disappoint. My two year old son on the other hand is one hundred percent boy and has to take the trial by fire approach. Spanking is an option on the table for both children. My daughter happens to be a child who responds better to timeouts as a form of punishment‚ whereas my son is oblivious to sitting out from any given activity. This is not to say that my daughter never receives a spanking nor does my son always receive a spanking but it does demonstrate my argument of parents being able to decide what
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continues to come under criticism as a form of discipline. The community has two obvious styles of parenting: "Old-school" parents believe that physical punishment is sometimes required‚ and "new-school" parents use nonphysical techniques‚ such as "timeouts" and open dialogue‚ to correct inappropriate conduct. Many child-development experts do not advocate the use of physical punishment‚ arguing that it rarely alters a child ’s behavior and can lead to child abuse. Consequently‚ bills have been enacted
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Ndeye Diack Diack1 English 101 Instructor: Summer Doucet 03 March 2012 Should parent spank their children? If parents are not going to spank their children when their children are big and strong enough to physically overpower their parents‚ it seems to me that choosing to spank them when they are small is somewhat thoughtless‚ and perhaps even cowardly. I believe
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studies show that we should look for alternative forms of discipline on our children instead of continuing to negatively change their minds and personalities. It proves how bad spanking your child actually is even though so many adults do it. Harsh punishments are unnecessary
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Discipline is an important component of the growth process of children (Child Discipline). Since the beginning of time‚ discipline techniques used have varied with each family. However‚ the general importance of discipline within a household has been commonly accepted. One may ask‚ "What is discipline exactly?" It is human nature to challenge authority. As a natural part of development‚ children tend to test there boundaries. Discipline is the consequences of their misbehavior. If done in an appropriate
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Marie hoover Prof. orgier ENG 4/23/2012 The Children Are Our Future What the world needs now is for the parents of today’s children to step up and teach their children to be respectful‚ caring‚ and compassionate children‚ which will one day turn into adults. One of the problems is the laws on child abuse and the way children are raised today‚ compared the way children are raised today to thirty years ago or even before that‚ is not the same. Kids today
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“Corporal punishment is the use of physical force causing pain‚ but not wounds‚ as a means of discipline.” Definition of Corporal Punishment by Unicef- Educate! Don’t Punish! Awareness Campaign Physical punishment was very common. In the past corporal punishment was by not only applied to children. It was used on adults as well. In England from the Middle Ages whipping was a common punishment for minor crimes. In the 18th century whipping or flogging was a common punishment in the British army and
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Corporal Punishment LaShawnda White PSY/101 March 10‚ 2012 Donna Rail-Baker Corporal Punishment Corporal punishment is used as a discipline method for children. One of the most commonly used discipline methods in America is corporal punishment [ (Gershoff & Larzelere‚ 2002) ]. Is corporal punishment considered to be an effective form of discipline for children? Many parents’ opinions are different on how to properly discipline a misbehaving child. It has been proven children who
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could be described by people as the “bad old days”. Disciplinary action such as a smack on a child’s bottom is not illegal in Australia and it’s now viewed as “barbaric”. As a result‚ children get hurt. Many of the parents are the proponents of corporal punishment as it is quicker to implement‚ costs nothing and deters unruliness. Nevertheless‚ psychologists are doing a lot of researches and giving reports aiming to ban those harmful actions to children. Also‚ the governments have paid a lot of attention
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Spanking has been used for many years and it must come to an end. Also known as corporal punishment‚ spanking is most often used as a form of discipline. Although it is said to have some benefits‚ the negative consequences far outweigh the good. According to Dr. Wilson and Dr. Lyon‚ "physical punishment delivered in anger with the intent to cause pain is unacceptable and dangerous to the health and well being of the child."( Guidance for Effective Discipline‚ online) It is important for spanking
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