Hi, what are your thoughts on parenting? Do you think it's better to be strict or leave some room to grow?
Parenting, or child rearing, is quite the difficult job. I think a good mixture of strictness and leniency is good.
When it's time to be strict, what punishments do you think are effective?
I think that the most common caretaker, the parent, should punish children in ways like grounding them.
But what if grounding doesn't work? Say, for example, that the child sneaks out after being grounded.
Well parenting skills vary and therefore if you ground properly it is a good, fair way to punish.
You mentioned leniency at the start, what are some ideas for rewarding good behavior?
I'd say a good parent's go to reward for good behavior is positive verbal reinforcement.
What are your thoughts on cash rewards for certain goals? For example, my parents stuck to verbal reinforcement for me, but I knew children who were paid for good grades.
I would say that once they are in their adolescence it's good, at least I would say that as a good potential parent.