child. Quite a few people support corporal punishment as an effective way of disciplining a child‚ while a large number of people believe corporal punishment is a cruel and inhumane way to deal with the child. Sometimes all children need is a little spanking to set them straight‚ help them see the errors of their ways‚ but‚ how would you know when you’re crossed the line from disciplining the child to committing child abuse. According to an article by Clark (2004): John Wilson suggests there are six
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Many issues are controversial because there are supporting facts to both opinions. One major issue in today’s society is whether to breast or bottle feed an infant. Another difficult issue is how to discipline a child. Some parents believe that spanking in certain situations is acceptable‚ and some view it as child abuse. Many parents believe religion is an essential part of growing into a moral person‚ and many do not. Family meals are important to some families‚ and unnecessary to others. Another
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Bettina Dugan WR 122 Kathleen Bustamante Assignment # 2 April 28‚ 2014 Discipline vs. Punishment Child discipline is something that we have all experienced personally in different forms‚ seen used on others‚ and is also to some degree what many of us will go on to practice later in life with our own children. Each person has their own opinion on what discipline is and how it should be used on children. The Webster dictionary defines discipline as “training to ensure proper behavior: the practice
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punishment of children‚ also known as corporal punishment‚ is defined as "the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience bodily pain or discomfort‚ so as to correct the child ’s behavior" (Gershoff 9). This may include spanking
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Purpose: To persuade the audience to be for corporal punishment in Desoto county schools. Attention-Getter: Good morning. How is everyone doing today? If you were caught in a wildfire would you think to start a smaller more controlled fire in a line or circular pattern to deplete the fuel source of the oncoming blaze? In this case the term fighting fire with fire is being used literally but there are other cases where this phrase isn’t so literal. Some vaccinations use the same virus that caused
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or the teacher‚ he can be giving a spanking‚ a timeout or some of his privileges can be taken away from him. That child might think the parent is being mean or obnoxious‚ but that entire time that parent is really showing how much they love and care for that child. As a kid‚ I would get into trouble a lot. Of course there would be a consequence‚ and a few words that came along with it. I will never forget the words my mother said to me as I received my spanking: “I am only doing this because I love
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Tien Hanh Lai Contemporary Voices Per 2 12/1/14 Speaking of “abuse”‚ people always think of the terrific and negative effects that this action brings to the people. In fact‚ there are many types of abuse that have been recorded and most of them are actually harm and impact people physically and morally. One of them is child abuse. Child abuse is the physical injury of a child inflicted by a parent which ranges from superficials bruises broken bones‚ burns‚ serious internal injuries and in some
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and love is ok. “In 20011‚ a CBS news reporter by the name of Maura Kennedy reported that a man from Colorado had been facing charges of child abuse for spanking his own son.” His child was sent to school like any other normal day when his teacher noticed marks on his bottom. Allegedly the child had stated that‚ he had been “giving a spanking” the night before. Minutes later his parents were notified of the situation in which his father replied‚ “ I spanked his butt out of love‚ I don’t want him
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2012 Child Discipline Strategy: To Spank or Not to Spank? Should child discipline involved punishment that include spanking or hitting? Is it necessary to spank or not to spank a child as a form of discipline? Some parents have no trouble of agreeing with using a few disciplinary measurements to discipline a child. But‚ most parents argue that child spanking will have a negative effect on the child’s overall being because it teaches the child defiant behavior‚ it distracts the child
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abusive towards others. Although parents think this is the only way of educating their children there are many other alternatives. There are other alternatives to punishing the children for their bad behavior. Less severe punishments besides spanking. First‚ they can take away their television privileges‚ computer use‚ and playing outside with their friends. Next‚ they could ground Gallegos‚ 2 them for the weekend and cancel plans. Last of all parents could take the time to sit and
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