The article titled “Spanking Children: Evidence and Issues” tackles the debate of whether or not a child should be spanked. In the article spanking is defined as hitting with an open hand on the buttocks to discipline a child. Spanking is not to be confused with physical abuse which is the use of objects as a weapon or tool to produce physical harm. The article explains the pros and cons of spanking by separating it into three views, pro-corporal punishment, anti-corporal punishment, and conditional
Spanking should be allowed since it teaches children that their actions have consequences. When a parent spanks a child it is to teach the child that what they did was wrong. Physical pain is one way to teach children cautionary behavior. In the article, Corporal Punishment Beneficial, Should Be Parents' Choice it says, “Learning from painful experiences is a function of aging.” (Corporal Punishment Ben.) When a child touches something hot they feel the pain and in turn learn that they shouldn’t
parent spanks their child, minus the squat and douse on the floor part. Spanking a child might have been the thing to do when our parents were growing up, however times have changed and that is not the case anymore. When it comes to the topic of spanking, most of us readily agree that spanking your child is wrong and should not be used as a form of discipline. Where this argument usually ends, however, is on the question of, is spanking even an
Spanking: Teaching Tool or Child Abuse? Physical punishment has been around for centuries; many cultures have whipped, beaten, and tortured people for being disobedient. People today have carried on the tradition of physical punishment, now commonly called “spanking”, and use it as a tool in raising children, but what happens when a parent crosses the line of a little pat to several hits on a child’s backside. Hitting a child has become the way of saying “no”, instead of talking to the child and
Spanking is seen as one of the most popular forms of parenting nowadays. Numerous studies and researches have collected lots of evidence to prove that spanking does have a negative impact on children. Therefore, parents should not have the right to spank their children because spanking teaches the wrong lesson, makes the children feel helpless and hurts the parent-child relationship. Spanking does not work as effectively as parents think it does, and it teaches children the wrong message about hitting
I read the article "Christians Have No Moral Rationale for Spanking Their Children" by Jonathan Merritt. I found this reading enlightening and entertaining. As a child who grew up in a household where spanking was the swift response to disobedience, I have first-hand experience of its effects on children. I appreciate the author's multifaceted approach to the topic. He first examines the rationale commonly used by Christian parents, Proverbs 13:24, "Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but
Spanking on long term: To raise a kid is to teach them right from wrong, good from bad, and how to deal with situations and well behave in life. However, some parents aren’t fully aware neither understand their importance in a kid’s life, and how the role they play may largely affect a bairn later on. When a parent spanks a kid expecting the child to well behave and not repeat the same mistake again, the parent will in fact be deteriorating the situating while devoiding consciousness. Spanking a
Spanking children for misbehaving is a very controversial and surprisingly common form of discipline practiced in the United States to this very day. Since children seek autonomy at a young age, they frequently disregard their parent’s standards of behavior. These parents are then faced with a plethora of disciplinary actions to take. Spanking is the primary method of physical punishment used today by parents. Spanking a child is considered coercive discipline. Coercive discipline is where a parent
and daughters is part of the tough work of parenting, but it will pay big dividends in the long run. There are a variety of disciplines that may be used on children to make them obey which includes physical punishment that most likely incorporate spanking. We believe that parents have been entrusted with the incredible privilege and responsibility of shaping their children’s behavior in a positive direction. Unfortunately, each of us enters this world with desires that are selfish, unkind, and harmful
amount of people against spanking their children is surprising compared to the number of people who do use corporal punishment. Studies have shown that approximately 80% of parents use physical discipline such as spanking on their children (UNICEF, 2014). The various reasons for supporting or opposing the use of spanking are what this essay is explaining. Data is connected to each point that is made. One side of this disputed topic is pro-disciplinary child spanking. Spanking as a tactic for discipline