Dear Sheetal After giving your view point you summed it up by saying, "So self-discipline starts from the beginning of the child's growth which has to be nurtured continously."
Well that is the most ideal way of doing it, but with couples working these days (one wonders if they themselves are self-disciplined) they have just enough time to pamper their chidren, and there is not much time left for them to keep their discipline im check, then where is the time for them to get their children to learn self-discipline. This is the scenario in the upper strata, the upper middle class, the middle class and to some extent in the lower middle class. In the upper strata of the society they are so busy making money and attending socio-cultural functions, attending parties or hosting parties or going to the gym or for a jog etc., they have hardly anytime for the kids.
In the upper middle class and the middle class, the couple have to go to wrok to make both ends meet or to live slightly comfortably, where as in the lower middle calss they manage to make their living within the income they earn, and from there they try togrow. it is in this strata of society that you find the parents and the children are disciplined so they can instill self discipline in their kids. a large number of service men, govenrment or private teacher etc., fall in this braacket. They are naturally disciplined and so they help their children attain self-discipline.
Warm regards Raman |