Journal #5

I agree with parents taking away electronic devices as a punishment because I think it is an effective way of getting what you want from your kids. Though, sometimes parents take away phones or facebook without a warning. I believe they should warn you before it gets to the point that they actually take it away. I think it is a big deal to take those things away from kids, though. That is the only way kids can communicate with their friends. Now days kids even need their phone's and computer's for homework assignments so I think parents need to understand that. I know when I'm on the computer after school my mom will tell me to do my homework then she will freak out when I'm still on the computer. But, a lot of my homework takes place on the computer. Electronic forms of communication is a big thing now days. People around my age have always been around computers and cell phones. I think the old spankin is completely unacceptable. I believe it is wrong to hit your kids and there are a lot of other ways to get your kids to listen to you than by violence. I know that whenever my parents yell at me I listen and remember it. Nobody wants to be yelled at and it really sticks to me when my parents do. So I do think that is appropriate. But, there is a definite line that should not be crossed when yelling at a kid. It is effective and it does work but I don't think parents should take it to the extreme. They should say only what they feel in necessary and then move on. If the yelling does not work I think then they are at the point where it would be exceptable to take the kids phone or facebook because they got a warning and then should know better they are doing wrong. That is what I believe is the best form of punishment for kids in the 21st century.