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Parents have the toughest job in the world trying to raise and support their children, while teaching them right from wrong. The subject of disciplining children, and which methods are most effective, is certainly one that has been around a very long time. Possibly the most controversial method is spanking: hitting a child with an open hand on their bottom or extremities to cause pain, but not injury, to correct or control the child's behavior. Spanking is one method of discipline that has no place

Discipline in schools is not a new concept but has been talked about by many and awareness of reasons and various forms of discipline has been studied by many. Reasons why schools use discipline is because of increase violence, gang-like behavior, fighting, skipping classes among others (Nelson, 2002). School discipline and management is a problem in our society today because there have been a lot of ineffective discipline practices over the years. Discipline in schools in Cameroon over the years

Discipline Shouldn’t Leave Scars Jordan Riak, leader of Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education, once said, “Spanking does for a child's development what wife-beating does for a marriage.” Spanking has become a highly accepted form of child abuse in today’s society. Spanking can lead to psychological and mental struggles, behavioral and violence issues, lower cerebral capacities, and less remorse for wrongdoings as an adult. So why are we still choosing to hit our children? It is impossible

The Spanking Issue: The Ethical Dilemma of Corporal Punishment This issue of corporal punishment is a current issue that many people have on their minds. The issue strikes an emotional chord for many whom were or were not punished by spanking during their own childhoods. The issue generally focuses on the effect that spanking or other discipline methods will have on children. I will specifically be exploring the question: is it ever appropriate to spank a child? The cases for and against the spanking

Krystle Manley-Reed Instructor: L. Wallace English 1101-80569 2 October 2014 Essay 2 Fine Lines One of the main points in the article “Why America Should Outlaw Spanking” by Emily Bazelon is about how many rights parents have in America. The main example talked about in this article is about corporal punishment and whether or not parents have the right to spank their child or not. Reasons being that some extreme parents take it too far sometimes, leaving bruises and possibly even fracturing bones

It’s Time to Put an End to Corporal Punishment in Schools Seven countries-Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Austria, Italy and Cyprus- have laws making it illegal for parents to use physical punishment on their children. Corporal punishment in schools has been banned in all the countries in Europe, South and Central America, China and Japan. The United States has outlawed corporal punishment from our prisons as cruel and inhumane treatment, as well as wife-beating, once thought to be the right

Who doesn't recall meeting a child who needed a good hard spanking? While children can be charming and delightful it is usually the two legged terror that get's noticed the most. Who hasn't heard or at least participated in some gossip or side conersation if yu will, regarding what should be done? Parents who have unruly children on a regular basis or even rarely are under the gun to address it. How they adress it is up for debate in todays more child friendly environment Some feel it

As children grow up, they’re more than likely exposed to being disciplined in one way or another. “Surveys of parents show that 90 percent have used some form of physical punishment on their children” (Graziano 1). So therefore, we can all agree that when it comes down to being punished, parents more often than not resort to spanking their child(ren). That being said, many parents will readily agree that spanking a child should not be considered a form of child abuse. However, the question still

In a world where corporal punishment would have too much power, policemen hand out hangings instead of tickets. Rather a hard verbal warning for that stolen dress at the mall, everyone would get beheadings. As a substitute for solitary confinement, after-school detentions were issued to the drug cartels sneaking opioids into the country. We can all agree forms of punishments such as The Green Mile, The Cat of Nine Tails, and middle school detentions are all too harsh of punishments for even the

Spanking has been the preferred mode of punishing children most parents have opted for across cultures in the globe. For decades, most parents attest to the fact that spanking was the most effective tool in their possession with regard to ensuring discipline among the young ones. But over the last two decades, studies have been conducted that have adduced the negative impacts spanking has on children which has the propensity of impacting their teenage lives (Durrant and Ron). In a study conducted