What do you think will happen if you never punish your kid and let them do whatever as a child?

Question

ive heard some kids may become crazy and others might not.

Answer 1

I think they would end up spoiled brats......

Answer 2

More than likely, they will never learn boudaries, sharing, right from wrong, dicipline, compromise.

I don't believe they will grow up "crazy", however, instead, be very one sided, and have a very difficult time dealing with others and life's issues due to the one sidedness of their upbringing.

Children need dicipline and guidelines. I don't believe in hitting children either, as adults, it's up to us to be "smarter" with our punishments. Taking things away, restriction, etc.,

I believe in the Rewards system for a job well done, and those rewards also do not have to be "big" things. They can be as simple as something the child wants to do on an upcoming Saturday, ie; skating, movies, Chuckie Cheese, shopping, etc.

Answer 3

They'd be spoilt. Children only learn what is right and wrong through example. If they are allowed to do anything with no consequence, then their behaviour, when viewed by others would be atrocious.

Next time you go to the supermarket, check out the kids who are running riot and pulling things off the shelves, sometimes the parents do nothing...so the child figures it's ok to do.

Children of responsible parents would never be allowed to get away with that sort of behaviour and have therefore learnt that it is not acceptable.

Answer 4

I think if I never punished my child and let her get away with everything she'd grow up to be a spoiled brat and I'd have a big problem on my hands. She'd probably also think that she could get away with everything. I've never heard of people becoming crazy because they were never punished as a child.

Answer 5

You would end up with a big problem on your hands. Kids need to have an adult put rules in there lives... The only way they will learn that they have to follow these rules is if they are taught by the parents.. This is true but I am using it at a sample. My sister never got into any kind of trouble when we lived with my mom. After moving in with my dad and them inforcing rules she started acting worse then before she back talked and told them to "f" off she didnt have to do anything she didnt want to, and in one incedent she slapped my stepmom simply because she didnt want to do the dishes.. She is now 19 and never finished school she is on numurous drugs and has been in and out of the city jail.. If you dont want you kids to end up like this, and Im not saying they will, but you never know. Then start putting down rules and making them go by them...

Answer 6

A kid like that - never punished for bad behavior - will likely grow-up to share a cell with a fellow named "Bubba" and get a first-class education in Crime School.
There's always a way to 'punish' a child without brutalizing him/her. Denial of privileges for one.
Make them crazy? More likely it'll make the parents go bonkers.

Answer 7

well, as a child I never really got punished and I turned out ok. I have good morals, stay out of trouble, have respect for others and lot of love to give. I guess it depends on the child and the household. If the house is unstable and theirs no disapline then ya things could go haywire but like I said, depends on the child

Answer 8

They will end up at the alternative high school I work at, and by high school it is difficult to reteach the kids to think and act like responsible members of society. They lie, steal,do drugs,act out inappropriately in school and public because they were never correctly taught how to act. Many have problems with depression, self mutilation, sex because they just don't feel like their parents love them. Believe it or not children need rules and boundaries to grow up to be healthy adults. We offer our kids care and guidance but it should really be their parents responsibility.

Answer 9

What a silly question! What do YOU think would happen if you never disciplined a child? Ummm, do the words juvenile detention or jail mean anything to you? Children, regardless of age, need boundaries, and no they don't actually ask for them. They need guidance and encouragement in their early years to help them make responsible life choices later on.

Answer 10

If u do not punish them they will grow up and be out of control bcuz they will not know right from wrong.And will act out if u let them go out with friends and stuff they wouldn't know how to act. Yeah chances ae they'll be crazy and may not I hope u don't want your child if u have one act like that.

Answer 11

i think i KNOW the answer to this question. I work as a teacher at an inner city school. my kids come from homes where they, as a 5th grader, are the parents. sometimes they are the ones who make dinner, get the younger kids to bed and up in the morning. now mind you, many of these kids don't have rules only because the parents just don't care not because their parents are trying a new parenting approach. but i can tell you, they act like animals. it's mean to say and i know it but my gosh! these kids act like they have no sense. children need structure. they need to understand consequences and responsibility of their actions. most of all they need to learn respect. just think, if it wasn't for your parents you really wouldn't know things you think are common sense. for example, table manners, behaving in public, talking to adults, sharing, and the ability to see right from wrong. if you don't tell children what to do, they will make the choice for themselves.