Steemit Engagement Challenge || S14W3 || Parent's Strict Behavior and Children's Mental Health

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What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Parents Strict Behavior?

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There aren't any problems with parents being strict with their children but what matters more is the manner as well as the approach in which this strictness is done. Although strictness is required to carry out or enforce discipline care should taken in how it is carried out.

Strictness is inherently meant to bring about indications that misconduct or misbehaviors are prohibited and won't be condoned. Hence, children can predict their parent's reaction to any intended wrong act. Children greatly learn or are induced to discipline by strict parents. In addition, strictness helps make children ethical, incorruptible, noble, and virtuous.

Too much of everything they say is bad. When strictness is more than can be reasonably handled, it comes with adverse effects on our children such as resistance, being hardened, and deliberate to ill acts as they know, are ready for, and are used to the aftermath of their action. It can also result in timorousness. A situation where kids lack the courage and find self-expression so difficult. This jeopardizes the friendly relationship that ought to exist between parents and kids.

Over-strictness makes children, rather than confined to parents, confined to their nearest friend and this can be disastrous as it can make our children susceptible or vulnerable.

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What Would You Feel If You Were In The Place Of Such Children Who Have To Face Strictness?

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There is a tiny line between strictness and discipline. I came from a background where there was less strictness but a high level of discipline. We had our privileges yet under adequate supervision and with straightforward instructions. This kept every child at home disciplined. We had access to virtually everything within our bounds but were trained to be contented and appreciate whatever we had no matter how small.

Later in life, I left my parents to live with my uncle and his wife who happens to be strict with everything unlike where I came from. I never had access to food or the soup pot, as I did in my parents' house. My meals and sleep were regulated, I had a specific quantity of food that I would be served at a specific time frame. Any time my mistress wants to beat me, she does it if I come from another planet.

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She meant to instill discipline in me but the resultant effect was me becoming hardened and resistant to punishments as I adapted to the situation. Then I understood the disparity between discipline and strictness hence my experience with her became fun to me as it gave a room to learn another lifestyle, and I became more disciplined. Such a life situation, if not well understood and defined or if out of hand could make a child rebellious rather than disciplined.

Consequently, I have a balance of life exposure and experience and can survive in any condition due to my adaptability. Hence facing strictness will never be problematic. For me, it is aimed at corrections lacking personal resentments.

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As A Child, What Do You Expect From Your Parents Regarding Their Behavior?

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Growing up as a child, I received a reasonable degree of discipline though my parents, particularly my mom, were friendly and I can not ask for anything less. This may not be pleasing to the ear as a kid but it is more profitable than to be pampered and subsequently have difficulties in life as an adult.

Our parent's behavior could depict or be misunderstood as hatred or ill-treatment but they were all disciplinary measures taken for us to become better and have a healthy, ethical lifestyle in the future.
Despite being an adult, my mom will always stand her ground in opposition to me any time she isn't comfortable with or disapproves of any task.

I will always retreat from any action or task if my conscience warns me that she won't be happy with me or appreciate it. Whatever the case may be, being strict does not in any way dismiss the imperativeness of discipline. Consequently, I will nevertheless desire that behavioral habit where my parents are very well disciplined to remediate some basic kid's errors.

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What Are The Negative Effects Of Emotional Blackmailing?

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Emotional blackmail leads to a lack of confidence and makes one lose self-esteem and self-importance. It also gives room for skepticism and doubt as it affects the belief of the victim.

It may also propel the victim to run away in search of relief owing to the distress and supposing the victim obtains something near to what offers less, the resultant effect is being wild and inhabiting in deception.

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Bottom Line

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Strictness and discipline at home ought to be moderately carried out. Boundaries should be apparently set by parents and facilitating balance created to drench or extinguish any form of tension emanating from the behavioral pattern of the children.

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