Alternatives To Spanking
Alternatives to Spanking
Considering the significant evidence that discourages the use of spanking as a disciplinary method, it is essential to understand the various alternatives to spanking that can prove to be more effective. Morin (2015) is of the view that there are several strategies that can help in conditioning behavior of children towards positivity and avoid spanking. The first and most effective alternative to spanking is the use negative consequences as a strategy. This involves teaching children discipline through consequences. For example, if a child draws pictures on the wall, then instead of administering spanking – which will not teach the child any new skills – a more logical consequence would be to have the child clean the …show more content…
Through discipline, children gain a clear understanding of what is right and what is wrong, however, it surely depends on the method of disciplinary teaching that is being utilized. This means that it basically depends upon the ideas of right and wrong so as to teach this idea to children. Punishment has long been recognized as necessary in teaching discipline to children, rather than an effective technique. Yet, it is also a well-documented fact that children fear punishment, and thus may behave in an appropriate manner because of their fear from punishment. It may therefore be argued that children should practice disciplined behavior not because of their fear from punishment, but because of the belief that what is wrong and what is right. The use of spanking as a disciplinary teaching method has been widely discouraged by scholars and disciplinary practitioners / psychologists. However, there are also a handful of sources that consider disciplinary spanking as an effective technique, especially for children in their lower ages; only if this disciplinary spanking adheres to the guidelines that make it effective. The reason why spanking is discouraged as a method for disciplinary teaching is that it has a number of short-term problems associated with it. It has also been argued that …show more content…
Aggression in children is a serious problem that can often prove to be dangerous if not managed on time. This means that if a child – who demonstrates negative or inacceptable behaviors – is not given the impression that what he or she does is wrong, their attitudes may become permanent. Thus, parents need to consider the various alternative strategies to spanking in order to shape their children’s behavior, which can yield fairly acceptable
Considering the significant evidence that discourages the use of spanking as a disciplinary method, it is essential to understand the various alternatives to spanking that can prove to be more effective. Morin (2015) is of the view that there are several strategies that can help in conditioning behavior of children towards positivity and avoid spanking. The first and most effective alternative to spanking is the use negative consequences as a strategy. This involves teaching children discipline through consequences. For example, if a child draws pictures on the wall, then instead of administering spanking – which will not teach the child any new skills – a more logical consequence would be to have the child clean the …show more content…
Through discipline, children gain a clear understanding of what is right and what is wrong, however, it surely depends on the method of disciplinary teaching that is being utilized. This means that it basically depends upon the ideas of right and wrong so as to teach this idea to children. Punishment has long been recognized as necessary in teaching discipline to children, rather than an effective technique. Yet, it is also a well-documented fact that children fear punishment, and thus may behave in an appropriate manner because of their fear from punishment. It may therefore be argued that children should practice disciplined behavior not because of their fear from punishment, but because of the belief that what is wrong and what is right. The use of spanking as a disciplinary teaching method has been widely discouraged by scholars and disciplinary practitioners / psychologists. However, there are also a handful of sources that consider disciplinary spanking as an effective technique, especially for children in their lower ages; only if this disciplinary spanking adheres to the guidelines that make it effective. The reason why spanking is discouraged as a method for disciplinary teaching is that it has a number of short-term problems associated with it. It has also been argued that …show more content…
Aggression in children is a serious problem that can often prove to be dangerous if not managed on time. This means that if a child – who demonstrates negative or inacceptable behaviors – is not given the impression that what he or she does is wrong, their attitudes may become permanent. Thus, parents need to consider the various alternative strategies to spanking in order to shape their children’s behavior, which can yield fairly acceptable