In Babies and more we defend, for a long time, an education based on commitment, closeness, affection and understanding and in satisfying the emotional needs of our children so that they grow self-confident, with great self-esteem and being empathetic and responsible people.
One of the educational measures we have talked about recently is that of punishments, so common to date, but that apparently begin, at last, to be questioned in the Ministry of Education.
This is the case of the Ministry of Education of the Junta de Andalucía, which presented a draft with a new decree in which a week ago Children under 6 who misbehave may not be punished in the Centers of Infant, Primary, Secondary Education and Special Education.
And those over six?
For those over six years, different corrective measures will be applied according to age. The older the child, the more responsibility their actions will have and the greater the consequences.
Greater involvement of parents
The education of children is really a function of the family. However, much of the responsibility has fallen to the school and for this reason we try to get a greater involvement of the parents.
The figure of the delegate of parents will be created, which will represent all the parents of a class (there will be one per class) and that will serve to increase communication between teachers and parents so that they know the rules of coexistence of their children in class , the evaluation system and to be an active part of the social and intellectual development of their children.
More autonomy to the director
In addition to this measure, greater autonomy will be granted to the director of each school, who may choose the composition of the departments of the institutes, elect the heads of area, etc. This gives him greater responsibility and authority (the first voices of criticism have already emerged regarding this measure for removing authority from the faculty staff to grant it in the unique figure of the director).
Returning to the prohibition of punishing
The measure sounds dangerous, so much that it will give many parents the feeling that they are playing with fire and that sooner or later they will burn.
However, it is not so much if there is a "yes to reflection" behind a "no to punishment". Every bad behavior, every aggression, every attitude that is considered out of place is an opportunity to learn.
When a child opens a door that should not open we have two options, close it on the nose (punishment) or focus on the door, what is behind it and what can happen if it crosses.
If you reflect on these acts and, above all, if they are extended to the rest of the class since they are small ("today Menganito has stuck to Fulanito, let's talk about it"), we can know what has really happened, we can allow the children talk about it ("little guy has cried because it hurt", "once they hit me and it hurt", "nobody likes to get hit", "better talk") and in this way we educate them to that they understand what we don't like being done to us, why we don't like it done, what the other feels when it is done and what alternative can be used when someone needs to show or express their anger.
Children under six have a limited emotional learning capacity That is increasing little by little. If we take advantage of the beginnings of “learning to be people,” to teach them to be positive, we will make them feel responsible for their actions, that they themselves are able to talk about problems themselves and that they themselves seek solutions for them. problems.
If in addition to this, greater involvement of parents is achieved (it is very sad that the school has to ask parents for greater involvement in the education of their children), it will be easier for children to learn to be responsible.
That said, a great measure, if you get along well.
