Comments on: Discipline and Punishment are not the Same

By: Connie

Connie — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 21:11:46 +0000

In reply to Tai. Try and go from natural consequences and logical discipline. These take a lot of communication and time and then other times it takes no time at all. If a child spills something he is made to pick it up and clean, no yelling or spanking. Give rules and chores from when they are little and be consistent. It takes work but the rewards are great. Learn the words that raise the child’s self esteem. Good job, you’re such a good helper, and simply bravo. There are so many wonderful words you can use even if a child is being disciplined. You have to practice what you’re going to say. There are so many classes and good books out there that you can read. Good luck.

By: Swati

Swati — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:55:33 +0000

Children need lots of help, guidance, and love as they grow. We need to teach children how to make good choices, how to behave well, and how to develop self-control. An important part of choosing to discipline children, rather than punish, is that we as teachers, must be disciplined ourselves. We must “get our act together” and become self-controlled before we can ask our children to become self-controlled. Discipline is a powerful approach to take.

By: madhavi

madhavi — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:46:32 +0000

In reply to madhavi.

Way discipline and punishment.
I find intererst and I will apply x my child
To be good, respect , responsible with adult.
There rules of behavior is very good.

By: madhavi

madhavi — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:43:18 +0000

i have learned the diffrence between dicipline and punishment.

By: Devona Savage

Devona Savage — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 00:11:01 +0000

IN reading the eight ways, I see things I agree with, and some I don’t. However, none of that matters as a childcare provider. The way we were raised have no bearing on how to raise today’s kids. In the ever evolving lists of do’s and dont’s of parenting, we need to remember that all children are different, and respond to discipline in their own way. Some learn from it, some do not. Remember that before they came to our daycare, they have had parents, and possibly other providers. Learning about what works for each child never stops either, because they are constantly changing and growing.

By: Dee

Dee — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 15:24:59 +0000

Hey there, I loved this post and it helped me to convey a really important point in my recent blog Discipline or Abuse). Check out my latest post and see …. I also shared your link as a reference and as a learning resource for my readers. Keep up the good work.

By: RT Ford

RT Ford — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:25:15 +0000

Discipline is a type of punishment, of which there are three basic levels; Verbal Reprimand, Restriction of Privileges, and Corporeal. A kid gets caught stealing a pencil from Walmart and he’ll probably just a get a ‘talking to’. He gets caught stealing a car and he’s going to jail. He murders someone while stealing their car and he might end up getting executed. Whether he gets a ‘talking to’, ‘jail time’, or ‘the needle’, he’s being disciplined for breaking the law. Some may say that the difference between ‘discipline’ and ‘punishment’ is shown by their word origins. They’ll say that ‘discipline means ‘to teach’ and the root word of punish means ‘pain’ and that’s true, but pain isn’t always physical. Being ‘dressed down’ by a policeman in front of a Walmart manager is pretty painful for a young kid and so is sitting in a locked jail cell. The hard truth, is that there are evil people in the world and sometimes, unfortunately, the first two levels of punishment just aren’t enough.

By: Fathema qadeer

Fathema qadeer — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:22:02 +0000

Ahi Debby
I am Fathema Qadeer and I read the 8
Way discipline and punishment.
I find intererst and I will apply x my child
To be good, respect , responsible with adult.
There rules of behavior is very good.
Thank you you instruct x became a kind,
Firm parent and huppy parent.
Thank you
Fathema

By: Lacey Rinehart

Lacey Rinehart — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 07:30:31 +0000

Let me start out by saying that I am for spanking my child as a last resort. But… If I do feel the need to spank my child I NEVER do it when I’m mad. I also don’t do it to cause pain. Sometimes it is the best way to get your child’s attention that you mean business. I use just one light pop. Another effective tool that I have found is to clap once loud to get that attention. Like I have said though this is a last resort. One of the most effective ways that I have found to correct muy child consistently is to remove them from the situation. At home this involves him going to his room.. Instead of just sending him to his room alone, I go with him. This isn’t always an easy task and there have been many times where I have to physically carry him to his bed. Once there I did on the bed with him. If he is crying or screaming, I tell him that we are going to sit here until he feels better. Then I wait.. I don’t say anything or let him get up till he’s calmed down. When he is calm, I ask him why he did whatever it was that I didn’t approve of. Then I let him know how his actions made me or whoever he offended feel. I validate his feelings of being upset and tell him different ways that he can handle that situation. After all that I ask for a hug and tell him how much I love him and treasure him that just because he did something wrong doesn’t make him a bad person. I also tell him that we will BOTH work harder to make sure this doesn’t happen again. I hope this helps someone when they get frustrated. Good luck to everyone and keep up the great work because like me, if you are here, then you want to do the best for your child(ren)! 🙂

By: terri

terri — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:27:22 +0000

maybe , this will help spell it out? discipline:
is dicipling, training, teaching, explaining, so on and so forth.
here is an example: discipline:
we want to let our children know before, they get hurt. So therefore, we let them know not to touch a heater, or stove, simply because we don’t want to see them get injured”.

punishment:
the punishment here, is that, if the child does touch the fire after they have been told not to, obviously they’ve been burned! So therefore the punishment is in fact,that they already by then had been,made aware as to why they weren’t supposed to touch. Being they already had been,explained the consequences,”so therefore the punishment is that they were burned! so obviously we don’t want to spank them…! This is only one example. If a child runs out into the street after you say to them ,do not do that you could get hurt.wouldn’t it be lacking of a parent not to spank that child, think about it? I’ll guarantee that child will not risk ,for fear, by him running out into the street, he now knows the consequences.so therefore ,knowing the consequences, By the time he gets older he’ll realize why he’s not supposed to run in the street ,not because of getting spanked, but because he could get killed!