do you agree with grounding a child as punishment?

Answer 1

it all depends on the age of the child really,, obviously i hope that young children arent allowed to play out on there own so pointless grounding them but certainly from say 10 year old when they out with there mates on da street then yes grounding will work as long as 1 u dont ground them for silly little things and 2, u lay boundaries at what they will get grounded for and for how long

Answer 2

To ground effectively without driving yourself nuts you have to weigh the offense against the punishment and consider the child's age. You also have to decide what you are going to ground them from and follow through completely no matter how awful it turns out to be for you. I think grounding any child under the age of 11 or 12 useless. It is usually easier & more effective to take away something important to them. You also have to keep in mind what works for one child may have little or no effect with another. Punishment is a very individual experience and should not be taken lightly or done when your completely inraged. It's more effective to calm down and consider all options then discuss and sentence the offender. This is especially important when the offence is very serious.

Answer 3

What better punishment is there for a child? Grounding them from things they want to do...it works like a charm.
When children are small, 4 or 5, making them sit on their hands for 15 minutes works really well too.
When they're 10-12, writing lines works too.

Every child needs to know that there are consequences for bad behaviour.

I'd choose grounding over spanking. Unless, of course, they did something extremely wrong.

Answer 4

As long as it's short, consistent and you stick to what you say you will do. And at the end of it you talk about it and forgive. No punishment is ever any good if it's done in anger. I know that sounds hard and we can't always do that. We should try though. And also just make sure WE ARE NOT the one in the wrong. It would be awful to be the recipient of a punishment if you hadn't done any thing wrong.

Answer 5

i do not believe that grounding a child really is effective. when i was a teenager, grounding only aggravated me, and caused be to rebel against the authority of my father more. most teenagers are generally well behaved, a little rebellious and when they are doing out of control things, they probably need professional help of some kind. not everything a teenager does is in an act of rebellion, certain things cross the line, and would be considered a cry for help.

Answer 6

When parents choose not to model leadership the child has no structure and this creates confusion in a child.

I agree with grounding. If a child can mess up he/she can also believe their is an adult there to teach them to teach themselves. Consider a child who is treated like they are made of glass...enabled...what of their future boss who is entitled to place rules in one's performance during that job or the job will swiftly become available to the one that has been taught to follow rules as a child understands why.

Answer 7

Yes i do BUT......If you ground a child when the weather is bad they cant play out anyway,So really no punishment there.
If you ground your child,they can still amuse themselves with toys computers and playstations etc.....
I dont think grounding works all the time,Only if your child goes out all the time.
Taking away items they use all the time like their mobile phones etc... work more.
But i do agree with it.

Answer 8

Yes. Children need boundries. Knowing the limits helps them to thrive. Discipline is probably one of the hardest things that parents have to do (along with everything else that goes with being a parent). Grounding a child or putting him/her in time-out is a way to discipline and get the point across without spanking (and no spanking is NOT the same thing as physical abuse, I am talking about swats that sting, not leave permanent marks.)

My parents used grounding as I got older (teenager) and spanking would have been inappropriate.

Answer 9

Yes... I was grounded as a child and it worked! Sometimes my sister was so bad that my mom would ground her for a month or the entire summer. That definitely stinks for a kid!

Answer 10

yes, i have a 9 year old and i have never and never will smack her. we found grounding is jsut perfect, she is embarrassed when her friends come and ask her to play and she has to say no. the more severe her behaviour the longer she is grounded (one time it was 4 weeks!! dont ask was a HUGE prob) we never reduce it unless say a perfect school report comes in, we stick to our guns and she knows her level. my daughter is a confident and friendly child with good manners and this has been commented on. we started from a young age on her behaviour.