Whatever Happened to Discipline?

Shifting Opinions

Over the decades, parenting practices have often reflected the ever-shifting opinions of humans. "Discipline keeps changing," writes educator Ronald G. Morish.  "It reflects changes in our society." It is so easy for parents to be, as the Bible puts it, "tossed about as by waves and carried here and there by every wind of teaching." -Ephesians 4:14.

 Clearly, the current wave of relaxed discipline has had negative effects. It has not only weakened parental authority but also left children without the guidance they need to make good choices and approach life with genuine confidence. 

Is there a better way?

Note: About 300 years and further back, they did not have experts spouting off their ideas on child rearing and discipline.  The problem since these so-called experts came about is that they are going by facts that they think would work, also, this some how gets the government involved and therefore, people are confused  at to  whether they should use discipline or not.  Well, all these people need to stay out  of people's business and family life and parents need to quit listening to all this baloney and use their own intuition.  The best thing is to use the Bible, it is not outdated. The Bible is for our instructions on how  to live, about marriage, raising and disciplining children and we should be going by that, and that alone, and with our own intuition; otherwise, things just get all caddywompas. 

Next time: Whatever Happened to Discipline? - Discipline That Works

From the AWAKE!  magazine, 2015