Alexis Morin Period 4 October 23‚ 2014 Scares‚ bruises‚ and welts are just some of the marks abusive parents leave on their children. However‚ spanking and slapping on the hand when disobeying are ways to teach loving discipline. In Justice: Childhood Love Lessons bell hooks claims that "No one can rightfully claim to be loving when behaving abusively." Parents that abuse their children do not show or teach love. However‚ it is unfair to claim that a slap on the hand is considered abuse and the
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Child? In a world where children are raised in a non-traditional fashion‚ physical discipline is a mere distant memory. Corporal punishment has been one of the oldest methods of disciplining children‚ through the infliction of spanking‚ or smacking – an attempt to discourage a child from acting a certain way. Children grow and learn from their mistakes‚ but how do they know right from wrong? Proverbs 13:24 says “He who spares the rod‚ hates his son‚ but he who loves him is careful
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their children using the method of spanking is an issue that always seems to be in debate and up for discussion in each and every family in all of society. Any form of spanking can be considered abuse or the only way we can reach a child in terms of making them understand something. There are several points that come up when arguing the issue of spanking. In this essay I am going to argue why it’s a good thing to discipline a child using the method of spanking in order to show a child the difference
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intrinsic value as opposed to fear. Moreover‚ along with the suggestion to use objects instead of the hand‚ in chapter 4‚ when responding to a parent regarding the ineffectiveness of “spankings” with her children‚ he suggests amongst other reasons “if it doesn’t hurt it wouldn’t deter the behavior‚ thus the spanking may be too gentle” (Dobson‚ 1992). This was concerning‚ as the potential for further escalation exists‚ when a pop on the bottom no longer works the force must be increased to deliver
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Argument Essay Corporal Punishment should not be enforced to teach children from misbehaving. To spank and to hit children in todays society Is considered morally wrong but often unpracticed. There is a fine line between abusive hitting and spanking your child on the caboose. Parents who hit their children wither at home or in public leave mental and physical scars that could untimely influence violent behavior in children. Children who are physically punished at home hardly ever learn their
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punishment as 1: punishment applied to the body of an offender including the death penalty‚ whipping‚ and imprisonment. 2: punishment administered by an adult (as a parent or a teacher) to the body of a child ranging in severity from a slap to a spanking ("Merriam-Webster‚" 2011). Currently corporal punishment is legal in nineteen U.S. States (De Nies‚ 2012). The moral and ethical dilemmas of corporal punishment in schools have been a long going debate. Should corporal punishment be banned in schools
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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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At that time‚ I honestly wished Mom had dealt with me instead of Dad. Being the deviant child that I was‚ I knew what was coming. First‚ I’d get the lecture from Mom as Dad would listen while making that disappointed face. It would end with a spanking from Dad’s large‚ worn-out leather belt. And that’s just the way it happened. Chuck had it easier; he just received a week of grounding. Funny thing‚ though‚ even though Chuck’s parents and my parents were non-smokers‚ Chuck smokes a minimum of
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the events that lead her to her fate. She was full of anticipation and despair for the things to come. She knew that her father would soon be there to carry out the spanking she so solemnly dreaded. In her mind this was punishment enough. Fisher spoke of hearing her father coming up the stairs to give her the long awaited spanking that she had been dreading. But it had become a routine to her. Her father would sit on the edge of the bed and she would pull down her panties exposing her bare behind
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the parents. Yet even with this knowledge‚ the application of how to “rear their children in love and righteousness” could be debated. Many parents (even amongst members) have differing opinions on how children should be disciplined and taught. Is spanking considered abuse? Or is it excusable under certain circumstances? Should time out‚ or bribery be used to coerce kids to obey‚ or is it a combination of both? Many people have questioned what types of punishments are “righteous” and which ones are
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