The Pros And Cons Of Spanking

Spanking is a form of corporal punishment that is commonly used to discipline children all around the world. This form of punishment typically consists of an adult striking the child’s bottom or hand as a reaction to unwanted behavior. There are many arguments that are made on whether a child should be spanked or not, many people tend to believe it’s fair while other believe it’s simply wrong. Those who do not believe in spanking say spanking is a form of child abuse. That it shows children the idea of violence at a young age. So the question is whether spanking will cause the child to be a violent individual, if spanking will harm children mentally and physically, and if it’s a harm to their health and development later on in life. Children who are spanked aren’t necessarily going to grow up to be violent individuals, sometimes/most times they will grow up to be very non-violent individuals. But the point being when the kids are at a younger age and they get spanked what are they going to automatically assume is okay? To hit of
The corporal punishment of children and the incarceration of adults are forms of violence, and both children and adults who have been subjected to these harsh punishments tend to respond by themselves becoming more violent to others. “Does spanking make children unstable?” (Neal Halfon) Not only does punishment fail to accomplish the goals of correcting or deterring the offender from committing further offences, it actually tends to foster, in both groups more antisocial behavior. Scientific studies on the effects of punishment both child and adult offenders demonstrate that punishment tends to be very counterproductive. So in all punishment does not correct or prevent violence; punishment causes violence. Time out seems to be more of an acceptable way to punish children as they do something bad. “Time out is more acceptable than spanking..” (Child Rearing in