "time-outs"" is also an additional way of disciplining. ...

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However there is a significant difference between punishment and discipline. ... Discipline is a noun defined as "mental and moral training". It is clear that there is a big difference between punishing and disciplining children. ... Sending children to their room is not a form of discipline in today's world either. ... Time outs can also be effective methods of discipline both for the child and the parent. ...

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Strict discipline is a thing of the past. ... The family has changed and one of the main changes is discipline. ... Fear was one of the ways to discipline children in the past. ... Discipline is helping children develop self-control. Discipline is setting limits and correcting misbehavior. ...

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Child Spanking/Physical Punishment: Innocent Discipline or Child Abuse? ... Discipline is necessary in raising children - requiring patience, time, and hard work by the parent. ... However, there are numerous alternatives to disciplining a child instead of using physical punishment. ... Grounding or "time-outs" is also an additional way of disciplining. ... Physical punishment, which can consist of spanking, is not an acceptable form of discipline. ...

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In the recent years, many disciplines have focused on understanding childhood. Researchers from psychology, sociology, human development, religious studies, and other disciplines have sought to analyze childhood. ... Different disciplines have not accorded childhood the right attention. Evidently, the recent past years have seen many disciplines focused on issues that touch on children. ... Researchers in this discipline have focused on this social agency, and the results are intriguing. ...

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Without adults, the children are turning towards barbarianism but are not fully away from the order and discipline of their previous life to be considered savages. Children misbehave when not around adults because there is no one to discipline or punish them. ... Also, after the boys have been absent from structured discipline, they become deliberate savages and retain absolutely no innocence. ... Children are usually more ordered, disciplined and civilized under adult supervision just as the boys are the instant they see the naval officer. ...

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Is corporal punishment an effective way of discipline? ... Also to inform the audience about the many other forms of discipline rather than corporal punishment. ... Anti-spanking groups believe spanking/corporal punishment, destroys self esteem, transmits a pro violence attitude, and children who are hit often grow up with feelings of resentment (www.stophitting .com) Pro spanking groups believe that spanking/corporal punishment is okay, when used for a clear and deliberate misbehavior, and works best when coupled with other forms of discipline such as, "time out". ... A Christian based...

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She seems to be sending a message that without discipline and guidance, as well as unconditional love, a child cannot reach their full potential.As a result of his early childhood where he was indulged and spoiled, his adolescence where his parents were not very interested in what he was doing day to day, and his mother's death, Victor Frankenstein lacked the sense of responsibility and maturity to realize that dealing with eternal life is wrong. ... Shelley seems to be saying that a child not only needs unconditional love, but also discipline and guidance throughout childhood, or a chil...

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If a parent disciplines their child by screaming or worse by hitting and throwing objects, then the only relevant outcome of that will be their child responding to them in the same way. ... If parents show them respect, love, gratitude and the difference between right and wrong then they will have accomplished the hardest task in today's society; raising a respectful disciplined child. ...

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Laura Markham, she states that "kids raised with punitive discipline have tendencies toward anger and depression. ... In an essay in Demand Media by Beth Greenwood, the author states "if punitive discipline is used, the teen is also more likely to be rebellious...or become an excellent liar." ... Markham adds to this in her essay, saying "kids raised with harsh discipline tend to be more rebellious. ...

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" Parenting Styles Parenting styles consist of different strategies of discipline, affection, criticisms, how one ignores or persuades a child. ... Authoritarian parenting, usually have a high expectation of their kids and can be described to have a high discipline and low warmth (Berger, 2011). ... Authoritative seem to have it all both the love/warmth and the discipline. ... This type does not discipline very much but give warmth. ...

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She believes that inflicting physical force upon a child can develop fear, instead of teaching the child self discipline. ... Through researching this very controversial subject, I found that there are not only many different forms of discipline but also that there is a fine line between discipline and abuse. ... But after thinking back to my childhood and also thinking about disciplining my own children, I see that there is more chance of instilling a bit of fear instead of respect. ...

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PARENTS SHOULD NEVER USE CORPORAL PUNISHMENT ON THEIR CHILDREN The question of how children should be disciplined is very much in the news. It is now against the law in many countries for a teacher to smack a child in school and it is suggested that t...

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There are two major approaches to youth justice. These are the justice model and the welfare approach. The justice model follows the notion that the punishment given out for a crime should be proportionate to the crime committed. The welfare approach is a care based approach and concentrates on fact...

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When you think back to your childhood, what comes to mind? How about the endless days of fun, riding your bike until sunset, playing with peers during school recess? Many of our childhoods would be incomplete without these memories; they were what made our childhoods grand. Imagining you were marrie...

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Infancy and Early Childhood Development Development of a child begins in the womb. The human fetus is defined as the unborn human during the stage of development. In this stage the fetus develops organs and grows many times its size during this time (E how Family, 2011). Once the child is born it is...

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Murphy states, "Amy Chua's the "tiger mother", is clearly hitting a nerve-especially among the anxious class, which understands how much skill and discipline are necessary for success in the new economy"(Murphy 279). ...

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Juvenile Delinquents Juvenile delinquency is usually refers to violation of a law by a juvenile. Many people use the term juvenile delinquency to include anything a young person does that is against society approval, legal or illegal. The legal term juvenile delinquent was established so that you...

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Dropping out of high school is an issue faced by many teens today. It results from a few main common causes. One is often a lack of involvement in extra-curricular activities. Another revolves around the parents not being forceful in demanding that their children commit to staying in school. A third...

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Bringing a live human being into the world can be very intimidating, especially if it is for the first time. Every parent questions their parenting style whether or not it is because they don't know if their style is effective or if they are being "good" parents in general. Thankfully there are thousands of books and information out there to help guide people in being a successful parent(s) including Laura E. Berk's ninth edition Child Development text book last published in 2013. There are at least ten pieces of parenting advice that can be found in Berk's book whic...

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Although privacy is considered a right under the law of the United States, it is a different case when it comes to raising children. In this case, privacy is a privilege that should be earned when children behave correctly. Parents should allow their teens to have freedom to a certain limit where th...

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Some parenting styles are more successful than others in encouraging the child to develop independence and self-control. Those that are most responsive to the child, with much more communication, appear to do best. Parenting styles are influenced by cultural and society standards, the parents" econo...

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It's hard to come up with the correct words to describe this book, so I'll let the words of the book describe why it had such an emotional impact on my life "Certain aspects of their lives I would never understand because in my existence warm houses and freedom from violence and hunger and cockroa...

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