Spanking

nation Americans have wrestled about the topic of spanking children for discipline. We waver back and forth for a while it is okay and expected that we will discipline the children by using corporal punishment. Then everything changes and for years it is no longer acceptable. It has been the subject of many heated debates and will continue to do so as long as we have parents and as long as they raise children. In the long run we will find out if spanking turned out to be an asset or a liability but for

Spanking in history was the typical punishment you would receive when you missed behave. Some fathers would take their belts off, make you grab a switch (a flexible tree branch that was used for punishment), a wooden spoon, or whatever was closest for the parent to grab. Spanking is defined as hitting a child on the bottom with an open hand. (Narvaez) All parents have had those moments when they are at their wits in with their children when they are being terrors, but instantly resorting to spanking

it comes to it. With spanking there are many lessons when it comes to it. When I was growing up I got spanked if I did something wrong. After I got spanked I never did that thing again that I did to get spanked again. I have learned a lot of life lessons when it comes to spanking. I have become a great respectful adult because I was spanked growing up. Today I repst everyone that I meet today because of the lessons I was taught. There are lessons when it comes to spanking your children. I am glad

accordingly. For centuries, spanking has been the ultimate choice of child punishment. However, there are many arguments against it today. Some say corporal punishment of children can affect their personalities later on in life. Some people view physical punishment child abuse. Where does the line lay between abuse and punishment? Other arguments say that physical punishment of a child has no effect at all to the child; it teaches them neither right nor wrong. Spanking is seen as a form of punishment

Spanking is seen as a means of disciplining their children in which is intertwined with religious beliefs, cultural views, government, law, and social policy and has great impacts on mental and physical health. The pro-corporal punishment view is represented by the misconstrued biblical quotation, "spare the rod and spoil the child" (Proverbs 13:24). The view has beliefs that desirable consequences such as respect for authority, good behavior, socialization, follow from the use of spanking, negative

Spanking is an example of positive punishment, while some disagree many believe it’s an acceptable form of discipline. I feel it’s necessary to start by pointing out the definitions of both Spanking and Physical Abuse. Spanking is “hitting a child with an open hand on the buttocks or extremities with the intent to discipline without leaving a bruise or causing physical harm”. Physical Abuse is “corporal punishment that is harsh and excessive, involves the use of objects (e.g., belts, paddles), and

Spanking, also referred to as corporal punishment, is defined as: an act of slapping, especially on the buttocks as a punishment for children. According to Alvin Poussaint, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, at Harvard Medical School, “Researchers have found that children who are spanked show higher rates of aggression and delinquency in childhood than those who were not spanked. As adults, they are more prone to depression, feelings of alienation, use of violence toward a spouse, and lower economic

child or children that they are raising. Therefore, spanking, a form of corporal punishment, becomes a parent’s way of disciplining their child. Today, the practice of spanking is not as widely accepted as it was in the past. The big question is whether or not this change in social norms is more or less effective in the lives of children? There is a valid argument held by individuals who think that we should keep the disciplinary action of spanking around. There is a verse in the Bible that deals with

believe that it is acceptable for someone to spank their children. On the other hand, 33 percent of Third Party voters agree with spanking while the other 67 percent disagree with spanking. The Democratic voters are the ones whose beliefs on spanking are quite evident—only 13.86 of them agree with spanking—while the rest, a whopping 86.14 percent, do not agree with spanking their children. Do you notice a trend here? As shown by the results of the survey, Democrats tend to not agree with corporal punishment

people do not believe in spanking are spanking can cause harmful side effects, spanking is no more effective than other punishments, and spanking promotes violence in children. Some harmful side effects that could possibly be caused by spanking are children suffering from depression, being inferior in their school performance, or having problems later on in life. It is impossible to see side effects because they are not usually revealed immediately. People also believe that spanking cannot be proven to