Another reason could be the failure of parents telling their children that they did it out of love and other positive reasons in order for children to know that they care. . It is evident that Gershoff’s study of spanking was inconsistent due to limitations of the study. To explain, the researcher only researched the “hands-on- child” style of spanking ,but not other styles like using belts, switches from trees, or spanking that is private or in public. Also she should research how parents react before and after giving a spanking or measure their feelings. Also, she can do a study of adults who had been spanked as
Another reason could be the failure of parents telling their children that they did it out of love and other positive reasons in order for children to know that they care. . It is evident that Gershoff’s study of spanking was inconsistent due to limitations of the study. To explain, the researcher only researched the “hands-on- child” style of spanking ,but not other styles like using belts, switches from trees, or spanking that is private or in public. Also she should research how parents react before and after giving a spanking or measure their feelings. Also, she can do a study of adults who had been spanked as