...from previous experiences. Knowing how to educate your kids is something very important because based on how you educate them, leads to who they will be in life. Is spanking your child a good method to use when educating them? This question is very controversial since people have different opinions when it comes to this question. Some parents believe that spanking helps a child learn by spanking them when they do something wrong. Other parents believe that spanking does not help educate a child at all and that there is better ways to try to educate a child instead of abusing them. First of all, what is spanking? According to an online article, “Spanking is a type of corporal punishment involving the act of...
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...One of the biggest debates in child bearing is the choice whether or not to spank your kids. To me spanking is kind of like a right of passage here in the south. It is so widely accepted here because it’s a part of our culture. Our parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and so forth were spanked and it seems like something that is passed on from one generation to the next. As defined in Kazdin and Benjet’s article “Spanking Children: Evidence and Issues”, discipline including “hitting children is intertwined with religious beliefs, cultural views, government, law, and soil policy and has enormous implications for mental and physical health throughout the world” (2003). According to “Is it Ever Appropriate to Spank a Child?” over “90 percent of parents in the United States spank their child or...
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...Disciplinary Choice The way that parents choose to discipline their children is an ongoing debate of whether or not children should be exposed to physical punishment like spanking. Notably, the reasons behind all of the different viewpoints are the different cultural experiences that people have. Cultural backgrounds, disciplinary actions, and long-term effects of spanking on children are pieces of evidence that support the notion that spanking should be a viable option for child rearing. One of the reasons why spanking is an option for child rearing is that cultural backgrounds and environments have a large impact on family dynamics. While spanking may be a characteristic of one culture, another culture could have a different perception...
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...Unfortunately, several adults in today’s world think that spanking is the answer to difficult behavior. However, us as early childhood educators, know that this is not the correct way to deal with difficult behavior. Instead of using physical punishment, it is more appropriate to use other methods such as re-directing, i-messages, modeling, & quiet time. It is important for us educators to educate parents on appropriate methods to use with children when they are “acting out”. If parents use spanking with their children, then they could experience bad repercussions. My parents used to spank me when I was smaller and I can honestly say that I still hold some resentment towards them 10 years later. For this reason, I think that it is extremely important to...
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...For years the spanking debate has been a controversial topic. A topic that as the years progress seem to become more and more debatable. Some people argue that spanking is good for children because it teaches them to behave. Others, on the other hand, are strongly against spanking because in the long term it can impact children’s life negatively. On the spanking debate, religion, culture, and education seem to play big roles on whether people believe it is right or wrong to spank their children. Everybody has a different perspective on the spanking debate because everybody has been raised with different morals based on religion, culture and education. Consequently, I will be discussing about two articles, one that argues for spanking and another...
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...In todays society, spanking is a major controversial topic. Spanking is the act of striking a child’s buttocks with an open hand (Moninger). Only a short 38 years ago in 1974 the United States passed the Child Abuse and Treatment Act prior to this act spanking children was considered a “family matter” and was not something others questioned (CAPTA). A poll of 1,000 readers on parents.com eighty-one percent said they had spanked their child at least once and twenty-two percent do so once a week or more (Moninger). This figure is consistent with the 2007 study that was published in the “Psychology, Public Policy, and Law” Journal which stated that nearly eighty percent of kids are spanked at least once by fifth grade (Moninger). Many people today still believe that it is still family business while others believe spanking is a form of child abuse which is a non-productive way to handle things and scares children for the rest of their lives (Squidoo). Though there are some Pros to spanking, do we know what the long term effects of spanking are on children under the age of 13? Some of the Pros of spanking are that it can be effective on a short term basis by getting the child to change the negative behavior that caused the spanking in the first place (Dr.Phil). When spanking is used in conjunction with more of a humane disciplinary method, such as time outs, it seems to have a greater affect on children from ages two to six (Dr.Phil). Also it seems that parents who use time...
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...outcome of a parent spanking his child. There have been many people who have attempted to get physical punishments outlawed, and in some cities, they have been successful. In other areas, it is up to the parent or guardian of the child to choose how they would like to deliver the punishment. The topic of spanking seems to arouse strong opinions on both sides of the topic. While some parents believe that they must resort to violence, in order to send the message to their child, that the behavior that he is involved in will not be condoned, other parents seek alternative methods of punishment. Spanking a child is just one of many forms of punishment that a parent can implicate on his child. By choosing spanking as the method of punishment, the child is learning to use violence as a way to obtain a certain outcome. Soon-to-be parents should be aware that spanking their child has been shown to lead to aggressive behavior, fear of adults, and anti-social behavior, and because of these risks, the parents should not spank their children. Spanking has been recorded since the Ancient Greek times. Spankings were administrated to the adults by pagan priests to increase fertility in women. The Catholics adopted this practice, but instead they used the concept to spank the sins out of women (Lefkowitz 23). The practice began to descend until it was an acceptable punishment for children. Many defenders of spanking believe that they have the right to spank their children because of the proverb...
