Journal #5- 21st Century Punishment

In the 21st Century, parents use a lot of different techniques for punishing their children. Some ways that parents choose to use to punish their children are discouraged by some people. Some parents use spanking to punish their children. Spanking is very controversial. Some people believe that it is not right to hurt your children by spanking them for punishment. Some people who were spanked all the time as kids think that it is harmless and it is the only way to teach children. There is a fine line between spanking and abuse. I think that parents should not spank their children. There are many other ways that parents can punish their children that are less harsh. In the article, "New Discipline: Take Away Kids' Tech", parents are looking at the negative and positive aspects of taking away technology such as facebook, cell phones, and video games from kids in order to punish them. I think that this can be a very effective form of punishment. My parents never really threaten to take away my cell phone. I think that this is because they do not want to lose contact with me while I am at school or another place. I think that it is sort of a safety net to have my cell phone with me. There are ways for parents to take away texting or calling without taking away the ability to contact their children. If parents use this feature, then taking away cell phones for punishment would be an effective way to punish children, at least for me I think it would be. Same goes for facebook, I think. I go on facebook multiple times a day and whenever I don't have access to my facebook or to my cell phone, I feel out of the loop. I think it is the same way for a lot of other kids in the 21st century, which is why taking away technology such as facebook, texting and making calls on a cell phone, would be a very effective form of punishment.

"New Discipline: Take Away Kids' Tech" Article:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/09/14/earlyshow/living/parenting/main6865244.shtml