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The stresses of parenting are often times hard and relentless. With this in mind, many parents try their best to deal with those stresses and make the best of raising their children. This often-times requires disciplining, in order to end and/or curb bad behavior. Corporal punishment is one of these forms of discipline. According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, corporal punishment is “punishment inflicted on a person's body” ("Corporal Punishment"). The most common form of corporal punishment is spanking

As a parent, there is always a question that couples have to discuss, and that question is, how are we going to discipline our child? Every child, no matter how good or bad the parents are, have behavioral problems. Whether it be learning how to share, not to dump food everywhere, how to respect adults, or how it’s probably not the best idea to pull a sibling’s hair. With the question of discipline, the topic of spanking always arises. Does spanking a child effectively punish bad behavior? In this

Corporal punishment, or the act of hitting a child as punishment, has been a topic of debate for many decades now and even though media and most of the country frown upon it, it is still legal in all 50 states. So why is Corporal Punishment still legal? Well, According to the Massachusetts Supreme judicial court, as long as the hitting is “light”, meant to safeguard the child’s well being, and causes no harm, then it's deemed acceptable. While many parents have accepted this outcome that does not

Should Parents Be Allowed To Spank Their Children? The inhuman act of corporal punishment at home that is discouraged globally by a number of pressure groups and social welfare organizations should be completely banned, and parents should be allowed to spank their children. Physical violence practiced on children also known as corporal punishment has been discouraged globally by a number of pressure groups and social organizations for a number of reasons with serious consequences for violators

Spanking a child in today’s society is a common misconception, that is seen as either discipline, or abuse. It seems that there’s a less number of parents that are against and even afraid to spank their children, than those who believe it’s an effective way of discipline. As a child, alongsides with my sister, we were spanked when misbehaved, making me believe that it’s okay to discipline your child. With the correct intention in mind, spanking shouldn’t be harmful towards the child and should be

Everyday parents are faced with the challenges of disciplining their children. We all wish there was an instruction booklet that we could magical pull out and get them back on the right path, but no such thing exists. Often times, your child pushes you to the edge of your personal limitations. At this moment it is often we correct our child’s behavior by spanking. Spanking is considered a form of discipline that is acceptable by most and an unacceptable to a smaller crowd. Spanking can lead to psychological

The popular news article I selected was by Dr. Laura Markham (2017) on a website called AhaParenting titled, “Should You Spank Your Child?”. The claims made in the article cover that parents who were spanked as a child are more likely to spank their own children, that kids who are spanked are less emotionally healthy than kids who weren’t, and other factors involving corporal punishment both long lasting and immediate. The proposed message of the article is that spanking produces unruly behavior

In today’s society, there is a belief that only girls can play with Barbie Dolls while boys can only play with Action Figures. Parents believe if they allowed their sons or daughters to play with feminine or boyish toys that are not meant for them their child would grow up either gay or lesbian. It’s not fair for parents to restrike their children from playing with toys because one toy is meant for girls while the other is meant for boys. Children have the right to play with whatever toy they want

Corporal punishment, spanking whooping, or popping is a physical punishment inflicted by an adult to the body of a child ranging in severity from a hit with a belt to a spanking with bare hand on the butt. Corporal punishments on children has been a permanent form of discipline, and has been a heated discussion among parents, practitioners, and scientists for decades. some people believe that corporal punishment techniques are bad for children seems to think that corporal punishment on kids should

Just about everyone believes that spanking is a necessary method of obedience for children to help legislate order in or out of the home. According to Cheryl Ladd, “discipline is so much of an important part of being a parent. Because it’s very, very important to teach your children to take responsibility for their actions.” Although I believe that spanking is not harmful, granted that it is not excessive, it is used as a disciplinary tool, helps kids decipher what is right from wrong, and keeps