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...The worst and painful discipline ever is spanking, but it is one also of the most debatable discipline methods and one of the oldest disciplinary actions throughout many decades. Spanking is a method of punishment in which an adult inflicts pain upon a child in response to their unsatisfactory behavior. At times, children forget to practice good behavior skills or they disobey their parent’s rules and commands, which results in being disciplined. As a frustrated parent continues to repeat commands and try’s to reason with the child it increases their frustration levels quite often. Most parents try their best to teach their child to understand what acceptable behavior is and what is unacceptable. When children are constantly disobedient, acting out at school or in public places, it makes the parent look bad and feel bad. At times, an anxious child likes to stick things in his or her pockets that do not belong to him or her or the child do not like to share things, when the time is appropriate. When out of control a child tends to talk back often trying to push the parent’s limits. After being loud, out of control and defiant continuously after being warned about a problem or punished in a less severe way repeatedly before actually being spanked, If the child still does not want to be obedient after the necessary steps have been taken then they should receive a more severe discipline such as a spanking. The process of spanking is a very agonizing and tormenting process. The...
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...the most effective on children today. Some people think that discipline and punishment is the same thing, but there not. Discipline is helping children develop self- control and sets limits and corrects misbehavior. Punishment is physical hitting, yelling, holding back rewards, and penalizing a child. “Not all children respond to discipline and punishment in the same manner” (Moore). Why do parent’s discipline there children. The most know reason is because parents want there children to act in a certain way that allows them to function on a day to day basis (Frazier). Discipline should teach a child to think about there behavior and why it was inappropriate. Discipline is effective because the child learns to take responsibility for his or her behavior .Discipline is one of the biggest problems that every parent faces. It also can help a child get alone with the family and friend. Punishment is usually used on a child because it is quick and easy punishment shows adult power and it vents adult frustration. There are many methods parents can use to discipline and punish there child, such as spanking, time out and taking privileges away. These methods will help a child build mutual respect, accountability, responsibility, self-discipline and problem solving. Studies show that the majority of parents who spank their children wish they didn’t (Moore). One of the least effective ways of punishing a child is spanking, “there is no research that shows spanking to be an effective form...
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...Schools, intuitions, prisons and the United States Military had practiced and used some kind of corporal punishment in the past. This was used to curb a negative behavior and spanking was widely accepted and used on children during the early and mid-years of The Baby Boomer Generation from 1945-1964. Corporal punishment was a common practice and a method to inflict plain to curb a negative behavior of a child or an adult. Those of us who are old enough hear stories from the Baby Boomer Generation. Teachers, caregivers, and day care centers were permitted to spank someone else’s child. Imagine going to school and failing a test some teachers back then would go as far as hitting a student with a wooden ruler hoping it would curb the behavior of the student to study and pass the next exam. While many parents did not know this was happening to his or hers child. Nevertheless, many people born from 1961-1981 and are from Generation X experienced a something called spanking. This was when a child did something against the social norms of society that parents felt were unacceptable. The child was not subject or spanked by a wooden ruler. An adult spanked he or she...
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...Running Head: The Transmission of Corporal Punishment The Transmission of Corporal Punishment: Is it Passed on to Our Children? Tamika R. James Park University Corporal Punishment on children is “frowned upon” in the country of the United States of America. It is considered to be egregious to many that live in this country and all around the world. The act of corporal punishment on children has been outlawed and laws have been changed with the evolution of parenting. Even with the laws that protect children from corporal punishment in place, a vast majority of the country still practices it at home. The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether or not the act of corporal punishment is passed on to future generations. In other words, if a child is brought up getting “spankings”, are they more or less likely to practice the act on children of their own. Several stipulations come to mind when people speak of corporal punishment. In this country it appears that a certain amount of corporal punishment is acceptable. The question is, where do we draw the line? Many would consider punishing a child by spanking them with a belt appropriate. There are other things to consider, such as: How hard are they spanking them? How often are they spanking them? Appropriate parenting seems to be up to interpretation. Whatever ones thoughts on the subject is, most will agree that corporal punishment should be the last resort. Why then is it so vastly practiced among parents? The thought...
