"No, Valerie! You can't play with me!- a bratty six-year-old screamed at his helpless three-year-old sister. "Give me the controller now,"" he demanded as he ripped it from his sister's tender hands and pushed her to the floor. Then the toddler started to cry in pain and called for her father. Today's parents deal with the form of discipline in a much more liberal sense. Many parents nowadays would sit down and talk with their young child explaining to them that what they did was wrong, but not to worry because it's not really their fault because they didn't know any better. Then they send their child off on a 15-minute "timeout."" However, I feel that modern means of child discipline are far too liberal and ineffective and that sometimes children need to be disciplined. .
Cornell West and Sylvia Ann Hewlett's A World Upside Down takes us deep inside the world of teen violence, murder, crime, and suicide. Mind boggling facts such as "Children are now responsible for a staggering 20 million crimes a year- fill the article. West and Hewlett also write, "The enormous surge in youth violence is perhaps the most cruel--and most costly--manifestation of our inability to nurture our young- (West 103). Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines "nurture- as: training, upbringing; to educate; to further the development of. In that sense of the word, "nurture- it is parents' responsibility to "educate- their children. Educate them how? Educate your children not only in school aspects, but also in morality. To nurture is also to train. Parents must also train their children to act in appropriate ways. .
I support Barbara Lerner and her thinking when she says, "Consider spanking. Effective moral education teaches children to make critical moral distinctions- (Lerner 138). In my opinion the liberal approach to discipline that many of today's parents take is a direct contributor to the current stage of our teenage society.
To spank or not to spank that is the question! ... The absence of spanking might cause the child to turn out even worse then if not spanked. It is not harmless and only a small percentage of spanked children experience visually harmful effects. ... To spank or not to spank that is the question. ... It is up to you to decide whether or not you will or will not spank your children. ...
Spanking your children has been around for years and most parents who spank their children were spanked when they were young. ... Many parents who spank their children have been spanked themselves as a child. Most parents who were not spanked as a child don't spank their own kids. ... Spanking is unnecessary and most of the time not effective. ... Studies also show that children who are spanked not only have a hard time regulating their emotions they also exhibit depression, drug abuse, anxiety, and aggression. ...
Were you spanked as a child? ... Or "I was spanked and I turned out okey." ... "A child who obeys because of the fear of being spanked," she explains "is most likely not to develop a sense of right or wrong without being policed by a more powerful authority figure." ... What was amazing about these statistics was that 51 percent did not spank their children. ... Stratus found that children whose parents spanked them, when compared to those not spanked, were more aggressive, had higher rates of juvenile delinquency, had higher rates of spousal abuse, had lower economic achievement, and show...
People who spank remember that they were spanked when they were children, and therefore believe that it will work for their children (Roberts, 2002). ... Younger parents are more likely to spank than older parents and mothers spank more frequently than fathers (Walsh, 2002). People who believe in spanking do not need to speak out to defend their view, because so many people believe spanking is necessary. ... If parents are only spanking their children when they are angry and cannot control it, then they are probably not hitting them for the right reasons. ... So if you can't spank,...
Spankings should be the last resort and not acted out as a violent lashing toward the child. ... The child that is not spanked for unlawful or wrong actions will be more likely to act this way later in life. ... arents that were prohibited by law to spank them where unaware of consequences. ... What they learn from their parents may or may not be beneficial to them later in life. ... and teacher not exist any more? ...
Spanking is not the answer for everything, but in some cases it is the only answer. ... Researchers have studied the effects of spanking and the effects are not to be taken lightly. ... Parents that spank may feel they have to spank longer and harder to get the same message across and eventually the child stops responding all together. ... The point is not that spanking can prevent juvenile violence. ... The poll also shows that younger parents are less likely to spank their children than older parents and only 12 percent of adults say that it is never appropriate for a parent to spank a child...
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. ... Many statistics are proving more and more parents do not just spank their children for disciplinary reasons. ... Well, legally, it is not. ... Many researchers believe that spanking children not only can corrupt the child's mental status, but once children begin to get spanked by parents, their trust in their parents begins to erode. ... Many people research the effects that spanking has on children...
Spanking is not a good form of behavior. ... Children who are hit, often cry louder than before they were spanked. ... Here are some cons from people who do not spank. ... Finally you spank to get your child to "be good." ... Do not leave the room in anger and defeat. ...
Also, children do not have to be spanked to be well behaved. ... It is not necessary to spank a child, but is an effective strategy if performed correctly. ... Although this survey may not account for all or even the majority of Americans, there are still a large number of people who spank their children. ... It is just as much the right of the parent to spank their child as it is to not spank the child. ... Of course it is wrong to abusively spank a child, but it should not be wrong to spank them in a way that will teach them good conduct. ...
