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Why do parents punish their children over bad grades? Well, one thing is, the punishment is not likely(chances very low) to make the child improve academically or anything. So why?
Punishing a child over bad grades does not sound intelligent. We all know that punishment does not work. It gives more stress than anything else. Parents need to look at the main factor. Does your child do well in all but one particular class? Do they pull As and Bs in everything but can’t seem to grasp History? If your child is having struggles with many classes, it is something to look into (laziness, learning disorder). If it is one class we are talking about, give some constructive criticism, get him or her help (Tutor), see that he or she studies for a certain amount of time each night and check learning afterwards. There is a place for punishing. When the child doesn’t care, displays consistent laziness all around, lack of discipline, fighting, etc. You would know that from the teacher. If it is just that they have a bad grade (D/F), and they are otherwise good children and show that regularly, then what exactly is the punishing for?
I believe that punishment is an effective to reinforce good grades. The parents are paying for their child’s education and the child should respect the parents by working hard at school. I know that children care more about technology than school and good grades. I believe that anything lower than a C should result in a removal of phone or other privileges until the grade is raised, unless the child has a learning disability of course. I also believe that the child should talk to their teachers if they don’t understand a lesson because it is their responsibility for their grade, not the parents. Removing privileges is effective because it gives the child less distraction and more time to study. I don’t believe that physical punishment should be used as a reinforcement for grades because this can lead to child abuse. Also, the distractions are still there and the student can’t focus on their schoolwork. From my point of veiw, physical reinforcements don’t solve the problem, but rather postpones the problem for later until the child can’t take it any more and rages out like adding gas to a flame. I think that there is relatively no harm in removing privileges as punishment for poor grades, and I find it to be really effective. I honestly would rather lose privileges, for a little while, than to get poor grades and end up in a low paying job for the rest of my life.