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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than the age of five and because he has been spanked his risk of mental illnesses have increased. You have just witnessed abuse and although some of you will argue “Corporal punishment” or “decline “the effects of spanking children are negative. Corporal punishment such as “spanking” proves to only have a negative impact on the future development of a child both short and long term. A recent study by Afifi and colleagues showed‚ children who are spanked risk of mental illnesses are dramatically
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States‚ there are laws protecting children from physical abuse‚ including at school and home; nevertheless‚ most American parents think spanking is an appropriate method of discipline for children. There are some countries that have passed anti-spanking laws such as Germany‚ Sweden‚ and others‚ but other countries do not have any support against spanking. Spanking children can leave physical scars‚ affect mental problems‚ and be ineffective in that children do not understand which is
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Reaction Paper: Spanking When I was a child‚ I could not remember a time when my parents spanked me. I asked my mom how she and my dad disciplined my three brothers and I‚ and she said she never spanked us. When we got into trouble we were sent to our room‚ and had privileges taken away. My mom also said that she can remember spanking my younger brother once‚ but left a bruise on his bottom‚ and she felt so bad that she never did it again. I personally do not advocate spanking. I could not
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Spanking is one of the most controversial discipline methods. On one side of the debate are parents who believe it is all right to spank their children. On the other side are those who think that children should never be spanked. Somewhere in the middle are parents who believe that spanking should only be used in particular instances such as when the child runs into the street. Part of the reason for the debate is that parents and experts often define spanking differently. To some‚ spanking means
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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 Beneficial 1 Spanking is a Beneficial Form of Punishment Ms. Stokes Kaplan University Amanda Pennington Spanking is Beneficial 2 Parents have always struggled with ways to appropriately discipline their children‚ especially in modern culture. Several years ago there would have been no question about acceptable forms of punishment. Today people can not parent their children the way they want to. There are radical groups out there that are dictating the way we care for them
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English 100 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
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Spanking‚ although controversial is an effective form of discipline for children. Parents and parents to be who are undecided about whether spanking is an acceptable form of discipline should first get educated on what spanking is. A good first step would be learning the meaning of spanking. Equally as important is‚ knowing what is considered a spanking‚ as well as‚ when spanking becomes abuse. In addition‚ knowing the ways spanking may benefit children would help solidify spanking as the best option
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Paper on the Benefits of Spanking A famous idiom says “spare the rod and spoil the child” which simply means that if the parent will not punish his child when the latter has committed something wrong‚ then the child will not be able to distinguish right from wrong. The child will likewise never learn good manners and right conduct. Research says that Sweden was the first country to ban spanking in 1979. Through the years‚ there have been several movements against spanking of children. In fact
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