Journal # 5 - Discispline

In the twenty-first century, parents use a variety of contemporary techniques to discipline their children. Back in the day, like the 1970's, parents legitimately grounded their kids. This included locking children up in their room and not hanging out with friends. That was a severe punishment for kids back then. In order to be with friends, kids had to actually be with them. Kids would spend hours outside playing, whereas now, they spend time on their computer, texting, and watching television. In today's society, kids can talk to their friends all over the country without even seeing their face. Texting and social networks have become key components in the lives of children and teens across the world. It would make sense now that parents are taking away technological devices because those are how people connect with one another. I think it is fair that things like cell phones are being taken away. If a parent sent their kid to their room, it would be more of an incentive to be bad because in almost every child's room nowadays there are computers, cell phones, gaming devices, and televisions. There would be no point to do a typical punishment of the 1970's in today's society because it would not be efficient at all. Sometimes cell phones and gaming systems need to be taken away anyway just to bring kids back to the realm of reality. It would give them a chance to go play outside, do homework, or even spend time with their family without having a cell phone glued to their face. In my opinion, I actually find it hard to discipline kids today because it is so easy for them to find something (most of the time technological) to entertain themselves. I think it will become even more difficult in the future, but who knows what will happen. Overall, things have definitely changed when it comes to how parents raise their kids. Society is changing rapidly, so it will only be a matter of time before we as a generation decide how we will change up traditional discipline and make it fit our current lifestyle.