Friday, February 29, 2008

Punishment for Kids

According this article “ Our view on corporal punishment: To spank or not to spank” the point of argument is whether we need to spank or use another way to punishment their bad behavior. The author talked about government giving a new law to control parents’ spanking their kids, and gave some cases to show how important it is that we stop punishment of kids. The education system also tries to get kids right and protect kids’ healthy and grow up in a good way. Also they said spanking can keep children doing well.

Parents hope their child becomes a perfect person. So they really want to see their children be very good. So sometimes if children don’t do very well, parents may use punishment to keep kids doing better. I think we need to punish kids with some other ways besides spanking. In fact, usually talk, show the bad result from bad behavior and show parents self to teach children what to do.

Parents need to work every day. It’s busy and stressful. But talking to your kids every day is necessary. Because we often work and forget children’s mind, sometimes children will learn some bad behavior. Parents should talk to them and tell them to be honest. And you must keep in your mind not to be angry and tell them a better way to do things or what not to do, and tell them why. You can use this way anytime you want. That is easy way but it is hard to do.

Sometimes you found your kids doing some bad things. Don’t be angry. They do this because kids don’t know what is dangerous or bad. They just think it is convenient. So you must tell them how dangerous what they are doing is or how bad they are. You should tell them what the result is if they do some things. For example, if kids often play with fire, you must show them pictures and some videos to tell your kids, that is very dangerous, and the result is very bad. We won’t have a place to live and you can’t play anymore. This way kids know these things and they may not do that next time.
Show yourself. Parents need to do your best to show a good behavior and good way to raise kids. Parents are the first teacher. So whether they do good or not, kids may learn to do some action. So parents must do their best. And show kids what to do, or how to study, or something like that. That will be fine.

Every family has different cases. But most families need their kids to be good people, whether the punish by spanking or in a way that I described is their business. But I think they should use good ways to help their kids grow healthy and happy. That is better than spanking. So let kids know you love them and you want them to be well.

Reference: “Our view on corporal punishment: To spank or not to spank” from USA Today on January 25th. 2007. http://blog.usatoday.com/oped/2007/01/post_35.html

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Stressful Life

Everybody has lots of things in modern life now. “Busy” makes us stress. We want to do something but cannot finish on time or have some problem. That is so stressful. Even thought we have lots of stressful things. But I think the biggest causes of stress are traffic emergency and government.

First, traffic causes lots of stress. In modern life, more and more car run on the street and people have lots of accidents every day. So that is so stress. Because if on car has accident then the street very stop. Lots of driver will be angry and say some bad words. Also accident stops the line of car. Spend time and make some case, also make us be late to anywhere. That is too bad for us.

Second, emergency also is a main point for us. But criminals often happen criminal things now and they kill people, hurt people and put bomb in the building some times. So policeman will go there and see lots of blood and ugly place. They feel stressful and they cannot work very well and they don’t have angry to work that cannot protect our lives. That is terrible.

Finally, working in the government also stressful. Officers who work for the part of them fix traffic and emergency problem. They think how to fix it and which way is the best. Oh, it is so terrible and stressful. And if they cannot fix problem very well, people will come into the street and protest their rights. So people working in the government are so stressful.

So there are lots of stressful things around the world in the modern life. Traffic emergency and so on. Even thought they are stressful, but if we can control our mind. It will be a piece of cake. But control them is very difficult.