I saw an article on discipline today in the paper. It did start off by stating discipline has to be done in a way where a child's self esteem or dignity is not harmed. The article talked about how the child should be doing certain things, as per the adult's wishes. How the adult needs to be strict by giving appropriate punishments or rewards to get the child to be in discipline.
It is just making me wonder where is the child in all this. It is all about controlling the child so how in the world will the child develop any kind of self esteem. One of the parents I was talking to said that it would be unnatural to think of a child as an individual. He is not capable of taking decisions or being part of the disciplining process.
How long would control last? What if we change this process and work with cooperation with the child. Would it be unnatural to have a belief that an adult and a child can work together to bring about peace and order around them. Something to explore and experiment :-)
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