Spanking is the method that parents use the most when they hit their children with the intention of disciplining them. Spanking is still widely accepted in American society‚ which renders a controversial issue. There are two groups with opposing views on spanking. People who opposed to spanking believe that spanking is poor parenting that can cause negative effects on their children. Others‚ on the other hand‚ insist that spanking can be a practical and effective punishment. On this issue‚ I strongly
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Disciplining Children Many parents and schools agree that spanking is one form of discipline that is sometimes necessary when a child misbehaves. He or she also believes the older the child becomes the less he or she needs a spanking‚ and other forms of discipline take its place. When a child reaches around the age of five or six many parents and schools change the discipline to‚ placing the child in time out‚ taking objects away from the child‚ or restrict the child ’s activities. However
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at home is legal in the United States. This paper will look at the use of corporal punishment on American children and recognize alternative discipline techniques. As it has become a topic of heated social and political debates in recent years‚ spanking children is thought to have an effect on a child’s life whether it is positive or negative. This paper will analyze‚ describe and compare some pros and cons of using corporal punishment and other techniques. Go Get the Belt: A Look into the
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misbehavior. A majority of the older generation considers harsh punishment the most ideal means of discipline and that simple measures‚ along the lines of “timeouts” for instance‚ promote leniency by the parent. The overall purpose of disciplining kids stands to teach personal control over anger or wrongdoings‚ but the implementation of abuse instills fear between the adolescent and parent. Physical reprimand entertains the idea that opposed to discussing matters to solve an issue‚ exploding in
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most effective ways of disciplining children are timeout‚ taking away privileges‚ talking to the child‚ and‚ as a last resort‚ and spanking. Putting a child in timeout is effective if the parent is consistent with doing so. In the article “Should You Give Your Child Timeouts‚” Phelan and Lynn state‚ “when well executed‚ timeout will help teach the rule‚ and gives kids a break away from the inappropriate behavior and its triggers.” I have witnessed consistent use of timeout with my nieces. With one
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short time and fast. It show spanking children would stop them for acting bad for the rest of day unlike telling them to stop over and over ii. Vockell in (1991) said‚ “a very large number of well-adjusted‚ normal adults have received spanking doing their childhood”. Vockell find that when had adults did spanking do any good for them most of them said yes. They talk about how it straight them out. There many people today that have been spank and no negative effect from it. It go to talk about how
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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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The question of whether or not to use spanking as a form of disciplining your children has become quite the controversial subject. I am a mother of three‚ so disciplining kids is one thing I certainly know all about. As a child‚ my parents spanked me and my brother. As a general rule of thumb‚ I would say most parents who were spanked as children spank their children. Parents who were not spanked believe this form of discipline to be somewhat barbaric and argue that it is a form of child abuse‚
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Discipline: Can corporal punishment help discipline children? [Add New] [Edit] Pro Corporal punishment is a good tool for disciplining unruly children Walter Williams. "Making a Case for Corporal Punishment". Bnet. Sept 13‚ 1999: "Regardless of what the experts preached‚ the undeniable fact is the ’uncivilized’ practice of whipping children produced more civilized young people. Youngsters didn’t direct foul language to‚ or use it in the presence of‚ teachers and other adults. In that ’uncivilized’
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Positive Effects of Corporal Punishment Positive Effects of Corporal Punishment Corporal punishment in regards to spanking has been used for hundreds of years in educational systems and in house holds and is still legal in all fifty states for parents to use in there household because it is an effective way to punish a child for wrong behavior. Even though in the last couple of decades this topic has been very controversial‚ many countries and educational systems have decided to outlawed
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