Should Parents Spank Kids
Should parents spank their kids or not?
Parenting can sometimes be a very strenuous job. It is a blessing to have a child, yet raising a well brought up kid carries a lot of responsibility. There are so many dilemmas that parents face during this demanding road and still, there are so many different opinions about proper nurture. Should a parent be strict or easy going? Should parents spank their kids or not? The latter is the question that is being discussed in this essay.
While there are many parents who are against spanking, there are also a lot of parents who think that spanking is the most effective way to teach a child lesson. Every parent is a role model for their own child, thus spanking promotes aggression in younger …show more content…
Evidently, spanking is one of the ways many parents use to teach their children. Spanking is not an effective method of teaching a lesson to the kid, but rather a short-term solution. Spanking can only be used by parents who don’t think about long-term psychological effects and are illiterate. Spanking makes it more memorable for the child to remember the pain, so that he doesn’t do it again. However, the child does not properly understand why he shouldn’t act in a certain way but rather behaves out of fear. He continues to behave properly till the time he remembers the physical pain and sometimes he even doesn’t stop making the same mistakes. The child just tries to act more carefully, so that he doesn’t get caught this time. It would be much more effective if children were explained what’s right and what’s wrong. Instead of being a long-term solution to bad behavior, spanking leaves a long-term effect in aggression.
There are many varying opinions about how children should be disciplined and even much more books. However, even the books will not guide you properly in this path. Every child is unique and he/she reacts differently. While one child can get very quiet and accept the punishment given by his/her parents, another child can get very frustrated and become rebellious. I was a child from the second group and if my parents spanked me, …show more content…
However, legality doesn’t mean that parents should spank their children. Even though sometimes it might seem as the only solution because children can be very frustrating. It is the easiest solution because parents prefer just to give several spanks instead of looking for a real problem and its cause. Parents should build a loving and trusting relationship with their offspring. We cannot expect from them not to display aggression if we ourselves are serving as role models by spanking them as punishment. Children should not be exposed to any kind of physical mistreat and from early childhood they should be regarded as individuals. Instead of spanking them as a form of punishment, parents should search for alternate ways such as explaining them what is wrong with their actions. If needed then time-outs, grounding and not buying items they want might be another
Parenting can sometimes be a very strenuous job. It is a blessing to have a child, yet raising a well brought up kid carries a lot of responsibility. There are so many dilemmas that parents face during this demanding road and still, there are so many different opinions about proper nurture. Should a parent be strict or easy going? Should parents spank their kids or not? The latter is the question that is being discussed in this essay.
While there are many parents who are against spanking, there are also a lot of parents who think that spanking is the most effective way to teach a child lesson. Every parent is a role model for their own child, thus spanking promotes aggression in younger …show more content…
Evidently, spanking is one of the ways many parents use to teach their children. Spanking is not an effective method of teaching a lesson to the kid, but rather a short-term solution. Spanking can only be used by parents who don’t think about long-term psychological effects and are illiterate. Spanking makes it more memorable for the child to remember the pain, so that he doesn’t do it again. However, the child does not properly understand why he shouldn’t act in a certain way but rather behaves out of fear. He continues to behave properly till the time he remembers the physical pain and sometimes he even doesn’t stop making the same mistakes. The child just tries to act more carefully, so that he doesn’t get caught this time. It would be much more effective if children were explained what’s right and what’s wrong. Instead of being a long-term solution to bad behavior, spanking leaves a long-term effect in aggression.
There are many varying opinions about how children should be disciplined and even much more books. However, even the books will not guide you properly in this path. Every child is unique and he/she reacts differently. While one child can get very quiet and accept the punishment given by his/her parents, another child can get very frustrated and become rebellious. I was a child from the second group and if my parents spanked me, …show more content…
However, legality doesn’t mean that parents should spank their children. Even though sometimes it might seem as the only solution because children can be very frustrating. It is the easiest solution because parents prefer just to give several spanks instead of looking for a real problem and its cause. Parents should build a loving and trusting relationship with their offspring. We cannot expect from them not to display aggression if we ourselves are serving as role models by spanking them as punishment. Children should not be exposed to any kind of physical mistreat and from early childhood they should be regarded as individuals. Instead of spanking them as a form of punishment, parents should search for alternate ways such as explaining them what is wrong with their actions. If needed then time-outs, grounding and not buying items they want might be another