Spanking Is Never An Effective Form Of Discipline Olivia Romeo November 13‚ 2014 Prepared as a course assignment for HDF 200‚ University of Rhode Island Corporal punishment is known as a physical punishment‚ such as hitting or abusing. Spanking a child is a form of corporal punishment which means to slap a child on the buttock. In the United States‚ spanking is a form of correcting a child’s behavior or a way of disciplining. The Harris survey of 1‚250 adults‚ conducted
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become a serious problem towards children and family structure. The result of abuse is because many of children who suffer from abuse end up with long term effects that lead into their adult life. Physical abuse involving children is the most common abuse and the most noticeable to see if it is going on. The State of Arizona should keep child abuse under control by obtaining a better protection system and narrowing down to the abuse that impacts a child the most. Spanking is considered as a punishment
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I personally don’t advocate spanking. It’s absolutely a No of using spanking as a form of discipline children. Spanking is a real contradiction. We teach the kids not to use violence and not to hit others‚ whether they are angry or not. Even when they see another kid did something wrong‚ or bad‚ they are still not allowed to hit. If we teach our children in such a lovely way like that‚ then why would we are still spanking them when they make mistakes‚ how will the kid ever learn that hitting is wrong
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properly disciplining your child is wrong? Before we dive too deep into this subject‚ the term spanking may need to be defined. The definition of spanking is different to each person. The one that will be used throughout this paper is from Merriam Webster. To strike‚ especially on the buttocks with an open hand. This means that spanking does not include using a belt on a child‚ or a paddle. Spanking also means no permanent physical damage was sustained during the encounter. If damage is sustained
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Spanking: Child Abuse or Discipline? The Bible states that “Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child‚ the rod of discipline will remove it from him” (Prov. 22:15). Even though it appears that the Bible condones corporal punishment‚ it is not enough for people to believe that it is okay to do. There is a very thin line between child abuse and discipline when it comes to spanking. Many people believe it can lead to better school grades and ambition to attend college and are not as likely
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discussed. One aspect of discipline has been shoved into the dark‚ the effect on the child. No matter how much it is spoken of children remember what happened to them in their childhood. Whether they were pleasant or not can lead to problems later in life. One debate that shall soon be settled deals with the spanking of children. Some will agree that there is nothing wrong with spanking a child‚ but some argue that it is wrong. There have been countless arguments over it leading to extreme aggression or
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As a child I received spankings for any of my misbehaviors. Now as a parent myself with a five- year- old son‚ I understand why my parents did the things they did. My son has had a few spankings in his life. Spanking a child is just fine with me as long as you spank them on their buttocks. Spanking can correct misbehavior and will not harm a child for life. There are a lot of pro’s and con’s to the spanking issue that might have a lot of people confused on this. Spanking is done by giving the child
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caregiver’s behavior played a big role in the child being successful. “children who reach the end of their first year with a firm sense of trust are those whose parents are loving and respond predictably and reliably to the child” (p. 234) it is important for the mom to know this because though she may feel that she is making the child more independent she may actually be developing mistrust. Spanking scenario Children do not always listen well with others but when it
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Children will show more respect and comfort towards parents if they are not spanked or hit. To start‚ a child will be scared of their parents if they are treated poorly by them. A sense of discomfort and resentment will overcome them. But‚ if a child is treated properly and with respect they will be more comfortable towards their parents. And they will feel better with going to them and talking to them more often. Allison Hughes stated‚ “It also often results in negative side effects‚ such as avoiding
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Why is spanking so bad in the first place? Well‚ sometime when the “hippie” generation started having children‚ they decided that spanking was bad. That we needed to “coddle” our children to help them grow. That spanking is a form corporal punishment. Spanking can be a very useful tool for discipline. However‚ just don’t get out of hand with it. I mean‚ don’t spank your child for hours on end. Don’t pick up a frying pan because you broke your beating stick. And most importantly‚ don’t spank
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