Spanking is a form of corporal punishment that is commonly used to discipline children all around the world. This form of punishment typically consists of an adult striking the child’s bottom or hand as a reaction to unwanted behavior. There are many arguments that are made on whether a child should be spanked or not‚ many people tend to believe it’s fair while other believe it’s simply wrong. Those who do not believe in spanking say spanking is a form of child abuse. That it shows children the idea
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Spanking: Child Abuse or Discipline? The Bible states that “Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child‚ the rod of discipline will remove it from him” (Prov. 22:15). Even though it appears that the Bible condones corporal punishment‚ it is not enough for people to believe that it is okay to do. There is a very thin line between child abuse and discipline when it comes to spanking. Many people believe it can lead to better school grades and ambition to attend college and are not as likely
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Chelsea Hall SOC/CJST 405 Dr. Brian Monahan 30 November 2012 Ever-changing Viewpoints on Spanking As a world population‚ evidence shows that children were not valued in general throughout history until the twentieth century. Children were known as parental property and were treated as such. Children did not have rights of any kind; they could be sold‚ beaten‚ used as slaves‚ etc. for their parents’’ purposes. Several overlapping perspectives for conceptualizing and dealing with deviant
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Spanking a child‚ Abuse? Wednesday Comp II May 12‚ 2010 A Majority of people in America feel that spanking is an acceptable tool for disciplining children. I believe that spanking your child should not be the way to discipline a child. You do not need to spank or physically punish your child to get an understanding out. There are other ways to punish your child than laying a hand or object on them. Such as taking something away from them‚ or making them sit in the corner. I consider spanking
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Pros and Cons of Spanking Spanking‚ an action caused by a slap with one’s open hand or a flat object‚ especially on the buttocks as a punishment. Many believe spanking is a very controversial issue‚ to spank or not to spank. Let us look at the pros and cons of spanking to see what you think you should do for your child later on when you have kids. Pros to spanking; when spanking a child correctly‚ this can really be an effective and safe means for parents to discipline their children. When it comes
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Abstract Spanking is seen in both views of bad and good. Many parents decide to use spanking as a method of discipline. Some parents do not use spanking as a method of discipline because it is seen as abuse. I will use many resources off the internet. Many of my resources are big internet pages like CNN‚ College websites‚ Blogs‚ Newspapers‚ and many more! Some questions I am going to ask are going to revolve around why parents use spanking as a discipline‚ what messages
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Spanking is the act of smacking the buttocks of a child with an opened hand. Some parents adopt this form of corporal punishment as a back up to non-physical discipline. The law should not ban the act of spanking a child in parenting because it is not a form of abuse. Parents should be free to spank their children appropriately‚ at the right time and for the right reasons‚ to create an understanding for what is acceptable and what is not. Definitely‚ spanking is an effective parenting tool. On the
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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
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addition a few others‚ I still believe that spanking is an acceptable form of discipline as long as you always explain why and how many spanks to the child. As I explain my view and supporting evidence on this controversial‚ nearly outlawed practice‚ as well as a few of the opposing views. For parents who are on top of their child-rearing knowledge‚ there are several wellknown psychologists connected to the issue of spanking. In support of appropriate spanking‚ Robert Larzelere‚ Ph. D.‚ is a psychologist
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September 25‚ 2014 Discipline by spanking your children is not Abuse!!! In an ideal world‚ spanking would never be necessary. However‚ on rare occasions it may be necessary to smack your child ’s bottom. I do not intend to either promote or discourage spanking‚ but rather to give parents correct instruction on using non-abusive spanking in discipline. Spanking is a much-debated topic. Most child psychologists do not recommend spanking as a discipline method for children. However‚ other psychologists
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