Positive Discipline

I agree that children like to challenge the rules, it is part of their nature; nevertheless, physical punishment is not the method to discipline them. How do you discipline your children? I strongly agree with the statement that, disregarding the discipline method or technique applied, discipline ensures the desired effects, when there is a close parent-child relationship. Therefore, without forgetting the love and respect, parents should inculcate children with…

it has not changed, just revised. Mentioned in my readings was made of the Spartan method of child-rearing, and upon viewing “300,” the movie about Sparta’s legacy, truly opened my eyes as to how males and females were treated differently, but discipline nonetheless, was expected of…

First, how will the discipline affect the employee? Will it encourage them to change their behavior in a positive way, or will it cause an already troubled employee to become disgruntled? Second, how will the discipline affect the surrounding employees? Will they think it was fair, while giving the employee an opportunity to improve, or will they think it was unfair…

Compiled by Christina Rodriguez of the University of Utah, Parental Discipline and Abuse Potential Affects on Child Depression, Anxiety, and Attributions examines how the treatment of children varies across a broad spectrum of variables. These variables include age, gender, severity of punishment, ethnicity, family income, parental age, and size of family. The assessment of these variables are analyzed via three Attributional Style tests that assess how each independent variable interacts with…

In our culture today, more Americans are coming to the belief that physical discipline of kids such as spanking is wrong. Scientists have been more recently carrying out studies on the negative effects of physical discipline, and some parents are concurring that it is the wrong way to handle misbehaving kids. With this change of heart comes more judgement upon public figures who use physical discipline with their kids. One example is with NFL running back Adrian Peterson, who disciplined his son…

later years. In her paper, “Parental Discipline reactions to Child Noncompliance and Compliance,” Christina Rodriguez states: “Spanking is inherently confrontational in nature, and enough studies of spanking during childhood attribute the practice to poor social skills and trust development issues.” Basically Rodriguez is claiming that due to present evidence, spanking can be said to be the cause of social problems for many children. I agree that physical discipline can lead to defects in social…

Theory of Change Management Peter Senge promotes the idea of a Learning Organization as a theory of change management in his book ‘The Fifth Discipline’. Senge (2006) encourages the “rethinking of corporate philosophy” and a commitment to individual learning to establish a learning organization. Individual learning, according to Senge (2006), does not guarantee a learning organization, but without it, learning organization is impossible. Individual learning, therefore, is key to the…

Performance appraisals and the underlying disciplinary power it exercises in the UK education system Epigraph Disciplinary power is exercised through its invisibility; at the same time, it imposes on those it subjects a compulsory visibility. In discipline, it is the subjects who have to be seen. Their visibility assures the hold of the power that is exercised over them. It is the fact of being constantly seen that maintains the disciplined individual in his subjection (Foucault, 1979, p.…

years, spanking and use of physical discipline towards a child has not only been a hotly debated issue in parenting but in Canadian politics and law as well. For centuries physical acts such as spanking, slapping and grabbing have been popular ways to discipline children, but does that mean such abuse should be justified? Amidst numerous recognition of the rights of children by advocates and the government to monumental societal changes regarding parental discipline, correctional violence…

50/50 One of the biggest tasks parents take on is how to manage their child’s behavior. Child behavior often differs from one kid to another. Children who are taught, or conditioned one way may have different behavioral characteristics than kids taught other certain ways. In today’s society, child behavior is generally controlled through the amount of parenting provided, and through the exposure of being able to make one’s own decisions. There are pros and cons to both issues, and ethically,…