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To help children understand the negative consequences of their wrongdoings is an effective kind of discipline. (Compare Exodus 34:6, 7; Galatians 6:7.) For example, if your child makes a mess, cleaning it up himself might leave the biggest impact.
Discipline is training that corrects the mind and heart. Children need it constantly. Paul counsel fathers to "go on bringing [their children] up in the discipline and mental regulating of Jehovah." (Ephesians 6:4) Parents should discipline in love, just as Jehovah does. (Hebrews 12:4-11) Discipline based on love can be conveyed by reasoning. Hence, we are told to "listen to discipline. (Proverbs 8:33) How should discipline be given?
Some parents think that disciplining their children involves merely speaking to them in threatening tones, scolding them, or even insulting them. However, on the same subject, Paul cautions: "You, fathers, do not be irritating your children.(Ephesians 6:4) All Christians are urged to be "gentle toward all. instructing with mildness those not favorably disposed." (2 Timothy 2:24, 25) Christian parents, while recognizing the need for firmness, try to keep these words in mind when disciplining their children. At times, though, reasoning is insufficient, and some kind of punishment may be needed. Proverbs 22:15.
Different children require different kinds of discipline. Some are not "corrected by mere words." For them, the occasional punishment administered for disobedience may be lifesaving. (Proverbs 17:10; 23: 13, 14; 29:19) A child, though, should understand why he is being punished. "The rod and reproof are what give wisdom. (Proverbs 29:15; Job 6:24) More-over, punishment has boundaries. "I shall have to chastise you to the proper degree," said Jehovah to his people. (Jeremiah 46:28b) The Bible in no way endorses angry whippings or severe beatings, which bruises and even injures a child. Proverbs 16:32.
One meaningful form of discipline is to make children feel the unpleasant consequences of wrong behavior. (Galatians 6:7; compare Exodus 34:6, 7.) If, for instance, your child makes a mess, cleaning it up by himself may make the strongest impression. Has he treated someone unfairly? Requiring that he apologize may correct this wrong trend. Another form of discipline is the denial of privileges for a time in order to drive home the needed lesson. In this way the child learns the wisdom of sticking to the right principles.
When Jehovah warned his people that he would discipline them, he first said: "Do not be afraid. for I am with you." (Jeremiah 46:28a) Likewise, parental discipline, in whatever appropriate form, should never leave a child feeling rejected. (Colossians 3:21) Rather, the child should sense that discipline is given because the parent is 'with him,' on his side.
As a teacher, you can help your child from his earliest years to form a close personal relationship with Jehovah God. This relationship will encourage your child to be live and be happy as a Christian. He will strive to live up to his faith even when faced with peer pressure and temptations. Always help him to appreciate this precious relationship. Proverbs 27:11.