Is spanking child abuse?

            
            
            
            
            
             Should Spanking Be Considered Child Abuse?.
             "I said, (swat), NO!" (Healthy Place 2).
             familiar? In today's society, there is a fine line between.
             spanking your children being a normal disciplinary action or.
             whether it is considered child abuse. Spanking is "[a]n.
             open-handed single "swat" to a child's clothed bottom.".
             (Spanking and Children 2). That is the correct definition for.
             spanking and anything more severe falls under the category of.
             child abuse. More and more everyday people are beginning to.
             side with the statement that spanking is child abuse. However,.
             is this right?.
             Spanking is a disciplinary action that is needed in every.
             child's life. Spanking is a forceful way to correct a child's.
             misbehavior and it also can promote positive growth. Spanking.
             is a way of punishment for past misdeeds, and it helps the.
             future behavior of the child (The Difference Between Punishment.
             and Discipline 2). It should draw the child to be more.
             conscious about what he/she does in the future. Spanking is.
             not something that is easily forgotten, and when a child is.
             spanked in the correct and legal way, the parents should not.
             want them to forget about their punishment. It should be a.
             reminder of what might happen if they take part in something.
             they should not be doing (Jordan Riak 7). .
             However, there is a right and a wrong way to go about.
             spanking children. Spanking is a way to punish and correct. .
             When a child is being punished for misbehavior or anything.
             else, the parent should take the time to let the child know.
             what they did was unacceptable. The parent should give a short.
             explanation about the child's misbehavior and their punishment.
             after they spank the child. This clarifies in the child's mind.
             any questions they might have on their punishment, and why they.
             are being punished (Richard Niolon 3).
             Dr. Richard Niolon explains to his audience, four simple.
             steps to the appropriate ways of spanking a child. In Niolon's.
             first step he explains that a child only should be spanked as a.