Beyond the Punishment Limit - a Theoretical Approach of the Alienating Educational Practices
Beyond the Punishment Limit - a Theoretical Approach of the Alienating Educational Practices

Author(s): Maria Doina Schipor
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Editura Lumen, Asociatia Lumen
Keywords: Punishment; maltreatment; developmental effects
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study is to identify the main characteristics of educational practices which affect negatively the child’s emotional development. The aim of punishment is for the undesired behaviours not to be committed again. Even if this type of intervention has some behavioural immediate consequences, the influence on child’s profound personality structure is a long term effect. Feelings as fear and regret are mutually exclusive emotions. This is why the child domination strategies don’t determine a real behavioural change. But because of parents’ too strong emotions they determine strong disciplinary interventions subscribed in maltreatment area. The destructive impact of maltreatment on child development is discussed and the involved factors are presented in order to delineate the area of alienating disciplinary practices.

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