CHILD DISCIPLINE

CHILD DISCIPLINE
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In Africa, it is a common practice for a parent, Teacher Or any other Care-giver, to flog the child with a cane, belt or whatever the person finds, in the name of correcting a child. In doing this, many people have caused injuries to such children in the name of correction or discipline. In the civilized world, it is an offense to flog a child and any parent or care giver who is caught doing this, can be arrested and prosecuted. But in these countries, we find out that children grow up to become wild and uncontrollable. The question here is: how do we create a balance between disciplining a child, and not disciplining a child at all?

This was the focus of a radio programme on my Radio Station, Radio Nigeria Treasure 98.5fm Port Harcourt, Rivers State , South South Nigeria.
The Presenter asked the Listeners the ideal way Parents can discipline their chilren.
They responded thus via Phone;
1st caller: She identified herself as Mrs Nosa. She said children are a gift from God and they are God's heritage and need to be taken care of. She went further to say that the bible says, "he who the father loves, he chastens". In her word, "I believe absolutely in discipline because it does not kill anyone".  In my opinion, this is not totally correct, because there have been instances where some children have died as a result of injuries sustained while beating them, in the name of discipline.
Mrs Nosa went further to say that discipline brings the best out of children. She said Parents should apply counsel sometimes instead of flogging all the time. She said she appreciates the discipline she received from her parents while growing up, as this contributed in making her a better person in life. She concluded by saying that there is foolishness in the heart of every child and it is only through the rod of correction that parents can remove the foolishness from their children.
2nd caller: He identified himself as Pastor Nze. O. Nze. He said there are three distinguishing factors in child upbringing and they are: Discipline, Punishment and Abuse. According to him, Discipline comes with Love, Punishment comes with Anger while Abuse is an act of wickedness. He cautioned parents to keep their children close to them and teach them useful family values, noting that the society will be the better for it.
3rd caller: He identified himself as Stanley. He said that the reason many children get out of control, is because discipline has been removed from some schools and families. He  went further to say that Africans are trying to adopt foreign cultures. Most parents expose their children to cartoons which are full of violence and these days, children watch more of cartoons thereby imbibing violent behaviors. 
He advised parents to tell their children moonlight stories that will teach them good morals.
The question beckoning for an answer is this; Should we continue using cane on our children in the name of disciplining them? You can drop your comment on this blog. What do you think? How do you discipline your children? Share with us on this blog.
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