Children will do things they are not suppose to do because it is in their nature. It is the parents job to teach them how to behave in polite society. Luckily for them‚ there are plenty of tools and resources to utilize so they can get the most out of their efforts and to give the child its best chance at growing up so they can be a productive member of society. One tool some parents have used is corporal punishment and it is undermining everything they are trying to instill into their children.
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Manigault Conflicting Viewpoints Essay M. Lakeisha Manigault Professor Sharon Thomas Strayer University October 19‚ 2014 Conflicting ViewPoints Peter Elbow’s introduction to “The Believing Game” and “The Doubting Game” is undeniably the easiest way for anyone to acclimate themselves into the art and the concept of critical thinking. Some of us are already predisposed to unconsciously operate in some of the principles explained by Mr. Elbow and use it daily. While others of us had no idea critical
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This is a U.S. presidential election year and a big story has been the rise of Senator Barack Obama as a serious candidate for presidency. I was interested in what various segments of the black community thought about this and chose two magazines that target the black community as their primary audience. JET magazine’s self-described mission is to inform‚ educate and entertain the African American community. The Network Journal magazine claims to serve the needs of black professionals and small business
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The Question of Spanking Spanking a child is a controversial issue. On one side of the debate are people who believe spanking is a necessary component of parenting. On the contrary are people who think spanking a child is destructive. Somewhere in the middle are people who believe spanking is legitimate only when used correctly. Part of the reason for the debate is that some parents and experts define spanking differently. To some‚ spanking means slapping a child on the rear-end‚ while others
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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
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In todays society‚ spanking is a major controversial topic. Spanking is the act of striking a child’s buttocks with an open hand (Moninger). Only a short 38 years ago in 1974 the United States passed the Child Abuse and Treatment Act prior to this act spanking children was considered a “family matter” and was not something others questioned (CAPTA). A poll of 1‚000 readers on parents.com eighty-one percent said they had spanked their child at least once and twenty-two percent do so once a week or
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Spanking; a form of punishment used by parents when children are not listening or are not behaving. Spanking today is a widely controversial topic due to many states becoming strict on copal punishment. As an ABC survey taken among parents with minor children at home‚ 50 percent report that they sometimes spank their child‚ while 45 percent do not. I think spanking is not an effective way for punishment because it causes relationship issues‚ teaches kids that “stronger” is better‚ and that it is
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spank their kids as a way of correction? Those who disagree with spanking their child usually are the ones who are taking the word spanking out of context and putting it in an abusive category. Although physical punishment is taken out of its true definition‚ it should be allowed because there is a clear line between what is abuse and spanking. Also‚ it teaches children that there are consequences for when they have misbehaved. Spanking is defined as a slap to the butt with an open hand. According
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Opposing View Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) both involve the practice of deliberately ending another’s life to put an end to pain and suffering. More often than not these practices are performed by a doctor on a consenting terminal patient. But is this the right thing to do? It wasn’t too long ago when having diabetes or smallpox were considered to be potentially fatal‚ with no cure or a way to manage either disease. However‚ with medical breakthroughs‚ smallpox is nearly nonexistent
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Running head: Spanking Effects on Children Is Spanking Detrimental to Children’s Psychosocial Health? Kaley Schoeph Ball State University Is Spanking Detrimental to Children’s Psychosocial Health? Spanking has been used as an appropriate form of discipline for decades and‚ until recently‚ received little scrutiny. There have been many obstacles for scientists in determining whether or not spanking is detrimental to a child’s well being. Personal biases‚ third variables‚ and ambiguous definitions
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