What kind of discipline did you receive as a child that made you a better adult?

When I was young, my mother was very strict with me, she would order me to learn the lessons ahead of time during the summenr or winter holidays. If I didn't follow her advice she would give me a beating so at that time I hate her very much and i was eager to escape fromher. When I entered college, i fell in love with a boyfriend and she disgreed with him, i later had to get departed with my lover. Now I am an adult, i think i can understand her better, because I am a mother now.

My mom used to spank me with belts when I've committed grave mistakes. But after wards, she would always take time to talk to me why she has to do that. I'm grateful that she did that. Now that I'm more mature to understand I realized it's for my own good. I surely learned from it and yes, it made me a better adult.

I would say that they were strict and that they make me beg for mercy when i do wrong.

My parents were not strict on everything, but on a condition that i dont go beyong my limit. My parents were strict with my behavior with others, i have to treat elders with respect. and i dont have to abuse anyone, and some other small things which use to annoy me at that time. But i think that was really good at that time and that made me into a better human being than what i could be if i was not treated like that.

My parents were very strict especially my mom. Imagine, highschool days, you have to be at home between 6:00-6:30pm. It's a rule and somehow I managed to follow that. Looking back, of course, there were moments that i cried and even envied my friends who can go out and have fun. How did I survive that? My parents taught me the value of time discipline and the value of listening to your parents advise. Now, I can say that I'm so grateful they ingrained the value of discipline to my system. I was able to finish highschool, go to college and now has a good and stable job.

The discipline I received as a child was quite strict. I never got hit or abused. It was being grounded, things taken away, not allowed any money and no television. It was for my own good, and it worked, I suppose. It probably did make me a better adult as I was drinking and hanging with the wrong crowd once. Once I was made to realise this, I changed, so it must of made me a better adult.

i dont have any regrets or anything with the kind of discipline that i got from my parents. Yes, they were really strict when we were growing up. They make sure we finish our assignments before going to bed, that we eat healthy food, that we dont tell lies. I have had a lot of spanking too when i get too noisy and disrespectful, but even so, i am happy with the way iw as brought up. I am thankful having learned all the lessons from my parents.. and i am thankful that i have my parents for my parents!:) now i am 22, i graduated college successfully and currently working in a big company.. and all these i am graful because of my parents. They led me to the right path!:)

hi The best thing that i learned from my parents in my childhood is to show respect to elders. This is the best lesson i learned which helped me a lot when i started doing a job. in my job, whenever i was in problem, seniors would to help me out. I saw them to remain silent when someone else was in problem. The reason was that i was always good with my elders and they got due respect from him. I think I have been able to pass on this lesson to my children who are grown enough.

One thing that I am grateful of is that my parents are too strict to me and they did not spoil me(that much lol). If not, I wouldn't be this responsible, street smart, hardworking. I am proud to say that since age 16, whatever stuff and luxury I have, it is from my hard work's salary. I've started working as an assistant teacher when I was that age and I was and am able sending myself to college.

My parents lived by the rule of spare the rod spoil the child. That caused me to take life differently. I would not do things because I didn't want a spanking. Once I got older they would punish me by taking my television out of my room or taking my car. These things actually worked because I didn't like my things taken from me so I made sure I didn't do things to get in trouble (or I did them so my parents wouldn't find out!). Either way, I tried to remain under the radar.

My father never allwed me and my sisters to sleep after 6am everyday (even on holidays) saying that girls shouldn't get use to sleep late. We were very angry at that time, but now thank him because I have to wake much earlier than that now because of my kids. They did not allow us to go here and there without them and taught us how to talk, behave, manners etc. We did not like those things at that time but now we have a good family life because of them. Now I use to tell my kids how we have been brought up but sometimes they argue with me saying that was those days and now the world has changed. But I'm sure just like us they'll realize the value when they grow up.

Recalling younger days, it was too much of discipline. Of course, all of us at that age didn't like that. But there is certainly a realisation as adults that what our parents did at that time was perfectly OK provided we read it in the right context and period. Now as a parent I find that the story is repeated. But, perhaps, the big difference is that I am consciuos of it and I keep it to a limit. Another factor is that the children are reactive to the word 'no'. So the same instruction or disciplinary effort through positive or suggestive sentences works better for children.

Well,as I was small,I was hurt by my mother only one time,and never be abused by my father at all.Now,I'm 19 and I do not sympathize with hurting a kid or a woman as well.We should protect them,instead of hurting them.

It was one of the hardest things to understand, why would people who love you so much hurt you just for having fun. But now you know that what they were doing was teaching you the law pritty much, if you do wrong you get punished ( and its better leaning that way then learning in jail) so it better to get punished when your a kidd because its all behind you now and you know whats wrong and whats right.

Well when i was a child my parents spanked me and took things away that i love to do. I usually got grounded too. This straightened me out and i dont' see a problem behind it. I don't agree with abuse and abuse is considered far beyond just tapping a butt once or twice. From that i have learned that i need to behave or worse things will happen.