A lot of people these days believe that spanking is child abuse where others care to differ. People believe that any form of physical punishment is unnecessary, because it creates violence in children's minds, therefore spanking should be eliminated. Is that completely true? If you really think about it, spanking is the least form of violence. There is way more violent encouragement on television, in books, media etc. and if you"re human, you should know that violence is a part of human nature. I believe that spanking is necessary punishment because infants are too immature and illogical (due to their undeveloped minds) to accept verbal reasoning as actual knowledge.
Children are new to the world. They know barely anything at all about life or society. Everything to them is an experimental stage, a huge play ground if you will; exploring choices and possibilities to whatever suits their adventure-craving minds. They don't think logically. They don't know what's good and bad, what's right and wrong. For example: A child and his father go shopping at a mall. As they"re passing the toy section, the child notices all the great toys he/she wants, or wishes he/she has. The child asks, "Daddy, can I have this toy? I really want it" the father replies, "No; you have done nothing to earn it. It isn't Christmas, it isn't your birthday, and there is no reason for why you should have this toy". The child pouts and thinks differently. This child wants this toy no matter what, so he/she decides to steal it. The father finds out, and decides what to do about it. Now, put yourself in the father's shoes. I"m assuming right now that you"re answer to this situation is to talk to the child, verbally explaining that stealing is wrong, and you"re being a bad kid blah blah blah etc. Now what makes you think a child at a young age would think maturely enough to know what's right and wrong? They just want to play, nothing else.
Spanking is the least effective form of discipline. ... Spanking often becomes the method of communication. ... Physical harm to a child is not unusual in terms of spanking. Injuries and deaths have been associated with spanking. ... Spanking is ineffective and wares off when overly used. ...
POS 4202 Spanking: Who is more willing to raise a hand? Spanking, or corporal punishment has always been a social issue discussed and measured. ... Meaning that we cannot analyze how important the issue of spanking a child is to the respondent. ... With the men at home more than before they began to realize the need for spanking. ... People started to view spanking as too harsh a punishment and could possibly be seen as abuse. ...
In western society, spanking is often not seen as a suitable way to discipline youth. In fact, spanking is a good way to discipline by helping to build self-awareness and morality, it is beneficial to maintain order in society. Spanking is a reasonable punishment which leads youths to distinguish between good and bad. ... Suitable spanking for repeated misbehavior is reasonable. ... Spanking helps children to build a positive attitude in distinguishing between good and evil. ...
Spanking is not a good form of behavior. ... Spanking often leads to more misbehavior. ... Spanking is not only ineffective, but also dangerous. ... Research shows a clear connection between spanking and aggression. ... Spanking has other negative side effects as well. ...
Abstract Disciplining children by means of spanking is a controversial subject. ... A conglomerate of data found that spanking doesn't work. ... Why Spanking Children is not Detrimental Correlational Studies Most studies of spanking to children are correlational. ... Short-Term Basis There are some pros to short-term spanking. Spanking a child on a short-term basis gets the child to change negative behaviors that caused the spanking to occur. ...
Spanking is unnecessary and most of the time not effective. ... Spanking in the end produces a worse behavior then what it's intended for. ... Spanking is a way for parents to ensure these expectations. ... Just like spanking it is sometimes necessary. ... With spanking it also shows a form of authority to make the child listen. ...
Is the spanking of a child going to lead to further violence later in life? ... Even though spanking is widely used by parents, Straus categorizes spanking under corporal punishment. ... If spanking will teach a child from running in the street or harming another child then spanking surely is not abuse. ... Only at certain times is spanking a solution. ... Only with proper explanation and a caring parent will spanking be tolerated, and only with these things will spanking be useful. ...
(Spanking and Children 2). ... Spanking is a way to punish and correct. ... He explains that the tension may lead up to continuous spankings. ... This is no longer considered spanking; this is a type of child abuse and is illegal (Lets Stop Spanking 2). ... The debate about child abuse and spanking is far from over. ...
