Wednesday, March 31, 2010

physical punishment

What's new? I strained my ankle again!

Back to Monday, wasnt getting enough of sleep and felt quiet sick la.
After college, went back home. I was climbing my house's stairs and my stacks of super heavey books fell. When I was trying to pick them up, somehow I felt dizzy and boom boom boom crak!

I fell a few stairs and twisted my ankle la. Yea, I guess thats what happened.

I'm so sick of my life right now. Its always falling, literally and physically. **signnnnn....


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A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

They've been worried and concern about me, I'm touched. I really appreciate it, even small little things you all did for me like opening the door for me, waiting for me in the half way. You guys gave me something that i've never found in college, something even my so called best friends barely did. Thank you, everyone in the gang!

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Went for the Bpsy final debate today with Rachel. Its Jeremy Lim & Rachel Yao VS someone & someone. haha Seriously thought that Jeremy's team would win lo. Anyway,

I oppose that physical punishment should be use on
children!!!


The affirmation team said that punishment is to let the child feel
pain, then they'll learn not to do it again. Their definition of
punishment is to give pain and not
injury.


I strongly disagree. I mean, how do you know you're not causing injuries to these child when you punish them? One's definition of pain might be very different from others. Belts are made of leather and it can cause one to bleed when one is bitten by belt. Kitchen tools are mostly made of stainless/iron and it can cause one's bone to crack when one is bitten by it. But most parents still using these ways when it comes to punishing thei children. Cane is most often use as punishment tool, and it's definitely hurt when you really hit it. The skin swallow for few day, it might even got bruising. what if the hit hurt the veins or the bones? Can you see that? No! You cant! Do you still think that this is plainly hurt and not injuries?


What's the purpose to physical punish a child? To make them understand what they did was wrong? But what could they learn from the pain? They'll just learn not to be caught again, or may not to do it again. But do they understand why? Why is it wrong? People only care about intrinsic learning. What about how the child feel? Your goal is to make sure they learn not to do it again, and you'll do whatever it takes to make that happened. Your 5 years old boy just cant stop crying and you keep slapping him until he stop. "Not knowing that you've already did damages on his psychological aspects. He'll be remembering the scene for the rest of his life. What his cruel parent did to him.

Please dont forget, we are human too, as well as the children too. We're not training a pet here, we're educating a child here. So why not using some other positive and better alternatives?!! 67% of child abuse started from physical punishment! Statistics dont lie and the number might be more due to some cases were not report or brought up to attention.

What's law? Its to protect our rights? But seriously, I personally dont believe that laws can protect my rights and justice! Just look at Malaysia! Police with the "Tak-Nak Rasuah" badge asking for "minum kopi". Tell me, how is that suppose to protect us and our children? Life cant replay, you did something and you may be regret for the rest of your life. There're something that just cant be heal, a broken heart.It should not be hurt to be a child.




XOXO
"disable" Phebs

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