How Do You Discipline Your Child?

April 08,2022 (Friday)

What is discipline? How are you going to impose discipline to your house or to your children? What kind of parent are you?

According to Mareng Merriam-Webster, discipline is a training to mold, correct, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character. It is a way of penalizing for the sake of enforcing obedience.

When I was young, my father has military way of imposing discipline in the house. He is a former military and he brought the discipline he had during his training. We were cautious in commiting mistakes for we know what would be our consequences. Here are some ways of how our father punish us if we did something that is not pleasing to him.

• Sack Punishment

This is the most brutal punishment in the house. In this punishment, you are being put inside the sack. He then tie the opening and he will hang you in the tree. After that he will make fire and let the smoke go after you. I haven't tried this kind of punishment before. It was my sister and the oldest biological son of my father who experienced this kind of punishment. My sister was just lucky that I was there and was able to call for help, so she was not hanged.

• Chain Punishment

I experienced this one. I was being chained inside the house for I did not listened to not to go to the floating cottage. As young as I am, I always love to go to the floating cottage for I can see different fish that made me amazed. I know that my father already forbade me to go there but sometimes I felt envious of my playmates who freely run back and forth in that cottage. That day, I thought that my father already left for work so I sneak out and went to the floating cottage. But then, I didn't notice that he went back to the house for he was being called by the nature. Then he saw me in the middle of the cottage and with a thundering voice, he called me. I was shaking already for I knew that I'll receive punishment because of what I did. When I got home, he grabbed me and chained me. I cried so hard for I was petrified. I was being freed when my mother came home from work.

• Belt/Broom/Hanger Punishment

Who can relate to this one. This is the most common punishment of every parent before. Me and my sister tried this many times for we were so naughty when we were young. We always got into fights which is very natural of every kids.

• Kneel on the Salt

I also tried this one. I still remember why I got this punishment. My sister and I did not listened when our mother told us not to play in the drainage. The drainage in our place is not the same in the drainage in city areas where the water is already black because of the wastes being thrown. Ours, in the province is clean especially after raining. So, that time it was raining and me and my playmates, including my sister, got enticed by the flowing water. We played there and got wet. Our father saw us and called us home. He was so furious that we didn't listen to our mother. He got a salt and spread it in front of the altar and instruct us to kneel on it. It was very painful but we deserved it for we were so hardheaded. We remained in that position for an hour.

There are still a lot ways of how our parents discipline us. I just listed these four for these are unforgettable for me. Despite of these punishments that we experienced, I am still thankful that our parents corrected our disobedience. We grow as a good person not just in our family but also in our community.

I got these topic when my cousin informed me that my sister slapped her son. I asked the reason why my sister did that and she told me that my sister was mad for her son talked her back when she scolded him. My cousin wants me to talk to my sister to not hurt her son. But I didn't confront her for I know that she is just disciplining her child.

Thank you for reading this far guys. I appreciate it so much. Till next time.

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