discussion about whether or not spanking is an effective way to teach children right from wrong in her post titled "Spanking: A Useful Tool." In her post she states "I don’t see anything wrong with an occasional‚ well timed‚ swat on the backside. I feel that the key‚ though‚ is to explain to the child what they did wrong‚ how they need to make it right and balancing the spanking with lots of love." (Dressler) She then goes on to explain that she has spanked all three of her children‚ and that they are all
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people choose to procreate‚ which add on to the difficulties they currently have. These are the kind of individuals that end up having children everywhere and seemingly claim to‚ "Have everything together." In the article‚ "Man who had 30 kids with 11 women wants a child-support break‚" Desmond Hatchett persistently engaged with several females and had up to 24 children with 11 women. It seems slightly fine if you are able to give all kids equivalent attention and provide them with their needs. Unfortunately
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Children are making decisions they may not have made had gender roles not been created and enforced by their parents. An example of that is revealed by Caldera‚ Huston‚ and O’brian: “Studies have shown that children will most likely choose to play with “gender appropriate” toys‚ even when cross gender toys are available‚ because parents give children positive feedback (in the form of praise‚ involvement‚ and physical closeness) for gender normative behavior” (“Difference Sex and Gender” n.pag.).
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of the lack of gun safety‚ many American children have died and have killed others. In the midst of all these tragedies‚ the parents of these children are held accountable for allowing this to happen. One example of this would be at an Earl Township Farm‚ where a 6 year old finds a shotgun with ammo‚ loads the shotgun and kills his 5 year old cousin‚ Andrew‚ who would probably still be alive if his cousin had been taught proper gun safety (Reilly 1). Children should be taught gun safety so that they
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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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Disciplining Our Children Disciplining Our Children to Spank or Not to Spank “Spare the rod‚ spoil the child.” “Have a heart that never hardens a temper that never tires‚ and a touch that never hurts” The above two basic quotes both describing the act of discipline when concerning children. As the US has formed throughout the decades the attitude on how to raise one’s children has shifted. We were once a nation‚ who believed that to see a child being sent to pick a switch off a tree
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Argumentative essay: Academic Essay: Is television A Bad Influence On Children? The television has become such an integral part of homes in the modern world that it is hard to imagine life without television. It provides entertainment to people of all ages especially children. Children love to watch TV and prefer to stay “glued” to the TV screen all day‚ rather than playing outside. In the USA‚ 47% of children ages 2 to 18 years have a television set in their bedrooms. On a typical day‚ they
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Watching TV is Bad for Children (Argumentative Essay) Today‚ people of different races and generations become victims of TV addiction. Some people watch television because they want to be updated about what is happening in the world. They want to be aware and get connected with different people all around the globe. Nowadays‚ not only adults and teenagers‚ but also children‚ get hooked on television. Because of the busy world people are living in today‚ parents do not have time to take care and
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crack! There goes another spanking. Maybe you think that spanking helps prevent bad and misbehavior from children‚ but did you think about how it doesn’t help them? Spanking should be illegal in the united states. There are people/guardians that abuse the children everyday because they take it too far. Spanking should not be provided in the united states because of the incidences that are provided here. In my view people can get to aggressive while spanking the children‚ and could harm them
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illegal. There are many differences between spanking and child abuse‚ and very few people understand them. Many positive effects of corporal punishment continue to show themselves today. And that’s why spanking still needs to remain a viable discipline option for parents to use to while raising their children. The definitions of spanking and child abuse vary widely‚ but most people do not understand the differences. The Oxford English Dictionary describes spanking as “To slap or smack (a person‚ esp. a
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