Maame Dokono is a veteran Ghanaian actress and broadcaster
Veteran Ghanaian actress and broadcaster, Grace Omaboe, popularly known as Maame Dokono, has called for a return to corporal punishment in homes and schools.
She has argued that the absence of firm discipline is contributing to the rise in misconduct among children.
Speaking at ‘A Convergence of Mothers’, a forum organised by MzGee in Accra, the celebrated actress did not mince words as she reflected on her approach to raising her six children and her concerns about modern parenting.
“In those days, I never spared the rod on my children when I was raising them. I trained them, disciplined them whenever they messed up, and rewarded them when they did good. That is how it should be.
“In those days, when a child messed up, four boys would hold him or her and they would be lashed to pump sense into their heads. In this modern age, we’re told you’re not to beat a child. They should bring it back,” she recounted.
She expressed concern over what she described as growing indiscipline among the youth, blaming part of it on the erosion of traditional disciplinary practices.
“Look at what the children are doing. Some of the children are so undisciplined to the extent that they even have the guts to misbehave towards their teachers. We must discipline our children. Flog them,” she asserted.
Her comments come amid conversations around child discipline in Ghana, with some advocating for non-violent methods while others pushing for corporal punishment as a corrective tool.
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