Is Canada A Multicultural Country - 1182 Words

Having and raising children is one of our basic human rights, or is it? What is the correct way to raise a child? Who gets to decide whether or not it is being done appropriately? Should a parent have the freedom to instill their family s values on their own children, or should the current government dictate the values we pass generationally down to our offspring? Opinions on this topic are innumerable. Canada is a multicultural country, by its very nature we will have diversity in the way our children are raised. Due to the lack of cohesion between the government and parents views on raising children, it has been very confusing for the next generation to know what is expected of them. It has been said that the next generation lacks hope†¦show more content†¦The child had received this punishment for her disobedience to her father s rules, the child won the case! What message does this send to our children? Most children will not like or agree with the punishment meted out b y the parent, should we fill the courts with children suing their parents? The message we are sending our children is that we do not have control over how we raise them, the government can over rule the decisions we make concerning them. I am by no means advocating abusive behaviour in parenting yet, by whose perception do we evaluate whether or not our actions are abusive? Any kind of discipline can feel abusive to a child who is not mature enough to make proper judgments on their own. Each culture will have different ways of dealing with discipline and in a multicultural country we should respect the methods as long as they are not abusive. Parenting styles have been split into three categories, let us take a closer look at each. If you remember the phrase because I said so, you were probably raised by an authoritarian style. Very strict rules which were not up for discussion or explanation probably ruled your childhood. Children in this type of environment were being raised to follow the rules and not to question authority. Corporal punishment was more than likely a part of this upbringing. At the other end of the spectrum, if you felt like your parents were your friends they probably parented in a more permissive style. They were