The Negative Effects Of Spanking On Children
Clearly, the majority of parents say they spank their kids. Various factors increase the likelihood, including geographic location (children in the South are spanked the most), family income (less money means more spanking), race (African-American mothers spank their children more than other ethnic groups) and religion (parents more fundamentalist in their religious beliefs spank more than those who are less so). But all in all, it's a pretty clear picture. According to Kitty O'Callaghan (2016) “about 94% of 3- and 4-year-olds have been spanked at least once during the past year, according to one study. 74% of mothers believe spanking is acceptable for kids ages 1 to 3, says another study. 61% of parents condone spanking as a "regular form
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It also begets more violence, because hitting children teaches them that it is acceptable to hit others who are smaller and weaker. “I'm going to hit you because you hit your sister” is a hypocrisy not lost on children. As every parent knows, kids do what we do, not what we say.” Says Marshall Rosenberg. Maybe if you’re spanking out of angry first and not as a teacher for your children, whatever it is that the child may have done was wrong needs a punishment so the next time you will have learned the reaction because you have then felt it, and know that it’s not okay. After spanking your child, you need to explain why, that way they understand also I believe after spanking a child and sent to room for a while or whatever it is that the parent decides to do with them afterward, sometime they need to be reassured that they are loved and why they got in trouble so it’s not an angry circle of ‘ I just get in trouble’ and ‘my parents hit me’ and ‘no one loves me, my mom or dad hate me they always spank me,’ because then they could lash out in a violet way and hit others, and go through a depression of not understanding why. Spanking your child is a very sensitive matter for these reasons, as a parent there is no manual on how to parent your own child. We as parents learn every day the best way to handle a situation our children throw at us. We need to find what
It also begets more violence, because hitting children teaches them that it is acceptable to hit others who are smaller and weaker. “I'm going to hit you because you hit your sister” is a hypocrisy not lost on children. As every parent knows, kids do what we do, not what we say.” Says Marshall Rosenberg. Maybe if you’re spanking out of angry first and not as a teacher for your children, whatever it is that the child may have done was wrong needs a punishment so the next time you will have learned the reaction because you have then felt it, and know that it’s not okay. After spanking your child, you need to explain why, that way they understand also I believe after spanking a child and sent to room for a while or whatever it is that the parent decides to do with them afterward, sometime they need to be reassured that they are loved and why they got in trouble so it’s not an angry circle of ‘ I just get in trouble’ and ‘my parents hit me’ and ‘no one loves me, my mom or dad hate me they always spank me,’ because then they could lash out in a violet way and hit others, and go through a depression of not understanding why. Spanking your child is a very sensitive matter for these reasons, as a parent there is no manual on how to parent your own child. We as parents learn every day the best way to handle a situation our children throw at us. We need to find what