whether the mother considered abortion while pregnant with the child. Spanking remained a strong predictor of violent behavior in the child. As five-year-olds‚ the children who had been spanked were more likely than the non-spanked to be defiant‚ demand immediate satisfaction of their wants and needs‚ become frustrated easily‚ have temper tantrums and lash out physically against other people or animals. Quite simply‚ spanking produces WORSE behavior‚ not better behavior. It also begets more violence
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laxity‚ permissiveness‚ and degradation. "Your children have been misled by many who shall answer to the Father. As teachers they have failed in their role. Therefore‚ as parents you must succeed in yours." - St. Joseph‚ March 18‚ 1973. Is spanking an effective means of discipline for kids‚ or does it merely teach them to be violent? Fewer topics have generated so much emotion as whether to spank or not. First‚ what does the law say? Is it illegal to spank your kids? The answer is no-but parents
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Children Nadine Robinson PHI 200 – Mind and Machine Instructor Lisa Linkin July 4‚ 2011 In this essay I am going to clarify the meaning of corporal punishment‚ identify with the ethics of corporal punishment and children‚ spanking vs. time out‚ infliction of pain without injury‚ and discuss the moral argumentative views on corporal punishment and children and the effects it has on children. Corporal or physical punishment is the use of physical force intended to cause some
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Corporal Punishment: Helping or Hurting Your Child? Child abuse! Spankings! Discipline! Beating! People have different thoughts when they hear the words corporal punishment. There is a fine line between corporal punishment‚ disciplining your child out of love‚ and child abuse‚ beating your child out of anger. I believe that physical discipline is needed when children continuously misbehave‚ as long as parents and authorities don’t cross the line. Three reasons I believe corporal punishment is an
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Disciplining Children Many parents and schools agree that spanking is one form of discipline that is sometimes necessary when a child misbehaves. He or she also believes the older the child becomes the less he or she needs a spanking‚ and other forms of discipline take its place. When a child reaches around the age of five or six many parents and schools change the discipline to‚ placing the child in time out‚ taking objects away from the child‚ or restrict the child ’s activities. However
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decide what to do when their child needs to be corrected. Many parents today‚ unfortunately lose self control when their child misbehaves and resort to physical punishment (such as spanking) to discipline their child. This needs to change if parents want their children to poses the important skill of self control. Spanking as a form of punishment teaches a child to “behave” because of fear and not because they have a deep respect and reverence for their parents. A child may stop his or her actions
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open hand. Spanking is the most popular method to educate kids. Because it has always been used‚ people think that it is also the highest efficiency way of education; however‚ parents should not be allowed to spank wayward children as a way of impart discipline. Firstly‚ parents are definitely ignorant about the consequences of spanking on their kids. With the development of science‚ researchers made number of accurate studies about this subject‚ and the conclusions were clear: spanking affects the
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Andrew McClarren Disciplining Children Exemplification Essay The United States once considered the conventional utilization of corporeal punishment by parents on children routine. However‚ contemporary times show these views are becoming outdated as today’s world varies tremendously from that of the past several decades. Children forty years ago‚ for example‚ received physical reprimand as a form of discipline. Styles of living and thinking continue to change. Many people disagree with the traditional
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many debates on spanking and corporal punishment over recent years. There are two sides to any argument. On one side are some parents‚ who believe that it is acceptable to spank their children‚ and on the other side‚ there are those who believe that children should never be spanked. The main problem with spanking is that each group defines spanking differently. There are some who believe spanking is a form of abuse‚ while others think of it as discipline. I believe that spankings are a form of discipline
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reached his/her teenage years it is too late to begin the discipline process. If parents begin early‚ I believe that the most effective ways of disciplining children are timeout‚ taking away privileges‚ talking to the child‚ and‚ as a last resort‚ and spanking. Putting a child in timeout is effective if the parent is consistent with doing so. In the article “Should You Give Your Child Timeouts‚” Phelan and Lynn state‚ “when well executed‚ timeout will help teach the rule‚ and gives kids a break away
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