Should Parents Be Allowed To Spank Children

One of the biggest fears parents have is raising their children the wrong way. Children don’t come with an instruction manual explaining how they work and what they want. A big controversy dealing with children is how to correctly discipline is them. Should you spank your children as a form of punishment and is it effective? This topic is extremely relevant because you’re dealing with the future. You never know what the child could be capable of, but if parents discipline them the wrong way you may never know. The first article I found dealing with spanking is called “Spanking isn’t child abuse; its common sense” by Ruben Navarrette. This article takes the side of spanking children as a form of discipline. The next article I found “No matter your view, there are alternatives” by Karen Deerwester. This article explains how spanking is the wrong form of discipline and can have consequential outcomes if done too often.
Ruben Navarrette is letting parents use the article as a guide line for raising children. In the article, the author uses his own personal experiences with spanking. Navarrette explains how his parents were Mexican immigrants and their disciplinary methods kept all five of his brothers out of gangs, and away from the police. He then goes on to say the only way to gain respect is through fear. Children won’t follow commands unless they fear the consequence, the consequence here is spanking. Navarrette says he wants parents to prepare their children for the real world, bad behaviors have consequences, therefore, you should deal with them while they’re young. The main assumption Navarrette makes, is every child needs to be spanked and that parents won’t get the respect they deserve from their children unless the child is in fear of them. The article does not support the controversy. He has his personal experiences with spanking, but not everyone will react the same way to physical