Punishment and reward is a coin with two sides

Punishment is a most when grooming children and reward is also an important aspect. We can't replace one with another. Every reasonable parents today will tell you that both punishment and rewards are very very important when it comes to raising the younger ones.

This image belongs to me.

Welcome back to week 226 episode one. It gladens my heart that I am putting together this write up today. I have been too busy since morning that I didn't make my post early today. And finally I am here.

We can not actually shy away from the truth. And what is the truth if I may ask? How can you be made to choose between your father and mother? This is how I see punishment. In some families, the father is the discipline type. The children are also afraid when they commit an offense. Once they hear the mother saying that I will tell your daddy, they become afraid and change. While in some families, the mother is the one who takes over care of discipline. The father is there, but that is not his role to play. The wife is gifted in that aspect. So it will be a very difficult thing when you ask a child to choose between the father and mother despite the fact that one is simply and the other a little bit hard to deal with.

WHICH ONE WORKS BETTER?
Okay, let say between the father and mother who is better? They all play their roles and that is how I also see punishment and reward. Rewards makes the child happy and he or she will be willing to do more next time, while punishment puts caution in the heart of a child and he will be afraid not to repeat that mistake again so that he won't be punished again. You see. All works for his own good. If he was not rewarded, he will never know that he is doing well and needs to improve for more rewards. If he wasn't punished, he will never know that he did something bad that needs to be avoided next time.

BOTH SHOULD BE USED TO BALANCE FOR A NEAR PERFECT UP BRINGING

From experience I understand that a child needs both punishment and rewards to balance up. That is why in this generation, our gen z parents should allow punishment once in a while to inculcate some morals into the child because I have seen some that don't believe in given a child a little punishment. You will hear them say that he is still a child, when he grows up he will change.

Finally the holy book says that foolishness abides in the heart of a child and the rood of corrections drives it away. This I agree with because sometimes when you look at children and their behavior, you will be asking too many questions because of what they do. Applying this method is a very good one. Making sure that your child is encouraged when he or she does something good and also punishment when something goes wrong.