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    The document discusses different approaches to shaping children's behavior, including punishment, positive reinforcement, and building trust. It argues that punishment should depend on a child's age and that physical punishment can traumatize young children or damage the parent-child relationship. Instead, the author advocates positive techniques like natural consequences, rewards for good behavior, communication, and addressing the root causes of misbehavior. The goal is to educate children and help them learn, not to instill fear.

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    The document discusses different approaches to shaping children's behavior, including punishment, positive reinforcement, and building trust. It argues that punishment should depend on a child's age and that physical punishment can traumatize young children or damage the parent-child relationship. Instead, the author advocates positive techniques like natural consequences, rewards for good behavior, communication, and addressing the root causes of misbehavior. The goal is to educate children and help them learn, not to instill fear.

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    The document discusses different approaches to shaping children's behavior, including punishment, positive reinforcement, and building trust. It argues that punishment should depend on a child's age and that physical punishment can traumatize young children or damage the parent-child relationship. Instead, the author advocates positive techniques like natural consequences, rewards for good behavior, communication, and addressing the root causes of misbehavior. The goal is to educate children and help them learn, not to instill fear.

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    BEHAVIORISM AND THE COGNITIVE MODEL

    By: Azeneth Martínez Rodríguez

    In the reading, some actions are mentioned that are done to improve the
    behavior of children or young people, it is known that parents do everything so that
    their son can be in good steps, so some parents have very bad punishments. But I
    consider that the punishment depends on the age, for example, with a small child,
    the punishment should not be so heavy because it could reach a point where the
    children become traumatized, small children are very easy to mold, so a punishment
    small (like the one mentioned in the reading of staying ten minutes without playing)
    for them it is something very big and serious.

    You do not necessarily have to hit the child so that he can understand or
    behave well, an example that I use with my preschool students is when they don´t
    do homework, the first thing I do is investigate why it was not done before punishing
    him or I will call the attention, so I go to the mother and she tells me what happened.
    In the event that the child did not do it because he did not want to or was lazy, that
    is when I have to punish, but before that I talk to the child to tell him that the
    homework is important to do and that he needs to study at home; After that, I tell him
    about the consequences of not bringing it, which is to run out of recess or not receive
    a star or sticker at the exit. And the moment I re-assign homework, I tell them that
    it's important to do it and then I mention what would happen if they don't bring it. In
    terms of behavior, there are also very simple techniques, such as if you don't work,
    you were bothering your classmates, you talk a lot or other things, in the end you
    won't receive a prize (lollipop or sticker). Then the child asks why and that is when
    you have to mention what he is doing wrong and maybe the next day the child
    improves his behavior; in reality it is a matter of patience because behavior doesn´t
    improve from one day to the next. The good thing about those ages is that they are
    malleable and that is when they learn the importance of behaving well or fulfilling
    their responsibilities. Unfortunately, a few years ago, blows were used to educate
    students, something that is wrong because instead of training them and filling them
    with learning, they are filled with fear and insecurity, something that is the opposite
    of providing education.

    On the other hand, bribes, perhaps it is not a good way because you don´t
    learn but you do things for convenience, in the case of children it is good to reward
    only when they do it very well because there are parents that the child doesn´t do
    case or does things wrong and however you want they reward you. It is better that
    bribes are kept away and not applied because that doesn´t make people responsible
    but convincing.

    In question to young people, it may be difficult since they answer and don´t
    pay attention; for some, hitting them would be the best way to improve their behavior,
    but it really isn't because that trust they have is breaking down and they decide to
    do bad things without their parents noticing. I believe that it is important for parents
    to build that bond of trust and talk with their children, since sometimes misbehavior
    is due to a bad day or some emotional problem they are having.

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