Spanking Your Child

Whether you are a child, teen, or adult yourself, you know that it is a societal norm to spank a child when they misbehave; however , in reality it does not do any help. According to multiple studies ran by well-known experts, spanking your child does more damage than help. Spanking changes the way one’s child behaves now and later in life. Children who are spanked show multiple signs of antisocial behavior, aggressive personalities, and end up spanking their own kids. These studies show that we should look for alternative forms of discipline on our children instead of continuing to negatively change their minds and personalities. It proves how bad spanking your child actually is even though so many adults do it. Harsh punishments are unnecessary
According to Brendan Smith, author of a featured psychology article, a big majority of Americans who are spanked grow up to be antisocial and distance themselves from others. “In a meta-analysis of 26 studies, Larzelere and a colleague found that an approach they described as “conditional spanking” led to greater reductions in child defiance or antisocial behavior than 10 of 13 alternative discipline techniques.”(Smith) This study has been run multiple times by several people and all the results come back the same, psychologists advise against spanking a child no matter the circumstance. These studies show that professionals and experts who know the effects on the mind, recommend that you not hit your child as a form of punishment and look for healthier solutions or
Development problems can occur in some cases of spanking. There are parents who do not know the limit of spanking and may exceed it. This condones with long term disadvantages to their life. Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American article writer, explained how children become aggressive. This comes from physical punishment. A constant punishment of this makes children almost immune to being used to getting spanked. Parents should use different forms of discipline for their children, instead of relying on physical punishment.
Continuing with physical punishments, won’t only lead to marks, but suicide. They will have physical health problems. According to “The Psychology of Spanking” the infographic shows the effects of spanking children. It shows how some children can be violently abused. Some children may not know that they are because they might think this a form of punishment. Parents and children need to be informed of the abuse of spanking and how it can lead to abusive