You should say:
-Why are you forbidden?
-When did it happen?
-What was your family’s reaction?
-Explain how you pass those days in your room.
Model Answer
Introduction
- As a child, we all did some things that got our parents angry.
- I know I did a lot .
- Sometimes the punishments are small, while others are severe.
Why are you forbidden?
- I remember an experience .
- I got into a fight with the neighbour’s kid and he got seriously injured.
- My parent was very angry because they had to take the boy to the hospital to treat his injury.
When did it happen?
- I was very young than about 12 years of age.
- We were playing in the compound before we started fighting.
- He then kicked my stomach,
- And I got so angry and hit him with a stone.
What was your family’s reaction?
- My parent was so angry nothing I said could pacify them.
- That was the first time my father beat me.
- After the beating, I was sent to my room with no food for the night.
- And I was to remain there for the next one week.
Explain how you pass those days in your room.
- I got bored immediately because my father removed every electronic gadget in my room.
- All I had left to entertain myself were my books.
- That was the period I read all the books I normally wouldn’t touch unless there an exam.
- I also read the novels, storybooks my mother used to buy.
- Although I was lonely, seeing others playing outside I couldn’t, I still entertained myself.
Conclusion
Children can be rambunctious and get themselves into trouble. Staying inside your room can be a punishment and also a blessing as you get to do things you’ve abandoned or forgotten about.
Part-3 : Follow up Questions
1. Is forbidding a child from leaving his or her room a good punishment.
Yes and no. Yes because it helps the child see the errors of his or her ways. It can also help that child develop a new hobby. And No, because that child can rebel and become a nuisance in the house or worst find a way to sneak out and run away which could be dangerous.
2: What other means can parents use to punish children for wrongdoings?
There are diverse means of punishments parents can use to correct their children but the most common one is withholding/withdrawal, parents take away privileges that may or may not have anything to do with their unacceptable behaviour.
3; At what age should parents stop punishing their children?
Parents should stop punishing their children the minute as soon as the child is old enough to stand on his/her own, not that they withdraw their support but there are other ways to make them understand their errors.