When Spanking Your Child Was Legal Kris Bisel Everest University Some feel that spanking goes back to biblical times and feel it is supported by the bible in certain verses. “Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod‚ he shall not die.”(KJV Proverbs 23:13 spanking a child is one of those controversial subjects to debate about. When spanking a child‚ is it child abuse or is it corrective action? Some parents find spanking their children
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Although most would condemn spanking publicly‚ the idea of corporal punishment has long been ingrained in the human mind. The earliest accounts of spanking are from the Hebrew Bible. Sailors were spanked as a punishment for not attending to their duties. Up until the twentieth century‚ spanking was a form of discipline that was accepted by society. Only recently has spanking been frowned upon. The earliest person widely known to question the practice was Benjamin Spock in the nineteen forties. Spock
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correct it? In the United States‚ many families seem to think that spanking a child is the way to correct the misdemeanor that the child has committed. If a child bites another child‚ should the child get spanked? I believe that if a child does something that is known to be wrong‚ than the child should have some sort of punishment. If a parent does the spanking out of anger‚ instead of for the purpose of correcting‚ than I feel as if spanking should be allowed. I personally was spanked as a child‚ and I
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countless hours of standing in the corner because I couldn’t resist fighting with my siblings. My parents were not huge fans of spanking‚ but if we got out of control‚ or if they were unable to reason with
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People only love me when I’m doing what they want.” Even if you are disciplining your child out of love and with thought of them learning from right and wrong‚ you are still going about it the wrong way. Physical punishment‚ or to be more specific‚ spanking‚ doesn’t teach obedience or how to mature in response to that misconception. It only teaches them that violence is a healthy solution‚ gives them an example on how to treat the
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For decades‚ spanking has been embraced in many families. However‚ the debate still lingers as to whether or not this form of discipline brings forth constructive or destructive result in children. While studies have shown that using spanking as a way of disciplining children does not turn out productive for the child or society‚ several parents still believe it’s the only way their children can learn. In an effort to reduce child abuse‚ this action has been banned in some countries‚ nonetheless
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respect they will be more comfortable towards their parents. And they will feel better with going to them and talking to them more often. Allison Hughes stated‚ “It also often results in negative side effects‚ such as avoiding a parent due to fear” (“Spanking Is Passe”). This quote is explaining that there are negative aspects of hitting children. It talks about how using violence to discipline can often scare children. They will start to hide from their parents or
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INTRODUCTION Have you ever been hit as a kid? They shouldn’t do it‚ it is very wrong to do that to there children evan if they hate them or if they love them. Children couldn’t do anything in the world to deserve no matter what they do. The children don’t know if they are loved when they are being hit by there own parents. There kids don’t like the discipline they are getting. The parents leave marks on there poor children which is wrong. CONCLUSION Now should parents hit there kids? NO! There
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Corporal Punishment 16.6% of children who are abused are abused physically (Americanhumane.org). Students should never get physically abused at school. School is an encouraged place for students to be safe. Corporal punishment is child abuse‚ and should never ever be accepted as a way to discipline children. Physical punishment shows children that violence is the answer. The human who is being abused by corporal punishment is simply just a child trying to learn. School is often promoted positively
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Cons to Spanking 11/8/12 Spanking is a form of punishment that is very controversial among today’s parents. It is described as hitting a child on the bottom with an open hand. There are other similar forms of punishment‚ one known as paddling‚ which is when a child is hit on the bottom with an object other than the hand. With different categories and different severities of this topic‚ there of course are many different opinions of the topic. There really are not any pros to spanking. It is
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