Steraus And Stewart Corporal Punishment

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Corporal Punishment Corporal punishment is physical punishment to a child, such as caning or flogging. These techniques are used in some parts of the world. These types of punishments are usually used on smaller children. Parents, teacher’s older grandparents, use different methods of corporal punishment that are passed down from different generations. Times have changed and corporal punishment has changed, I feel like corporal punishment from back in the days was much more severe than now a days. I personally agree on corporal punishment, I believe it plays a major role in molding children and teaches them right from wrong. I feel like you should not abuse the child but I do believe a good spanking can help a child develop morals and establish a good well behaved person. According to an article written by Straus and Stewart “corporal punishment is the use of force on the child to make him or her comply with parents, but it is not to cause …show more content…

When a child is misbehaving a good spanking can make them comply to the orders of the responsible adult. From my own experiences, corporal punishment has worked for me. My mother used corporal punishment on me, she used what she called the “chancleta method.” The chaclenta, which means rubber sandal in Spanish was that she would use to spank me when I misbehaved or acted out in public. I believe that, that sandal method molded me to behave really good in guest houses and just be obedient. When I would even think about miss behaving she would bring up the chancleta and I knew with in me that I didn’t want to get hit so I changed my

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