do your parents punish you if you had a mistakes?

Punishment is part of negative reinforcement and as long as it isn't harsh to the point of hurting the child, I believe that some punishments should be physical if the verbal reprimands don't work. Kids especially in formative years should experience "a bit of pain" when they make mistakes but most important of all, they should know which part they were wrong. SOme parents directly punish without making the child understand why this was so. Some parents hurt more, and punish more, more than they affirm. I think to build a child both positive and negative reinforcements should be done coupled with explanation as to why he/she was punished. Now that I am older, my parents don't punish me anymore. They just talk to me or sometimes YELL (hehe) at me if i did something really wrong. But most of the time, I am already responsible for my own. Our parents discipline us because they want us to grow and become better. They love us. It's terrible that some parents don't know the right way of discipline.

i don't know much about it.The punishment do affects me.Whenever I did something wrong despite the fact that it is a small matter or big matter,i got beaten up.There's a time when i break a cup,i ran and hid inside the toilet,feared that my father will scolded me.He hit the door once and the door broke down.This is what happened to me.I say something wrong also will get beaten.So now,i not in a good relationship with my family and i do not wanted to reunite with them.I tried last time but failed all the times,resulting to beating and scolding.So now i talk to them also must think so long whether what i talking about and the choice of words i used is correct or not. :]

I think giving punishment do not solve the real problem. Kids will remember all they've got from his parents till they are old. If their parents often kicks or hits for every mistakes, I am sure that treatment can give them some trauma.

I think it depends on what you mean by "punish." No child, whatever age, should be abused. But a parent who sets rules for your benefit, guides you, loves you, will always try to see that you don't do things that are dangerous or bad for you. Time-outs for young children, being grounded or temporarily losing a privilege...these are good ways of teaching. Again, I would say it depends on the mistake made and the "punishment" given. And too, making mistakes is something we all do our whole life through. The hope is that we learn from the mistake and don't keep making the same mistakes over. Hope this helps... Karen

No physical punishment from my parents. But their is discipline from their end by trying to explain to us what has gone wrong. Communicate is better that physical punishment.

NO, my parents do not punishes me when i am wrong. First of all i am grown up and never make such blunder mistakes that leads me to their punishment. Though in childhood also they rarely punished me, rather they try to console me so that the situation will not be repeated for the next time.