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    Disciplining a Child: Corporal Punishment vs Non-Corporal Punishment “You’re going to get it when we get home!” “Stop it, right now!” “Sit in the time-out chair for ten minutes until you can behave!” Phrases like these have been used by parents whether they believe in corporal punishment or non-corporal punishment. Children are ingenious at pushing their parent’s buttons, whether it is verbally or by inappropriate behaviors that they are encouraged not to do. Parents become frustrated, angry,

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    course, it is no surprise that corporal punishment against school going children is one of the most controversial topics throughout the globe, including within political, academic, and general public debates at large. A detailed review of available literature on the topic reveals that the academic discussion is divided into those who argue that corporal punishment is effective and necessary in schools, and those who argue that the risks and disadvantages of corporal punishment far outweigh its benefits

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    long practiced the time-honored method of corporal punishment, most effectively: spanking. Though this age-old method of discipline has been present within nearly every pivotal society and civilization to date, many nations have taken the initiative to federally ban the use of corporal

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    Should the use of corporal punishment to discipline children be considered child abuse? Annotated Bibliography "Corporal Punishment Should Be Reintroduced." Corporal Punishment Should Be Reintroduced. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Sept. 2015. In this web page it explains the good and bad of corporal punishment. Many believe punishing a child as an inhuman form of trying to get obedience and, many view it as a way to get their children to lean. Here are some some reason why corporal punishment should be reinstated

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    Corporal Punishment is a physical form of punishment where a person inflicts pain to punish another; when someone commits a crime. There are different variations of physical pain; such as spanking, paddling, or caning, which is given to parents, guardians, school officials, or other officials. There are other types of physical pain, in ancient times, people would inflict pain by flogging; whipping, branding and amputation. It is now known today as a source of punishment in the legal system, and

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    To spank or not to spank? The topic of corporal punishment is a controversial and sensitive matter in our society. No matter what day in age we live in it will continue to be a social problem. Corporal punishment, also referred to as spanking is deliberately inflicting pain on a person due to an inappropriate behavior or act they have done. This involves hitting, pinching, using switch cords, smacking, and etcetera. Those who are in favor of corporal punishment and believes that it should not be illegal

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    Corporal punishment including spanking is a widely used disciplinary technique in most families. But the method has been questioned about its effects the child’s mental and social development. A new study suggested that spanking a child can lead to mental health issues. Spanking Leads to Mental Disorder A new study led by two associate professors of social work from the University of Michigan, Andrew Grogan-Kaylor and Shawna Lee, indicated that the violence from spanking can lead children to feel

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    The main purpose of my essay is to illustrate the negative impact of corporal punishment, using my experience in Nigeria as a case study. I think the essay is tightly focused as I specifically talked about how corporal punishment negatively impacts people’s pain coping mechanisms. The theme I developed was corporal punishment as a vaccine for pain. There is a clear shape to my essay beginning, middle and end. The first paragraph serves as an introduction/thesis statement, the second paragraph a

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    The issue of corporal punishment, i.e. spanking, and whether its use should be endorsed or condemned, has long been debated. Research on this topic is difficult, especially because it is ethically impossible to assign children and parents randomly to groups that use spanking as a disciplinary method. And even if researchers track children who are spanked, it is just as impossible to accurately measure every contributing variable – from children’s behavior and parents’ intents, to the intensity of

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    PBL Corporal Punishment April 19, 2017, will mark the fortieth anniversary of the historic Ingraham v. Wright ruling. Although perhaps not as well-known as other Supreme Court cases such, as Marbury v. Madison (which will forever be tattooed on any U.S. History student’s brain), it is still a milestone in America’s past, one whose repercussions echo to this day. Ingraham v. Wright concluded that corporal punishment in schools was not a violation of a student’s constitutional rights, as James Ingraham

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