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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Codes of Training Physical Punishment Lots of parents give physical punishment to their children in the interest of proper upbringing. Even some teachers too contribute to this attitude. They believe that the devils cannot be tamed with mere words. In the past a majority of people believed in this dictum. Those days the canes, chains and whips were considered important tools to be handy with a school.

The parents desirous of good upbringing of their children never abstained from beating them when required. But most intellectuals consider this tyrannical method of upbringing as barbaric and harmful for the children. In most developed countries of the world there is almost a total ban on the physical punishment for correction of children. A child cannot be reformed through physical punishments. Perhaps, it might have a temporary effect on the child, but will be very harmful in a longer run.

For example: When a child is beaten, he gets habituated of bowing down his head to torture and force. He may perhaps start thinking that force is the only key to success. He starts thinking that when one is angry, he should beat. By giving physical punishment to the children, the parents set an example for them to adopt the tyrannical laws of the jungle in their future lives. The children who get beatings, develop hate and antagonism against their parents.

The children never forget the harsh treatment they received at the hands of the parents. Such children might even become rebellious. Repeated beatings can make a child timid and cowardly. The personality of the child can also be suppressed with physical punishment. He might later on become a victim of psychological ailments. In most cases physical punishment seldom improves the child. It doesnt create a wish in the child to correct his behavior. .

He might perhaps show some momentary signs of change out of fear of the rod and the beatings, but is no guarantee that he will not repeat the same act again. His basic failing will persist in his subconscious mind. It will manifest itself later on in some other form. One person says: My twelve year old son picked up some money from my wifes wardrobe. When I came to know about this, I punished him with a stick. From that time, he never went near his mothers wardrobe.

It is true that the boy did not pick anything else from his mothers wardrobe. The father appears to have succeeded by meting out physical punishment to the child.