Modern Punishment

Punishment in today's world is confusing because it should depend on the child. I think people should be free. Every day, people make their own decisions and they should be allowed to do that. The job of a parent is to try to raise a child correctly. That depends on what "correct" is. The typical parent wants their child to be successful. They want their children to learn from their mistakes and to have better lives than they had growing up. That is what my parents believe, anyway. I find that this is the way most parents feel. I agree with this, but I also think that a parent should instill values into a child at a young age, then let them learn from their own mistakes later on. If a mistake is made, the child will learn from it eventually. That should be their own choice, and a parent should not attempt to train a child like a dog. Teaching a child things is good, giving negative reinforcement is wrong. This breaks down the relationship between the child and the parent, and draws them away from the parent. Parents these days are always going out of their way to make a kid feel guilt. Really, they just end up resenting their parents and feeling anger. Then they have negative feelings toward the parent, and the parent loses as well. Parents should have discussions with their children instead of punishing them without a word said. Why do people not see that this is not a good system. Problems should be talked about, considering that we are all human and no one should be higher than another. Sure, some people call the shots and others just listen, but we are all equal, and and ego is something we do not want to inflate. No one should feel like they are superior to anyone else, even their children. They have opinions and thoughts about everything you have them for. EQUALITY, PEOPLE.