The attached article may be somewhat off-topic for this course, but I found it brought forward some interesting questions. Most people would agree that it takes a village to raise a child, but what exactly does that mean? Are we speaking strictly on education, giving time and attention or providing help when needed? What about discipline? Is it okay for someone else to discipline your child and what methods of discipline would you allow?
It takes me back to my childhood when my mother would openly tell almost adult charged with my care that they had permission to spank me if I misbehaved. Honestly, I do not know if someone had actually acted on that what type of response my mother would have given. I believe it was more of instilling a healthy fear of consequences if I behaved badly. However, a lot of parents have shied away from physical punishments and have moved to a more modern approach. Is any type of discipline okay from a stranger?
The attached article is about a child, who I will refer to as Sam, that was playing on the playground and came up to her mother obviously upset and wanting to leave and go home. After further investigation, the child informed her mother that another parent at the playground had yelled at her because Sam had allegedly kicked her child. Th first question Sam's mom asked was " well did you kick them"? Sam denied the act. Sam's mother approached the other mother and asked about what had happened. Sam's mom was somewhat upset about how the child's mother handled the situation, but in the end felt that they both were doing their motherly duty from both sides: protecting their children.
DQs:
Is it okay for someone else to discipline your child: spanking, yelling or some other method within reason?
Why is discipline something that is hard to share responsibility in when it comes to strangers, teachers or even immediate family?
What are the pros and cons of the community approach?
A Stranger Yelled at My Kid
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