Corporal Punishment: An Argument For Change

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Troy Adkins
CM220-Unit 8 Assignment
An Argument for Change
Kaplan University An Argument for Change What is appropriate discipline for a child? Nobody can seem to agree on the answer to this question because there are many different perceptions on what is discipline and what borders on abuse. Is good discipline picking up a belt and giving the child a good walloping? Is it a simple time-out to defer bad behavior? Or, is it a happy medium somewhere in between? This issue is greatly debated, but most people would agree that good discipline helps children to be better behaved, more respectful, and better adjusted in society. Some parents use corporal punishment, and argue that spanking can be beneficial in stopping bad behavior …show more content…

According to Hicks-Pass (2009) you need to understand what corporal punishment is before you can begin to determine its’ effects on children. Corporal punishment is basically any form of physical punishment that does not injure a child in such a way as to be considered abuse and includes spanking, whipping with a belt or switch, and some parents include smacking a child in this category. Grounding means putting kids in their rooms for a day or a week which isolates children from family and friends, such as you can only leave the house/your room to go to school, eat, or go to the bathroom. Time-outs are putting kids in a quiet place where parents can still see them for 1 minute per each year that the child is old to deter the child from the bad behavior or give them time to calm down after a tantrum, and Taking away privileges such as no television or no video games for a certain amount of time: 1 day, 2 days, or a week etc. to deter the child from bad behavior and to punish them (American Academy of Pediatrics, …show more content…

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Gershof, E. T. (2010). More Harm Than Good: A summary of scientific research on the intended and unintended effects of corporal punishment on children. Law and Contemporary Problems, 7331. Retrieved from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.lib.kaplan.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=b7137a2a-e035-43c4-9b3f-79141399d603%40sessionmgr4001&vid=2&hid=4108
Hicks-Pass, S. (2009). Corporal Punishment in America Today: Spare the rod, spoil the child? A systematic review of the literature. Best Practice in Mental Health, 5(2), 71-88. Retrieved from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.lib.kaplan.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=1&sid=93cflaef-aec5-458d-95f1-a1bd4631f607%40sessionmgr4005&hid=4208&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=42857541&db=a9h
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