Discipline Or Is It Abuse?

Is It Discipline or Is It Abuse?

He hit me. Multiple times. I keep asking why but he would give me the same excuse, that I need discipline. The thing was I wasn’t bad. So, I didn’t know why he hit me. On the other hand, my little brother was the meanest, and the worst kind there was. My dad hit him too, but not because he wanted to, but because he had to show him discipline. My little brother needed it. The way my father hit me and hit him was different. The difference was abuse and discipline. Abuse is to cause injury death or harm. Discipline can get people in order. Discipline should not be considered abuse because children need order and structure in their lives, it doesn’t cause injury or death, and children’s behavior starts to improve. …show more content…
Children also need it so they won’t grow up thinking that having non-structure is okay. Growing up with that mindset sets a huge impact in a person’s life. According to, The Center for Parenting Education, “ In this role, you give direction, impose rules, use discipline, set limits, establish and follow through with consequence, hold your children accountable for their behavior, and teach values”. Discipline is to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience. A child has to develop a learning process of disobedience so they’ll grow up with it locked in their brain. It’s a parent’s job to show/ teach their child direction and order. Self-control also deals with structure and