I laugh at this idea generally. Whoever came up with the idea of giving misbehaving children treacherous haircuts was both brilliant and comical. Overall, I believe that when you are a child, you are experimenting with the rules. And as parents, they have the authority to discipline their kids in a way someone else may not.
I do believe in a certain kind of punishment for children when they misbehave, although I don't believe this would personally be my choice in punishment. If my parents decided to shave my head when I did something bad, I would probably cry for a week straight and never do the bad things ever again.
In other situations, kids just don't listen. You come across the kind of children who are very obedient and the kind of children who are reckless and rebellious. I think this form of punishment also creates a laugh for those around them, just not the victim of the actual haircut.
I don't think anyone really wants to harm their children in any way, but when boundaries and limits are pushed, you have to do what you have to do. And if that means giving your child the haircut of a lifetime, then so be it.
I totally agree! If I did something bad and my parent shaved my head, I would just hate them forever. Parents need to find a different way to punish their children. They don't realize that the children will hate them forever without knowing. An alternate way to punish their children is to limit their uses of technology or the things they enjoy.
ReplyDeleteAs I was reading your first statement from this blog post that you have written, I firmly disagree with the fact that you had said "overall, I believe that when you are a child, you are experimenting with rules. And as a parent, they have the authority to discipline their kids in a way someone else may not." Yes, it is understandable that as a parent, they do have the jurisdiction to discipline their children. However, they do not have to discipline their children openly. They make their children feel embarrassed and ashamed - but for what reason? Yes, they have done something that made their parents mad but in the end, wouldn't the children usually realize what they have done? I noticed that you also stated an opinion in the beginning, but as I continued reading, you stated another opinion that contradicts what you said and it somewhat makes me ponder on what your opinion really is. Other than that I did enjoy reading your blog post about parents shaming their children and it interests me to see what other people think about this topic with one of those people being you! Well done! (-:
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