Is punishment the best way to correct the behavior of the child?

Is punishment the best way to correct the behavior of the child?

Is punishment the best way to correct the behavior of the child?

A new study published in the scientific journal Experimental Psychology: General found that strong parents who punish their children for misconduct may not be able to correct a child's behavior in this way.

The researchers said that the punishment drives them to re-act badly repeatedly without any change, and that they are subject to change if talked with them rationally and put alternatives on them.


To reach these results, the researchers asked participants to engage in some experiments, and found that punishment alone was insufficient to help the child change bad habits and misconduct, and to understand the rationale more clearly.


The researchers reported that talking to children and explaining good behavior to them helped change the bad behavior they did, and also improved their mental health significantly.
Punishment of children

On the other hand, opinions differ on the use of punishment in raising a child.

At all times, if the parents agree that punishment is the best way to raise a child, they must be in harmony with the use of punishment and of course avoid using excessive punishment.