Corporal Punishment And Physical Child Abuse
One of the preeminent complications within the topic of child abuse is the lack of consensus about its definition (Hamamrman et al. 1). With a debatable definition who is in the rightful position to claim the difference between corporal punishment and physical child abuse? Each year there are numerous reports made of child abuse; however, with the opinions of parenting varying greatly the numbers of allegations being made are multiplying (Fréchette et al. 137). Corporal punishment is a form of discipline generally defined as, “the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, for the purposes of correction or control of the child’s behavior” (Fréchette et al.137). There are numerous perspectives
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However, the pro-corporal punishment perspective is largely unrepresented in the empirical literature, so the research that was done excluded the majority of the public opinion and the positive effects (Fréchette et al. 135). Discipline is an inherent part of parenting that targets children’s socialization that trains them to obey rules or a code of behavior through punishment to correct unacceptable behaviors. After many studies and observing all the perspectives of corporal punishment Blum et al. concluded, “Although parental use of verbal instructions and reasoning with young children may be associated with an increase in some prosocial behaviors, it generally has not been shown to be a reliable intervention for changing problem behaviors in young children” (337). Blum et al. tests this by examining the change in toddler and preschool children’s behavior after using reasoning to try and control their behaviors. As a result, Blum et al. …show more content…
On the other hand, false allegations have the potential to tear apart an innocent family and forever change their lives. The increasing numbers of reports of child abuse are not the problem for false allegations. If there are any reasonable suspicions of whether abuse is occurring in a home, it should be reported. False cases of child abuse are not only caused because of the lack of a clear definition, but also because of the lack of proper investigation procedures and the lack of training those who investigate receive (Munro
However, the pro-corporal punishment perspective is largely unrepresented in the empirical literature, so the research that was done excluded the majority of the public opinion and the positive effects (Fréchette et al. 135). Discipline is an inherent part of parenting that targets children’s socialization that trains them to obey rules or a code of behavior through punishment to correct unacceptable behaviors. After many studies and observing all the perspectives of corporal punishment Blum et al. concluded, “Although parental use of verbal instructions and reasoning with young children may be associated with an increase in some prosocial behaviors, it generally has not been shown to be a reliable intervention for changing problem behaviors in young children” (337). Blum et al. tests this by examining the change in toddler and preschool children’s behavior after using reasoning to try and control their behaviors. As a result, Blum et al. …show more content…
On the other hand, false allegations have the potential to tear apart an innocent family and forever change their lives. The increasing numbers of reports of child abuse are not the problem for false allegations. If there are any reasonable suspicions of whether abuse is occurring in a home, it should be reported. False cases of child abuse are not only caused because of the lack of a clear definition, but also because of the lack of proper investigation procedures and the lack of training those who investigate receive (Munro