Should Child Discipline On A Physical Level?

Why Spanking Children is Wrong Parents have been spanking their children for hundreds of years, but recently this practice has come into question. The concern is not regarding the effectiveness of spanking but the correctness of spanking. Parents should not be allowed to strike their children. Child abuse is defined as any unnecessary or intentional physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children. Spanking is not the only method of child discipline. Spanking is not even the most effective method of child discipline. Numerous studies have made it evident that spanking does have a negative effect on children. Spanking children should be considered child abuse because it teaches children the wrong message about hitting, it does not

According to the article, “Spanking gives the wrong signals,” Australia Melbourne believe that parents should not put their hands on their child because no matter what kind of discipline a parent give their child it still would not change anything. A child is going to be a child, and there is no need to discipline them. Parents are making excuses why they are beating their child because they want them to be more respectful with manners, but that is not the case. The author says when parents are spanking their child, they are showing their child that it is right for people that are bigger have the right to beat on people that are smaller than them. Furthermore, parents do not discipline their child feels parents who are disciplining their child are very despiteful to spank their child. Children should always have chances for the wrong situations that they have done or are dong

Believe it or not, a representative from Kansas recently proposed a bill to the state Senate that would make it legal for educators and child caregivers to spank a child up to 10 times in a way that might result in redness or bruising. The bill sponsor says that she wants to have in place clear guidelines for the corporal punishment that is already permitted in the state.

Spanking, the act of hitting a child using physical force, could be the easiest way for parents to punish a

When it comes to disciplining your children the question that continues to come up is, to spank or not to spank? The argument on whether or not to use physical punishment has been going on for decades. It’s still one of the biggest controversies and debates among parents and just about everyone has a strong and emotional opinion. One of the problems with spanking is how people define it. If you were to ask people what is spanking, each person would define it differently. Baumrind defined spanking as “striking the child on the buttocks or extremities with an open hand without inflicting physical injury, with the intent to modify behavior.” Spanking can make a negative or positive impact on a child’s life.

I feel its okay to slap a small child on their hands to tell them no, but not an older child. I don’t think spanking a child should ever leave marks on their body. A parent should only use spanking as a discipline and not do it when they are angry. When a parent is angry they are more aggressive and leave marks. A child should never fear their parents, they should understand that they are being spanked as a form of discipline and guidance. After a spanking a child should always know their parents love them and are not hurting them they are directing them to better

"Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die. If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul from Sheol".Proverbs 23:13-14. Spanking children is used as a form of discipline if brought upon with a valid reason. Peoples opinions may very because everything has an extent it can be taken to expressly discipline. Disciplining children has been an widely controversial topic for many years as in the forms, the things used to discipline children, and the extent.

Smacking children has been around for centuries; however the purpose of it has altered from the beginning to now. It started as a technique to discipline your children but now days are used largely by teenager parents, who have lower patients and low self-control. I’m strongly against this concept of smacking your children for discipline, it’s disgraceful to think that people in this century still use the assistance of this conception. It’s hard to believe, but sometimes children smacking is only done to achieve satisfaction, for example an angry dad from work might come to home just to realize that one of his children has broken something in the house, the anger from work and this broken object might just add up to equal the dad losing his

According to Prevent Child Abuse North Dakota, “The goal of discipline is to create an orderly, predictable, stable, and fun world to enjoy and grow healthy.” When it comes to discipling a child, there are many different courses of action that could be taken. Parents can and should discipline their children (Smenyak). There is a large controversy over the most universal discipline method there is, spanking. Many parents believe that spanking their child can be a beneficial way of correcting a child if done correctly (Smenyak). Other parents believe that spanking a child is simply abuse, that it does not work, or that “Spanking plants a seed for later violent behavior,” says AskDrSears.com.

A recent study shows 70 percent of parents believe it is right to discipline a child through physical means. Most commonly, parents will spank their children but being hit with things like belts or other objects happens as well. Parenting methods haven’t changed much with time and discipline in similar no matter the country. With more studies out to find the most effective method of parenting and discipline it’s coming to attention whether or not physical harm is the best way to teach children. Parents want what is best for their children, so it is important to constantly bring up and question methods commonly accepted in the past. One method that is becoming more controversial is spanking children. Though it is still considered normal to do, it is gaining more traction and more studies are being done to find the problems it causes. Checking on parenting methods can be difficult as everyone is raised differently. It is also difficult to test which forms of punishment lead to certain outcomes. However, there is a trend of negative effects from hitting. Gershoff acknowledges, “several national professional organizations have called on parents to abandon spanking as a child rearing practice and for professionals to recommend disciplinary alternatives to spanking.” Spanking children is a terrible discipline method as it has negative effects.

Ninety-five percent of all toddlers in the United States have been physically disciplined at some point in their short lives (Magnuson, & Waldfogel, 2005). There exists a conflicting message from our country’s systems around how we protect and rear our children. Physical forms of discipline including, “hitting or slapping, spanking, hitting with an object, or other forms of physical contact [for behavior modification]” (Magnuson, & Waldfogel, 2005, p. 178), are not allowed in non-parental settings such as daycare, schools, and children’s programming and yet the majority of our country’s parents have at some point or are currently spanking their children in the homes. Numerous studies have been conducted linking the use of physical discipline

For many years, we as a society have discussed what to do and how to draw the line when it comes to disciplining a child. Many parents have different methods on how to discipline their child. Some parents resort to a physical method of discipline, where other parents may approach their children with a non-contact form of discipline such as verbal reprimand or grounding. We as a society have grown into different times, whereas physical discipline back in the day would have been appropriate, but in today 's times it may be consider as child abuse. Many recent court cases and trials reflect the attitude that physical discipline is no longer acceptable in society. Verbal discipline is a preferred way to discipline a child, and it is the parent’s responsibility to make sure their children understand why discipline is a very important and needed in their lives.

Spanking a child is not against the law in most places. However, parents who use it in their homes are being accused of child abuse. The Chicago Tribune published an article that urged readers to report child abuse when they become aware of it. In the article “Child abuse in plain View” the author describes spanking as a type of abuse that happens behind closed doors (“Child abuse in plain View”). Like most critics of corporal punishment, the author is trying to link spanking to abuse. The author`s concern about abuse is a valid one. Abuse should be reported immediately. However, any attempt to define spanking as abuse is wrong. Spanking a child is not abuse. It is an effective way of discipline that helps guide the child into becoming a respectful and responsible person.

The textbook defines physical child abuse as, “any act that results in a nonaccidental physical injury by a person who has care, custody, or control of a child” (p.157). Many people disagree on what the term child abuse means. Yelling at a child or spanking a child is not considered child abuse based on this definition. However it is possible that spanking a child can cause injury, but most medical and legal authorities will not consider it child abuse unless the force is sufficient to leave marks. A number of parents spank their children in order to teach them discipline when they do not listen or act out, but because of the controversial question of whether or not spanking is child abuse most parents have sought other forms of discipline.

Spanking is a hypocrisy. You may tell your child something like “Do not hit your sister”