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‘Let us be bold and accept our responsibility for instilling discipline and morality in our children,’ argue the writers.(Madelene Cronje/M&G)
CHILD DISCIPLINE

Instil discipline in schools but don’t break the pupils

Discipline in schools is about authority and leadership

  • Makubetse Sekhonyane
3 min read
An international children’s organisation has told the South African Human Rights Commission that teachers in Limpopo who have long been in the profession use corporal punishment because that is the only form of discipline they know.
BASIC EDUCATION

Discipline in schools: What the law says you can and can’t do

There is a difference between discipline and corporal punishment: one means teaching acceptable behaviours and the other intends grievous bodily harm

  • Timothy Fish Hodgson
6 min read
An international children’s organisation has told the South African Human Rights Commission that teachers in Limpopo who have long been in the profession use corporal punishment because that is the only form of discipline they know.
CHILD ABUSE

SAHRC recommends ban on corporal punishment

If Cabinet goes ahead with the process to enact the requisite legislation, it will be illegal for parents and caregivers to hit children.

  • Stefanie Rhrs
3 min read
The health department has acknowledged that drastic action is required to reduce the number of maternal deaths in South Africa.
CHILD DISCIPLINE

Poor children need to be supported from the womb, say experts

Unborn children who will enter into poverty need targeted support to help them, especially during the crucial first 1 000 days of life.

  • Victoria John
5 min read
The ABCs of good discipline
CHILD DISCIPLINE

The ABCs of good discipline

Parents need to understand their children and anticipate their needs in order to discipline them effectively.

  • Sameerah Karolia
7 min read