8. Lesson: Disciplining Children

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discipline
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to teach someone to obey rules and control their behaviour. to punish someone in order to keep order and control
since time immemorial
Since time immemorial parents have wondered how to teach their children to obey rules and control their behaviour.
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Pol. od niepamiętnych czasów
shape
how best to shape good and acceptable behaviour in children
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Pol. kształtować
offspring
disciplining our offspring has become a subject surrounded by controversy.
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(plural) someone's child or children - often used humorously. Pol. potomek, potomstwo. Example: three _____ - Pol. trójka dzieci
controversy
disciplining our offspring has become a subject surrounded by controversy.
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a serious argument about something that involves many people and continues for a long time. Pol. spór, kontrowersj
unruly
Who would like to have unruly, badly behaving children who our neighbours will point an accusing finger at saying they are ill-bred kids?
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violent or difficult to control [wild]
ill-bred
Who would like to have unruly, badly behaving children who our neighbours will point an accusing finger at saying they are ill-bred kids?
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rude or behaving badly, especially because your parents did not teach you to behave well. Pol. źle wychowany
enforce
One of the traditional ways of enforcing discipline is by using corporal punishment.
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to make people obey a rule or law. Pol. wyegzekwować, narzucić, wymusić
maintain
There are those who maintain that...
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to strongly express your belief that something is true [claim]. Pol. twierdzić, utrzymywać
law-abiding
law-abiding citizens who respect their parents as well as moral laws and the social code of their community.
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respectful of the law and obeying it
citizen
law-abiding citizens who respect their parents as well as moral laws and the social code of their community.
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Pol. obywatel
social code
law-abiding citizens who respect their parents as well as moral laws and the social code of their community.
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Pol. zasady życia społecznego
upbringing
Strict upbringing is said to build character,
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Pol. wychowanie
integrity
Strict upbringing is said to build character, strengthen integrity
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he quality of being honest and strong about what you believe to be right. Pol. prawość, uczciwość, wierność
wimp
Strict upbringing is said to build character, strengthen integrity and create champions rather than wimps
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someone who has a weak character and is afraid to do something difficult or unpleasant. Pol. mięczak
sheltered upbringing
Those who have never got a beating and have enjoyed sheltered upbringing in a stress-free environment are said to have no backbone and no character.
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a upbringing in which someone has been too protected by their parents from difficult or unpleasant experiences. Pol. wychowanie pod kloszem
backbone
Those who have never got a beating and have enjoyed sheltered upbringing in a stress-free environment are said to have no backbone and no character.
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courage and determination
lack of moral fibre
"Becoming spoilt children, they lack moral fibre and are unprepared for the challenges of real life."
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lack of the emotional strength to do what you believe is right. Pol. brak zasad moralnych, brak moralnego kręgosłupa
toughen sb up
They have an opportunity to taste suffering which toughens them up and shapes their character.
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Pol. zahartować (kogoś)
on the contrary
On the contrary, it deprives them of character and breaks the spirit of the child.
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Pol. (wręcz) przeciwnie
deprive sb of sth
On the contrary, it deprives them of character and breaks the spirit of the child.
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Pol. pozbawiać kogoś czegoś
a sense of security
It robs them of their sense of security,
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Pol. poczucie bezpieczeństwa
tormentor
treat their father or mother as a tormentor rather than a loving parent.
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Pol. dręczyciel, prześladowca
compliance
Instead of compliance, there will be rejection.
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Pol. podporządkowanie się
rejection
Instead of compliance, there will be rejection.
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Pol. odrzucenie
treatment
Beating a child is an act of violence and those who receive this treatment are likely to release their pent-up anger
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Pol. traktowanie
release
They are likely to release their pent-up anger and vent their frustrations on their own children in the future
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to express or get rid of feelings such as anger or worry
pent-up anger
They are likely to release their pent-up anger and vent their frustrations on their own children in the future
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Pol. tłumiony gniew
vent sth on sb
They are likely to release their pent-up anger and vent their frustrations on their own children in the future
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to express feelings of anger, hatred etc, especially by doing something violent or harmful to someone. Pol. wyładować coś na kimś
legitimate
Child abuse cannot be a legitimate means of influencing behaviour.
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fair or reasonable. acceptable or allowed by law. Pol. uzasadniony, legalny
means
Child abuse cannot be a legitimate means of influencing behaviour.
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Pol. sposób, środek
authority figure
co-operation where the parent is a partner rather than an authority figure.
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someone who has a position of power
concept
This concept of partnership
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an idea of how something is, or how something should be done. Pol. pojęcie
proponent
according to proponents of strict upbringing
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someone who supports something or persuades people to do something. Pol. rzecznik, orędownik
undermine authority
This concept of partnership only erodes and undermines parental authority
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to gradually reduce something such as someone's power or confidence. Pol. poderwać, podkopać, zniszczyć
erode
This concept of partnership only erodes and undermines parental authority
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Pol. podkopać, podważyć autorytet
mate
a parent must be an authority figure rather than a mate
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sb you work with, do an activity with, or share sth with. Pol. kumpel.
your flesh and blood
their flesh and blood get into a blind alley of mistakes from which there is no escape and for which they will have to pay dearly in the future?
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someone who is part of your family
get into a blind alley
their flesh and blood get into a blind alley of mistakes from which there is no escape and for which they will have to pay dearly in the future?
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Pol. wpaść w ślepą uliczkę
pay dearly
their flesh and blood get into a blind alley of mistakes from which there is no escape and for which they will have to pay dearly in the future?
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Pol. drogo zapłacić

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