Corporal punishment is not abuse if it is done with moderation, with the thought in mind of correction and not the thought of afflicting pain, but, to bring about change in the behavior to make a better child and a better human being. Punishment must always be in accord with the violation, and devoid of anger. The love that we have for our children is the reason why we punish them because our desire is to make the child better. In today’s society the rights of parents are gradually being taken away and although this is supposed to be a Judaeo-Christian society, the Bible’s teaching of how to rear the children is being ignored and uprooted. The Bible says, Spare not the rod and spoil the child. It also teaches, Train up a child in the way he should go and, when he is old, he will not depart from it. The Qur’an is the best companion of this scripture because it gives us guidance on how to train the child. If we as parents coming into the knowledge of Allah (God) are instructed by Jesus in these words, Except you become as a little child, you cannot enter the Kingdom of God. If we follow these instructions, they will give us a greater understanding of how our minds, and our children’s minds should be in listening to instructions that we may be trained in the Way of Allah (God). These are areas that must be studied and approached with wisdom. Every child is not the same, but, every child hungers to be disciplined. The teachers that we remember most are those who were firm, yet, just. Where there is no discipline, there really is no love. finalcall/columns/mlf/mlf_children_family.htm
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 23:19:16 +0000
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