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Touch their Souls, Not their Bodies Olga Lucía Botero from Colombia
Of course, this depends on your culture, country, and education; and perhaps in each case, depending on the person, the education is different. However, I think that punishment is always necessary in order to make the child understand what is acceptable behavior. Children can be punished in very different ways. Punishment can be physical such as slapping or spanking, or sometimes even more aggressive as when parents hit their children. Personally, I disagree with this kind of punishment. Perhaps a scolding is sometimes necessary, but for me this is the limit. I believe that punishing your children with violence will just lead to more violence, fears, and traumas. There are some punishments that will help children to understand what is good and what is not, as for example, forbidding them to do things that they really like such as playing in the park, riding a bicycle, or watching TV. If they have misbehaved, I think that these kinds of punishment will touch their souls instead of their bodies and can be more effective. I
don't have so much experience in this matter
because I don't have any children yet, and perhaps
when I do, I will change my opinion; but right now,
that is what I think.
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