way to put a halt immediately to a child's unacceptable.
behavior. He also explains it is very important for a parent.
to punish their children in the privacy of their own homes, not.
in a public place or among family and friends. It should not.
be a humiliating experience. In the second step, Niolon.
explains that the parent should give a short explanation.
explaining to the child why they were being punished.
(explained in the previous paragraph) In the third step of his.
analysis, he warns parents not to continue yelling at their.
children after they have already punished them. He explains.
that the tension may lead up to continuous spankings. In the.
fourth and final step of Niolon's analysis, he explains that.
spanking is only effective on children under the age of ten.
because they are still trying to establish the difference.
between right and wrong in their minds (Niolon 3). Although.
spanking is a good resolution in some cases, in others it just.
is not legal.
In total opposition to thinking spanking is normal, some.
people believe it is absolutely, one-hundred percent wrong. .
Many statistics are proving more and more parents do not just.
spank their children for disciplinary reasons. Some statistics.
are proving parents spank their children because it is.
something that has always happened in their family, more or.
less a family tradition (Lets Put Spanking To Rest). Parents.
remember how they were spanked when they were younger, and they.
seemed to turn out OK, so it must be the right thing to do,.
right? Many parents recall hearing their parents quote this.
line before spanking them also."this is going to hurt me more.
than it is going to hurt you." With that being said, they must.
have been spanking them out of love, or so that is how it is.
perceived. .
Researchers show that in some cases parents feel that by.
spanking their children with authority and harshness, then it.
will establish respect in the child. Although, that is not.
