and to protect it from the harshness of the surrounding environment. However‚ when the child strays or behaves in a destructive manner‚ what steps should a parent take to correct such behavior? Some psychologists suggest that a good old-fashioned spanking is just the ticket. Others say that such action will emotionally damage the child later in life. With the parent ultimately responsible for the child‚ it ’s hard to know what is right or wrong when your 3 year-old is beating his head against the
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Spanking has been the way of discipline for many years‚ but in reality it is child abuse. Spanking‚ also known as corporal punishment‚ to me is any kind of negative physical contact to a child with the intention to cause pain as a way of discipline. Anything from a pat on the butt‚ to the use of a belt or paddle on a child‚ or a smack on the hand or mouth can be considered spanking. Child abuse is violence‚ and "violence is an act carried out with the intention‚ or perceived intention‚ of causing
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of‚ but if parents discipline them the wrong way you may never know. The first article I found dealing with spanking is called “Spanking isn’t child abuse; its common sense” by Ruben Navarrette. This article takes the side of spanking children as a form of discipline. The next article I found “No matter your view‚ there are alternatives” by Karen Deerwester. This article explains how spanking is the wrong form of discipline and can have consequential outcomes if done too often.
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parents should not spank their child because there are other alternatives and spanking can cause long-term effects. So‚ why risk it? Spanking can be ineffective because it does not teach an alternative behavior. Children may feel resentful‚ humiliated‚ and helpless after being spanked. As a result‚ the lesson they learn appears to be they should try harder not to get caught. Also‚ it sends the wrong message to children. Spanking can demonstrate that hitting is an acceptable way to solve problems‚ and
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Spanking children brings bad influence Spanking children give them a negative influence. Children love to imitate‚ especially people whom they love and respect. We cannot expect that kids will always receive the correct information when you spank them; you are telling them spanking others is a correct behavior. You tell them why you are spanking them and what is right‚ but lots of bad affects are produced during innocent situations. Here is an example‚ a mother stopped spanking her child when she
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Is Spanking the Right Way to Discipline There have been many discussions on spanking. On one side of the debate are the parents who believe it ok to spank their children. On the other side are those who think that children should never be spanked. Part of the problem with spanking is that each group defines spanking differently. Some believe spanking is a form of abuse‚ while others think it is a form of discipline. Spanking can in effect be a form of abuse. Children should only be spanked with
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Spanking is the method that parents use the most when they hit their children with the intention of disciplining them. Spanking is still widely accepted in American society‚ which renders a controversial issue. There are two groups with opposing views on spanking. People who opposed to spanking believe that spanking is poor parenting that can cause negative effects on their children. Others‚ on the other hand‚ insist that spanking can be a practical and effective punishment. On this issue‚ I strongly
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short time and fast. It show spanking children would stop them for acting bad for the rest of day unlike telling them to stop over and over ii. Vockell in (1991) said‚ “a very large number of well-adjusted‚ normal adults have received spanking doing their childhood”. Vockell find that when had adults did spanking do any good for them most of them said yes. They talk about how it straight them out. There many people today that have been spank and no negative effect from it. It go to talk about how
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the pros and cons of spanking along with expert opinions of each‚ and give my opinion. So‚ first I would like to talk about the pros. Some pros are as follows: • Spanking can be effective on a short-term basis in getting children to change any negative behaviors that prompted the spanking. • Spanking
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English 1301 – Argumentative/Persuasive Paper CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS You will find that most people will try and argue the fact that corporal punishment should be banned from our school systems. Although most states have not outlawed corporal punishment in our schools‚ most of the school systems do not enforce corporal punishment. Children of all ages need to be held accountable for their actions and at the rate the school systems are going‚ children know they can misbehave
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