What is discipline?

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What is discipline?

Answer 1

dis·ci·pline   Audio Help   /ˈdɪsəplɪn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dis-uh-plin] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -plined, -plin·ing.

–noun 1. training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.  

2. activity, exercise, or a regimen that develops or improves a skill; training: A daily stint at the typewriter is excellent discipline for a writer.  

3. punishment inflicted by way of correction and training.  

4. the rigor or training effect of experience, adversity, etc.: the harsh discipline of poverty.  

5. behavior in accord with rules of conduct; behavior and order maintained by training and control: good discipline in an army.  

6. a set or system of rules and regulations.  

7. Ecclesiastical. the system of government regulating the practice of a church as distinguished from its doctrine.  

8. an instrument of punishment, esp. a whip or scourge, used in the practice of self-mortification or as an instrument of chastisement in certain religious communities.  

9. a branch of instruction or learning: the disciplines of history and economics.  

–verb (used with object) 10. to train by instruction and exercise; drill.  

11. to bring to a state of order and obedience by training and control.  

12. to punish or penalize in order to train and control; correct; chastise.

Answer 2

It is teaching.  You are teaching your child to act according to behavior set by you.  If not followed, there are consequences.

Answer 3

discipline?

its kinda like behaving or maybe good or obedient i guess?

Answer 4

there are several forms of discipline  

self discipline is : the ability to control ones actions

then discipline : a form of punishment  used to teach your kids about there bad behavior

Military discipline : the training one gets in accordance to military rules and regulations

so depending on how you wish to use it will depend on its meaning