Spanking is a form of corporal punishment that is commonly used to discipline children all around the world. This form of punishment typically consists of an adult striking the child’s bottom or hand as a reaction to unwanted behavior. There are many arguments that are made on whether a child should be spanked or not‚ many people tend to believe it’s fair while other believe it’s simply wrong. Those who do not believe in spanking say spanking is a form of child abuse. That it shows children the idea
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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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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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Spanking‚ although controversial is an effective form of discipline for children. Parents and parents to be who are undecided about whether spanking is an acceptable form of discipline should first get educated on what spanking is. A good first step would be learning the meaning of spanking. Equally as important is‚ knowing what is considered a spanking‚ as well as‚ when spanking becomes abuse. In addition‚ knowing the ways spanking may benefit children would help solidify spanking as the best option
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Spanking is one of the most controversial discipline methods. On one side of the debate are parents who believe it is all right to spank their children. On the other side are those who think that children should never be spanked. Somewhere in the middle are parents who believe that spanking should only be used in particular instances such as when the child runs into the street. Part of the reason for the debate is that parents and experts often define spanking differently. To some‚ spanking means
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Spanking is the act of smacking the buttocks of a child with an opened hand. Some parents adopt this form of corporal punishment as a back up to non-physical discipline. The law should not ban the act of spanking a child in parenting because it is not a form of abuse. Parents should be free to spank their children appropriately‚ at the right time and for the right reasons‚ to create an understanding for what is acceptable and what is not. Definitely‚ spanking is an effective parenting tool. On the
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The use of spanking is one of the most controversial parenting practices and also one of the oldest‚ spanning throughout many generations. Spanking is a discipline method in which a supervising adult deliberately inflicts pain upon a child in response to a child’s unacceptable behaviour. Although spanking exists in nearly every country and family‚ its expression is heterogeneous. First of all the act of administering a spanking varies between families and cultures. As Gershoff (2002) pointed
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Clearly‚ the majority of parents say they spank their kids. Various factors increase the likelihood‚ including geographic location (children in the South are spanked the most)‚ family income (less money means more spanking)‚ race (African-American mothers spank their children more than other ethnic groups) and religion (parents more fundamentalist in their religious beliefs spank more than those who are less so). But all in all‚ it’s a pretty clear picture. According to Kitty O’Callaghan (2016) “about
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Hatred of Hitting The topic of spanking children as punishment has caused serious controversy dating back to as late as the early 1960s. This topic not only brings out the statistical points but the ethical and moral points as well. Spanking kids as physical punishment is wrong for all ages because it can not only have psychological damage but intellectual damage as well. During my dad’s childhood when he would misbehave he would get a swat on the bottom or sometimes a belt to the bottom if that’s
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To spank or not to spank? Spanking has been a topic that has been talked about for some time now. Spanking is a type of corporal punishment involving the act of striking the buttocks of another person to cause physical pain‚ generally with an open hand. Spanking should be allow as a punishment when dealing with misbehaving children. When spanking children there should be some guidelines of what is not acceptable when spanking children. When it comes to spanking children‚ there can be a wrong and
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