Guiding child behaivor beliefs paper

When asked what my beliefs are on how to guide children, I took a moment to carefully think. The way we guide the children has a big influence on how they will grow up throughout and later on in their life. When deciding what type of authority we want to be the way we were raised also plays a key part in how we raise children.

People who were spanked as children, might spank their own child, it was something that was passed from their parents, and may be the only way they know how to discipline their child. However, I believe that there are other ways besides spanking that we as guardians can choose from.

I think that when choosing a method of discipline it is important that we talk to the child about what is right and wrong and setting ground rules. I believe that a child won’t understand their punishment unless they clearly understand the rules. By discussing the rules and the consequences if the rules are broken I believe the child will understand why they are being punished. It is also important for me to talk to the child so they can figure out what they do to fix it. I would talk about that by doing this a child understands their actions, why it is wrong and that they must take responsibility for the action.

When thinking about how children should be guided it ties in with how they are raised. As a child grows and gets older, many different people influence them as they grow, but it is the caregivers that have the strongest influence.

I think that a caregiver should help the child grow; yet set boundaries as to what is expected of them. I don’t believe in limiting how much they can learn just how much I as a caregiver can expect of them, depending on their age and development. Never set standards that the child or myself would think is too high, as they grow so can the standards.

I am one of the most important people in a child’s life because I am one of the caregivers. Raising, and guiding a child is a big job, and no one person can do it alone. It is a big responsibility, but we are helping them grow and learn to be who they are and to do the best they can.