Discipline in Childhood

Discipline is necessary for living a healthy life. Discipline means training of the mind and character. It is conformity to rules and an orderly behavior. Discipline is a way of life. It is must in happing one’s personality.

Self discipline is related to the concept of freedom, Self control and motivation. If a child is motivated and given the freedom to choose, discipline becomes a natural way of life.

In today’s world, discipline is misinterpreted by kids as rigid and fixed set of rules enforced by others and to be followed without any questions being asked.

Discipline is not a term which is limited to institutions like schools and colleges only.

The absence of discipline in our life brings disorder and chaos. There must be some rules that control our activities. If we don’t respect these rules, our life will be like a car without driver. If we do not obey our parents at home, our teachers at school or the coach in the playground, we can imagine that what will happen. So, our parents and the teachers are very anxious to make us see the need for discipline. They want us to grow up like disciplined soldiers. In the armed forces discipline is everything. Without discipline the army is a rabble. Like them we all must be disciplined, so that everybody can be proud of us.

 An undisciplined person is prone to temptations and it can cause fall prey to a lifestyle which could lead to his failure. Thus, Discipline is significant in our life because it gives direction to live life and help us to provide a healthy life.