Corporal punishment and pampering parents?

In year 2006, a poll was conducted on Americans with kids under 18 living with them. This was what they found out:
- the strictest parents attend church weekly (identified as conservative)
- the least strict parents are younger
- men are little stricter than women
- 52% of parents think it's better to guide children with "discipline and structure"
- more than half say it's important to make children a better citizens

However, 90% say today parents are too easy on their kids. It all starts from infant: should babies be comforted whenever they cry? Or allow them to cry it out so they learn how to sleep? The former has 60% of agreement.

Here's another poll question:
Suppose you had a 9-year-old son/daughter who screamed a cursed word at you and said he/she hated you. What would be your likely response?
(1) Sit down and ask why he/she feels that way?
(2) Tell him/her that you're sorry he/she feels that way, but you love him/her anyway.
(3) Smack him/her.

Of course the third response has the lowest, as he/she was only 9.

Suppose you had a 15-year-old son/daughter and you found out he/she was experimenting illegal drugs. What would be your likely response?

Spare the rod and spoil the child OR have a good heart-to-heart talk?

Note: The governments of Japan, China, Thailand, Taiwan and Malaysia have all told teachers to spare the rod and resort to alternative punishment instead. In 1994, Singapore had publicly beat a 18-year-old for vandalizing few cars.

Statistics excerpt from Microtrends

Comments

Kaoshiung

I haven't finished recounting my journey in Sweden and Japan; I returned from Taiwan just two weeks ago. Here's a brief account of my recent visit there (although I still have unfinished tale from last year trip to Taiwan). My first stop was Kaoshiung. Spent a day and a half in the town, then I travelled to Tainan for a weekend symposium. I ended my journey in Taipei for another short hike. The weather in Kaohsiung was quite hot, comparatively. It's not my favorite weather for traveling. Perhaps I arrived there too early; had I come a few days later, the temperature would have been cooler. Since day time was hot, it would be wise to visit Pier 2 area during evening or night. Not many people / tourists in this town. It looked quiet. The next day, I took a ferry to Cijin. The ride was short, about 5 minutes. Cijin Island is a fisherman's village. On the opposite side of the island, there's a beach. It was serene but scorching, to the extent that I couldn't walk m

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

Just came back from Japan last week. Went to Tokyo for conference and added side trip to Tateyama Alpine Route and Kanazawa. I must say that Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route was great. You can do the trip either from Nagano side or Toyama side. For us, we did it from the Nagano side. Took the Shinkansen to Nagano early morning. Then boarded the express bus to Ogizawa. From there, we boarded the tunnel electric bus to get to Kurobe Dam. From the dam, it was all the way up to the peak (almost). Murodo is the highlight of the route. This is the place where you get to see snow covered peak and lake. In spring, there's snow wall nearby Murodo station. From Murodo, we descended to Bijodaira and Tateyama Station to catch the local train back to Toyama. The fare for the entire route is not cheap, but it's worth it. A hike from Bijodaira to Murodo should be interesting, which can be considered in future. View from the tunnel electric bus, onward to Kurobe Dam Arrived at Kurobe Dam View of t

Hsinhua Forest Station, Tainan

Spent two nights at Hsinhua Forest Station after visiting Kaoshiung, in conjunction with the academic symposium. With an abundance of forest trees and greenery, this site is perfect for hiking and relaxation. Went on a short hike in the morning. Some sections of the forest need better upkeep though. Here are some photos of the area and plants. Photos were shot with iPhone 11

Life, Travel, GRACE

Search This Blog