Why Should Parents Be Allowed To Spank Children
Argument Essay According to the law, parents legally have the right to spank their children, but they also have certain limitations under which circumstances it is acceptable to whip their kids. Considering the fact that paddling in schools is still legal in 23 states, this law has many variations. As experts further gather and study information about children’s psychological and physical development, more controversy arises on whether parents have the right to beat their kids or not. I believe spanking is a tool used to discipline children that should be classified as corporal punishment; therefore parents should not be able to spank their children.
Recent studies show that physical punishment has detrimental effects to the development of growing youth. According to a study conducted in Canada, whippings even lower the child’s IQ. Beatings errode the connective tissue between brain cells and grey matter. Grey matter is a type of nervous tissue, containing cells and fibers that are critical to the moral and physical development of children. Therefore, whippings should be banned to ensure no harm to the kids. …show more content…
Although there are short-term benefits to spanking, the long-term effects show no link between positive behavior and physical punishment.
A study shown by the latest issue of Journal of Pediatrics states, “Three-year-olds who were spanked at least twice a month had a 50% increased chance of being considered aggressive by the time they turned five.” Research suggest more psychiatric disorders develop in kids that are whipped than in kids that are not. These disorders include depression, anxiety, and drug and alcohol abuse. Consequently, a child that is hit is prone to have psychiatric disorders and express more hostile
behaviors.
How should parents control their children? There are alternative yet highly effective methods that can be used to discipline kids. Time out is a disciplinary tool that forces the kids to think about what they have done and understand why they are being punished. Other methods such as natural consequences or a reward system are also beneficial. Natural consequences are effective because they allow nature to teach the children. For example, if a child leaves his or her toy outside it may get damaged or stolen; this teaches the child not to leave his or her toys outside anymore. The reward system promotes positive behavior by rewarding kids when they do the right thing. These techniques, along with many others, are efficient ways to control kids without physical disciplinary actions.
It is a parents job to teach their kids right from wrong and correct them if they act out of line. However it is not a parents job to abuse and harm their children, that is no one’s job. Spanking is not the way to discipline children, and parents should have no right to do it.
Works Cited
Castelloe, Molly S., Ph.D. "How Spanking Harms the Brain." Psychology Today. Sussex Directories, 12 Feb. 2012. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. .
"Study: Does Spanking Lead to More Aggressive Kids?" Life 360. Life 360, n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. .
Recent studies show that physical punishment has detrimental effects to the development of growing youth. According to a study conducted in Canada, whippings even lower the child’s IQ. Beatings errode the connective tissue between brain cells and grey matter. Grey matter is a type of nervous tissue, containing cells and fibers that are critical to the moral and physical development of children. Therefore, whippings should be banned to ensure no harm to the kids. …show more content…
Although there are short-term benefits to spanking, the long-term effects show no link between positive behavior and physical punishment.
A study shown by the latest issue of Journal of Pediatrics states, “Three-year-olds who were spanked at least twice a month had a 50% increased chance of being considered aggressive by the time they turned five.” Research suggest more psychiatric disorders develop in kids that are whipped than in kids that are not. These disorders include depression, anxiety, and drug and alcohol abuse. Consequently, a child that is hit is prone to have psychiatric disorders and express more hostile
behaviors.
How should parents control their children? There are alternative yet highly effective methods that can be used to discipline kids. Time out is a disciplinary tool that forces the kids to think about what they have done and understand why they are being punished. Other methods such as natural consequences or a reward system are also beneficial. Natural consequences are effective because they allow nature to teach the children. For example, if a child leaves his or her toy outside it may get damaged or stolen; this teaches the child not to leave his or her toys outside anymore. The reward system promotes positive behavior by rewarding kids when they do the right thing. These techniques, along with many others, are efficient ways to control kids without physical disciplinary actions.
It is a parents job to teach their kids right from wrong and correct them if they act out of line. However it is not a parents job to abuse and harm their children, that is no one’s job. Spanking is not the way to discipline children, and parents should have no right to do it.
Works Cited
Castelloe, Molly S., Ph.D. "How Spanking Harms the Brain." Psychology Today. Sussex Directories, 12 Feb. 2012. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. .
"Study: Does Spanking Lead to More Aggressive Kids?" Life 360. Life 360, n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. .