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...Have you ever considered that how we discipline the next generation once they do not listen to us or have a bad behavior? This is one of the hotly debated topic during years. In 2012, a national survey showed that there are more than half of women and three-quarters of men in the United States believe a child sometimes needs a "good hard spanking." However, scientists said that physical punishment not only affects the physical, but also affects the child's spirit and make them become shy or aggressive later. They said, “physical punishment actually alters the brain not only in an "I'm traumatized" kind of way but also in an "I literally have less gray matter in my brain" kind of way.” According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in 1998, in the United States, more than 90 percent of parents reported using corporal punishment in the home, mostly was spanking. However, in an update from the AAP on an October, 2013, there was a significant of research indicates a connection between spanking and aggressive behavior later. The American Psychological Association pointed that “corporal punishment provides only a temporary change in a child's behavior and tends to be counterproductive, and that no compelling evidence exists to support the notion that physical strikes can improve a child's behavior or mental health.” Therefore, from 2013 until now, some countries as Austria, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland and Spain have abolished...
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...that spanking is used as a great way to keep children under control. Studies show that most children who have been spanked were more likely than (non-children) to be deviant. Children that been spanked demand immediate satisfaction of their wants and needs, they become frustrated easily, have temper tantrums and lash out physically against other people or animals. “A major study at Tulane University, published in Pediatrics controlled for other factors that have been found to contribute to aggressiveness in children, including the mother’s depression, alcohol and drug use, spousal abuse and even whether the mother considered abortion while pregnant with the child”. “ The unfortunate thing is that spanking not only doesn’t work, it is very unnecessary”. Joseph L. Wilson Jr 2/28/2016 In an article entitled “Spanking: The Case Against It” published on www.consumer.healthday.com February 28, 2016, Rob Waters expresses that spanking your child can cause physical & also mental harm to the Childs well-being. His research explains that spanking children can lead to five messages that he believe parents shouldn’t send to their children. The messages are Fear, Violence, Distrust, Poor self-esteem & Danger. According to Rob Waters, he believes spanking is a way to teach your child to fear you & that violence is an acceptable way to solve problems. He also believes when a child makes mistakes it erodes trust & disrupts the relationship between the parent & child. Spanking can lower...
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...Spanking your Children, Is it okay? Every parent out there knows that a child will always misbehave. It may not be some drastic life changing wrong they will commit, but it is something they were taught is wrong. The question now isn't how to prevent this from happening, but what to do once they have done it? Most parents want to sit down and talk to their child about what they did wrong, and believe that a stern punishment is out of the question. So when, and if, is it possible to spank your children? I think when the situation is something the child needs to learn, or continues to repeat without learning, than yes a spanking is needed. Most parents will tell you they don’t ever want to be physical when it comes to punishing their child, which in some degree, is respectable. Let me ask you this however, how long before your kid learns to pretend to agree with what you are lecturing them on, or finds that they can ignore you? What about when they learn that if just saying sorry is all it takes for someone to stop lecturing them, and it becomes a new catchphrase to them? Are they really being disciplined and learning a lesson, or just finding a scape goat? Now I am not saying that every lesson needs to be taught through an aggressive way. Clearly there needs to be a balance between stern punishment and gentle punishment as it helps the child learn the difference from serious and minor wrongs. Now this can get tricky if the household has either one, or two parents. If...
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...discipline our children, as heartbreaking as it can be at times we have to do it in order to show them right from wrong. This being said, all parents raise their children different and have a different definition of what the appropriate punishment is for their child. Over the past couple of years, a huge controversy had been made over parents using corporal punishment such as spanking to discipline their child. Corporal punishment is the use of physical force causing pain, but not wounds, as a means of discipline.” Spanking, rapping on the head and slapping are forms of corporal punishment which we do not classify as abuse. There are two factors to be taken into consideration when distinguishing between corporal punishment and physical abuse: intensity: the extent to which injuries have resulted from the use of violence, intention: the extent to which the intention is to teach/discipline. Corporal punishment is just one of the wrong ways to discipline a child. The aim is not to substitute corporal punishment with psychological abuse but to discipline without using violence (UNICEF, 2010). Corporal punishment is a tremendous controversial issue among Americans all across the country. Many studies have been researched to prove the behavior of children that have been disciplined with corporal punishment and how it affects the well-being of the child at the present time as well as in the future. Parents are not the only individuals that have been allowed to discipline their children with...
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