Corporal Punishment August 19‚ 2013 Introduction Corporal punishment‚ two words that raise so much emotion from fear‚ outrage‚ disgust‚ anger‚ pity and much more but exactly what is corporal punishment? When does punishment become abuse? Is corporal punishment acceptable in society? These and many more questions will be examined here. We will also look at some laws and the American culture toward corporal punishment. There is no doubt that children need to be held accountable and punished
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While there are many parents who are against spanking‚ there are also a lot of parents who think that spanking is the most effective way to teach a child lesson. Every parent is a role model for their own child‚ thus spanking promotes aggression in younger
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the extent to which parents in the United States use corporal punishment (such as spanking and slapping) and its consequences on their children. The question of whether corporal punishment is an effective technique of discipline is fervently deliberated. In his article‚ Murray Stratus discussed ten myths that perpetuate corporal punishment‚ in this essay I will be discussing three of them‚ starting with: Myth 2: Spanking is needed as last resort. Straus stated that this myth consisting on physical and
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Parents should never spank their children Most adults spank their children because it make the child immediately stop what they are doing and it gets their attention. This is true‚ but spanking children is a bad idea because it gives children the wrong message which says that hitting is a way to solve problems. Spanking should be illegal because it hurts both the children and the parents and it does not help when it comes to trying to get the children to behave better. There are many reason to why parents
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something)‚ typically with the palm of the hand and as a punishment this is usually done by using small amount of force for the purpose of disciplining a child in order to discourage attitudes or behaviour deemed unacceptable. Over the past six months a debate has arisen over whether Australia should adopt a law that makes parents smacking their children a crime. As it is a matter of personal choice‚ parents should be allowed to smack their kid’s‚ many Australian parents believe it is their right and that
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Spanking has been the way of discipline for many years‚ but in reality it is child abuse. Spanking‚ also known as corporal punishment‚ to me is any kind of negative physical contact to a child with the intention to cause pain as a way of discipline. Anything from a pat on the butt‚ to the use of a belt or paddle on a child‚ or a smack on the hand or mouth can be considered spanking. Child abuse is violence‚ and "violence is an act carried out with the intention‚ or perceived intention‚ of causing
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of‚ but if parents discipline them the wrong way you may never know. The first article I found dealing with spanking is called “Spanking isn’t child abuse; its common sense” by Ruben Navarrette. This article takes the side of spanking children as a form of discipline. The next article I found “No matter your view‚ there are alternatives” by Karen Deerwester. This article explains how spanking is the wrong form of discipline and can have consequential outcomes if done too often.
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worldwide‚ create bills that seek to ban corporal punishment via spanking when disciplining children. Advocates of these bills further their cause via newspaper articles‚ blogs‚ magazines‚ talk shows‚ interviews‚ etc. They claim that corporal punishment is a form of child abuse as it negatively affects the child mentally and physically. However‚ on the continuum of child rearing‚ corporal punishment in the form of controlled‚ purposeful spanking differs greatly from child abuse because it is non-injurious
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disciplines to guide their children. As each child is different‚ even within the same family‚ discipline may vary. It is a constant rollercoaster to find the most affective type of discipline for their child. Different options for discipline could be spanking‚ time out‚ or focusing on positive reinforcement while ignoring the child’s negative actions. Young children need to have discipline and direction in their youth. It is the parents’ responsibility to teach and guide their children to be responsible
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parents should not spank their child because there are other alternatives and spanking can cause long-term effects. So‚ why risk it? Spanking can be ineffective because it does not teach an alternative behavior. Children may feel resentful‚ humiliated‚ and helpless after being spanked. As a result‚ the lesson they learn appears to be they should try harder not to get caught. Also‚ it sends the wrong message to children. Spanking can demonstrate that hitting is an acceptable way to solve problems‚ and
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