Nowadays, most children believe in having things  in one way only - their own. And god forbids, if they do not get things the way they like, there is hell to pay. Children prefer in taking their own decisions considering them mature and self sufficient, and forget about its consequences whether good or destructive  for them. In many cases they are misguided by their friends and sometimes take it due to their teen age temptation.  Hence, indiscipline is rampant in society today leaving a very little space for peace and healthy atmosphere. The parents are more afraid of their children in home rather than the other way around. The condition of the teachers in school is also very miserable.

What is indiscipline? Indiscipline is a behavioural disorder that is classified as an act of delinquency. Disrespecting elders, behaving impolitely and rudely, shouting unnecessarily, making fuss,  inviting quarrel, creating a mole hill of  problems,   lying,  stealing, teasing, snatching,  fighting with others, and playing truant or running away from home without parents’ knowledge are symptoms of indiscipline. It is often the cause of a lot of mental, emotional and also physical damage both in homes as well as in schools. An indisciplined child is an uncontrollable one, and can do just about any damage when he or she does not get whatever he or she wants.

Indiscipline at home:- Who is to be  blamed for the way a child turns out? Is it the fault of the parents’ and their faulty upbringing, peer pressures or the fault of society at large?

Today’s parents are to be  blamed completely for this. Parents do not seem to realize that by giving in to the child’s demands, they are only making him or her more uncontrollable and a menace to society. Most parents get pleasure in fulfilling each and every demand of their children without thinking whether they are justified or not.   Some give heavy amount of money  to their children thinking it as a symbol of their  status. There are also some who  always think that their children are  perfect and are the best, they don’t do any indisciplined act.  Some parents, in spite of getting prove of the wrong deeds of their children, support them and fight for them. It has been observed that most people in urban and semi-urban areas live in small nuclear families. They do not get moral education from their grand parents. Again, now a days most of the parents are working the whole day and just want a couple of hours of peace. They, just fulfill all the demands of their children without considering their necessity.  In some families, because of the unhealthy family atmosphere the children become indisciplined.There are some parents who are so blind in the love of their children like King Dhritarashtra of Mahabharat, and support them all  times, even in their bad deeds.

The friend circle also plays a very destructive role in making a child indisciplined. A bad friend circle makes a child indisciplined, spoils him and ruins his career and life. Hence, it is said that a child can be known from the companion he keeps.

The society  is also to be blamed. Absence of love, brotherhood, tolerance and  fellow feelings, and excessive presence of jealousy, intolerance, leg-pulling, treachery,  corruption etc. are making children indisciplined.

Indiscipline at school:- Over the last decade, the standards of discipline are fast deteriorating in the school environment too.  May be the teachers’ do not have that same confidence and commanding personality as they used to or  may be the work pressures have increased to such a degree that they are very busy in completing the curriculum in time. Quite obviously, most of them seem to lack the dedication to go beyond the call of duty and the syllabus and contribute to the all-round development of the child.

One can not really blame the teachers entirely, when he observes the huge number of children in each classroom, and the added burdens.  To top all of this, the number of subjects and books has also increased tremendously and most children are finding it difficult to cope with these extra burdens. Too much  pressure of school works,  and busy tuition schedules are not only increasing  their loads, but also making them indisciplined.

Again, there is not a healthy teacher-student relationship like the gone days. Teaching is the noblest of all professions and teachers are just like the Avatars of gods and  goddesses. But now a days, most people are not in this profession considering it as a noble and ideal one but taking it as their  last resort. So, these teachers for their self interests adopt any means, do any deeds, leave no impact on children and on the other hand make the holy atmosphere of the temples of learning polluted  creating many indisciplined children.

What should we do?:- It is our primary duty  to give moral education to our children. We must be disciplined, ideal, noble and honest not only in our words but also in our deeds.  Again, there is a strong need of character education.  We should be very affectionate to them. Always do not  compare, scold  and pressurize your children to study,  making them restless. Give time to them and  fulfill their justified and necessary demands. Don’t give excess amount of money  if there is no necessity.

It is the duty of the teachers to make the students disciplined. Teachers, as second parents must be ideal, noble and honest, and must possess good character so that the children will follow them and walk on their foot prints.