Journal #5 Punishment

Discipline, or punishment, seems to be an overlooked subject in the American society. Parents are often misguided when disciplining their children. Structure and punishment coexist. Many parents believe in a strong, tight disciplinary style. These children can often be classified as sheltered. Living in a sheltered life enables the child to connect with his or her family. Although it seems important to incoporate family into one's life, relationships and life experiences should be embraced. Sheltered children are unable to meet friends or communicate with the ones they do have. Facebook and other social networking sites have constructed fear into the minds of many parents. Many feel these social networking sights contain harmful material or people. Although many who oppose these sites have a relevant point, Facebook is used for relationships and communication. Many young children have the knowledge of harmful situations and seem to distance themselves from these predicaments.
In the modern society, Facebook is becoming a form of punishment. Because of the site's social prominence, many young members adhere themselves to the social networking life. Parents oppose this adherence and would like to see their children retreat from the site. Various members whitewash their personal information. Status updates, age, and photos are often blocked. By having this option, parents can trust the site a little more. But this does not change the disciplinary actions being taken.
Cell phones are also significant devices in an adolescent's life. By taking away his or her cell phone, the children get upset with their parents. This is similar to Facebook. Many children become infatuated with cell phones. Not having a cell phone at a young age seems quite odd in the modern society.
I believe a lot of the disciplinary actions are relevant and commendable. Because teenagers are interested in technology, a good way of punishing them would be taking away their Facebook or cell phone privileges. Parenthood has adapted throughout the generations. These disciplinary actions are not uncommon due to technology's prominence in the modern society. I agree with all the various punishments being used today.