The Negative Effects Of Spanking

"In a new study published in Pediatrics, researchers at Tulane University provide the strongest evidence yet that children's short-term response to spanking may make them act out more in the long run. Of the nearly 2,500 youngsters in the study, those who were spanked more frequently at age 3 were much more likely to be aggressive by age 5"(Kovac). According to the Bing dictionary, spanking is an act of slapping, especially on the buttocks as a punishment for children. It is also known by the name of corporal punishment, which is a bad form of disciplining. Spanking is not the most effective way of disciplining a child, even though it is sometimes proclaimed to be, it causes the child to be aggressive, and is psychologically unsound. Spanking is not a good form of disciplining because it is not the most effective way of disciplining a child. There are more efficient ways to discipline your child. "For example, while spanking only affects the child for a minute or two, taking away a privilege hurts longer. Taking away a phone, video game, or even TV privileges will serve as a a reminder to not repeat the action"(Williams). Also, if you hit your child because he acted aggressively, it seems hypocritical. So instead of spanking, put him in time-out or have a talk with him. This will show the child
"After a 2009 study, it concluded that children who were regularly spanked had less gray matter in certain areas of the prefrontal cortex. This has been linked to depression, addiction and other mental health disorders. The grey matter serves as a processor of information in the brain. Structures within the grey matter process signals generated in the sensory organs or other areas of the grey matter"(Kovac). In other words, the grey matter is responsible for the things you know. So the loss of the essential grey matter shows that frequent spanking is not good for the