Some people believe spanking children causes them to have violent tendencies. This is absolutely untrue. In fact, I have actually seen more violence, by far, in those who were NOT spanked and not disciplined growing up. I believe the reason why is because from the time they have been able to walk, they have gotten whatever they wanted. The mind-set of “if I want it, I get it” has been instilled in them from the very beginning. As they grow, they encounter more people in the real world who do NOT
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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
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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 of discipline” (Moore). Spanking
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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
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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
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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"
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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
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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
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the issue so no one gets hurt. • Let's have a debate on the topic of spanking. Were you spanked as a child? Would you spank your own children? Why or why not? When I was younger I was spanked. I believe that spanking could be a good/bad way to discipline child/children. I am not sure if I would spank my children. I think that spanking a child can be effective to them as they would know right from wrong. I consider spanking a child younger than three or a child with a disability is wrong because
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Why The Hell Is Spanking Teens Still Allowed In Texas High Schools? * 2 years ago by Lindsay Cross There’s a debate going on at Springtown High School near Fort Worth, Texas. It’s about whether corporal punishment should be conducted by someone the same gender as the offending student. One mother says yes. One school superintendent says no. And I say, “Why the hell are high school students in Texas still being paddled?” Taylor Santos is a respected student and athlete at Springtown High. She
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