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RE: Should we punish our children?
Thank you for your comment. I can see exactly where you're coming from and you are right. Sometimes time-out is necessary to defuse the situation and to help children calm down. With parents, I usually suggest time-in, where the parent helps the child to process the emotions and calm down. Obviously, this isn't always possible as most children are spending a lot of time away from their primary care-givers. Just like you said, action should be taken by the parents as soon as possible.
Yes, exactly. And the parent/caregiver and educator relationship can be a great partnership too. For example if the child is given a time-out in school, the parent can actually then discuss this at home. I don't think there is any point in continuously hand slapping a behaviour without actually addressing the root.
As the saying goes - teamwork makes the dream work. Hope there can be more partnerships - after all, it really does take a village to raise a child.