The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-04-17
MEAS ON DISCIPLINE
\ MAN. q, Russell Coryell

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ehid. ;.,, i is that often
~. ..ux,ng does the child no good!
Il only one could have . the sa ana C.
W. revealing his feelings and at
hon Oh time bene1lt the child.
ne s s'ss. It seldom helps the child
But ss' a., . moral standpoint, but instead
IlvI does him harm. 1t Is an o oO-
usuAI or To violence and vindic-
,ecs &C.. A child soon learns to beat
.i y companions when he is angry.
-. q we were to abandon this
~ al custom of whipping, what
:. sO = ,ould we do with naughty child
NJ. answer is rather difficult. In
80 first place, what constitutes
- .,htiuess? Is it doing something
." !. had for the child? Or is it
!nas = something contrary to custom:
a. 0UI i i simply doing something that
.nnoys the parent?
Iep, be honest for once an dadmit
.,at ve want to punish children al
,,o.t always because they have an
moved US, pestered us, made US nerv-
Gus.
Take the first case: Suppose the
child is doing something dangerous
~ likely to charm him. II it really
T. dangerous it ought not to be very
ha,d 70 demonstrate this fact to the
.h;ld In case the child cannot be
shown the danger then the only thing
20 do is to remove the danger, re-
move the child, or keep a watchful
eve on him. II you are honest with
yourself you must admit the made
quacy Of whipping. It simply doesn't
register.
Take the second case; Suppose the
child is doing something contrary to
custom, etiquette or some other Of
our civilized taboos. Suppose, for ex-
ample, that he likes to play in the
coal bin and get dirty, or that he pre-
fers to eat his food with his hands
instead Of his fork or his spoon. Well,
these things in themselves are not
wicked or wrong. The first makes
extra work for Mother and the sec
ond is shocking to finicky old maids.
but there Is nothing wicked about
them, is there? Nothing wicked un.
til Mother has commanded the child
never to do it again and the child
promptly does it. The child has then
committed the sin of sins; he has
been disobendient. I won't attemDt to
justify child in being disobedient
In such case. could never convince
you. Let US rather assume that dis
obedience Is to be avoided, I suggest
then, that # mother doesn't want
her child to d:sotey she wo I'D be
wise not to Issue any arbitrary COM
mands. Don't tell Johnny never again
TO 90 into the coal bin on pain of
punishment. That's the easiest way
out OF it. You might explain that you
none ne won't go II again, and then
suggest something more interesting
to do.
wow we come to the third case:
suppose .oe csild is making a nui.
sance OF himself, driving Mother
distracted. This is, indeed, a diff
sul. case to handle for the reason
enat we must now mike Mother he
.easonaoie-and IF course a grown
up is much more difficult to reason
win than child.
-, Mother has right to her peace |
T 1u comfort. But so has Johnny.
men men they must both learn to COM |
promise and be reasonable.
Let us suppose that Mother isl
working in the kitchen. If Johnny is
very fond Of her and has been taught
never TO stray far away, It is alto
se'nef probable that Johnny will
srasl'ate to the kitchen also. He will
vee'n 70 play cars there. More than
, sIas, ne will want to play cars Just
whete 1t is most inconvenient for
'. .,, right under her feet. Moth
er VIII probably tell him with more
emphasis en-, than reasonableness to get
o.t from under her feet. She NAV
= ms cars an inconsiderate kick
90. 'e slde. Johnny will patiently
s ses .nem again and return to his
posi- posi- under her feet. Mother will then
p pnS nim up more or less violently
a anT carry him into another room
$40 suu.a MN with raised voice and 70,
s sbsa TO the kitchen. johnny will
r. ~ res'rn under her feet again.
u the little chaos didn't have this
COURAGEOUS soO, persistence, thew would
o outa a. nave ave all personality squeezed
However, mother must oct d;rr.-
SUM she puts Johnny in the a otbar
room = rin,s and shuts the door. She has has
e che s'e sn'. to Protect herself. and then n
p pr abn work 0s Johnny, however. will
20 bs ~ Shrek. He has found that
10 ne the most Affect. 'hds