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GUIDELINES FOR THE
DISCIPLINE OF CHILDREN
By LEONARD H. BISKIND, M.D.
DR. Biskind is consultant in the di-
vision of obstetrics and gynecol-
ogy at Mount Sinai Hospital, Cleve-
land, Ohio. For 9 years prior to this he
was chief of that division. He is the
author of several hooks and articles
about helping parents and children un-
derstand themselves and their world.
The following guidelines are from Dr.
Biskind's article that appeared in the
Cleveland Temple Bulletin.
• In spite of the growing permissive-
ness in use in recent times, discipline
is not old fashioned. It will remain
an essential ingredient in the upbring-
ing and education of children—with-
out it, chaos would reign.
• It is paramount for parents to recog-
nize that they need to make every
effort possible to keep lines of com-
munication between themselves and
their children open at all times. The
best way to accomplish this is by
setting the proper example. If lines
of communication between parents
are open, children will feel that they
can trust their parents and have faith
in their judgment.
• Remember if you will, that to a
child, a parent's word is the gospel.
This is the origin of trust and faith.
Teach your child sincerity by keeping
your word, but do not promise a child
something that is impossible for you
to fulfill, and if you threaten the child
with a form of discipline you cannot
live up to you eventually destroy his
faith in all human beings.
• To be successful, discipline should
be firm yet reasonable and must al-
ways be permeated with affection.
• Never discipline under the inlluence
of extreme anger. If you do, you will
tend to inflict more "punishment"
than the "crime" deserves. If you are
fair in using discipline, you will not
lose your child's love or respect, since
almost all children have a realistic
sense of justice.
• Too many people still equate dis-
cipline with punishment. If discipline
is implemented early enough in life
with affection, it rarely becomes neces-
sary to mete out varying degrees of
punishment. Discipline and punish-
ment are not synonymous.
o Do not take sides in sibling rivalries.
Sec that your children are given satis-
factory explanations dependent upon
any given situation. Teach them the
value of honesty and loyalty, respect
for other people and their property,
and make them aware that this is a
shared world.
• Each child needs the guidance of
both parents who must always present
a united stand in all decisions. Taking
sides either between siblings or be-
tween siblings and either parent with-
out thorough understanding, can cre-
ate intense emotional conflicts in
everyone concerned. This can lead to
feelings of guilt, insecurity and in-
feriority.
• Keep in mind, that there are certain
emotions all people have which need
to be expressed. Some of these can
be troublesome later in life if left
bottled up in childhood. Guilt, anxiety
and hostility are three of the most
important of these emotions. If you
teach your children to find socially
acceptable outlets (dependent upon
their abilities) lor such emotions early
in life, you will prevent them from
being repressed and thereby avoid
mental and physical illness later on
in life. Competitive activities such
as sports are excellent means for
the sublimation of these repressed
troublesome energies, as are such
other activities as drama, debating
societies, art, music, crafts, dancing
and a host of similar endeavors.
• Do not attempt to mold your child
to a predetermined image. Each child
is an individual unto himself. What
he will be from a hereditary stand-
point may prove very difficult to
change. You can however, guide him
toward a thoroughly acceptable form
of emotional maturity.
• Parents should not create impossible
goals for their children. A child's spirit
must never be crushed in the event
of failure and a child should not be
compared with children who are
superior to him in intelligence. Re-
assurance and affection are the most
therapeutic tools in such instances.
o It is not in your child's interest to
give him everything he wants or asks
for. Teach him the value and pleasure
of earning. One of the most important
goals a child needs to attain is the
great sense of satisfaction that is to
be derived from accomplishment.
• By the same token teach your chil-
dren the value of hard work and the
dignity and pride associated with it.
This leads to the realization that a
full and useful life can bring hap-
piness not only to one's self but to
other people as well.
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