According to the Parenting Project, a survey on disciplinary practices commissioned by the Singapore’s children society; the most common disciplinary action taken by Singaporean parents is explaining to their child what they had done wrong.
The next most common disciplinary action is to show anger to the child, followed by taking away some of his privileges. Telling a child that he is not loved was the least frequently used active form of intervention.
The same survey also revealed that mothers were more likely to use physical punishment than fathers. Mothers also considered physical punishment as being more effective compared to fathers.
These results were contrary to the stereotype many hold about Asian fathers being disciplinarians in the family, who would most likely endorse and use power assertive methods more frequently.
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