Spanking Of 3-Year-Old Children

Furthermore, even though corporal punishment may make a child obedient to their guardian for a period of time, corporal punishment can come with dramatic behavioral changes. Doak references a study conducted by Catherine A. Taylor et al. called "Mothers' Spanking of 3-Year-Old Children and Subsequent Risk of Children's Aggressive Behavior" Which examines the correlation of spanking three-year-old children, to future behavioral problems. Doak explains the experiments results, stating that,

The researchers find that frequent use of corporal punishment on three-year-olds (spanking more than twice over the course of a month) was associated with increased aggressive behavior at five years of age…even "minor" forms of corporal punishment, including spanking, increase children's risk of aggressive behavior

With these aggressive behavioral changes in infancy, one can find themselves with the makings of a future abusers if the

Pelzer summarizes this problematic ideology, by writing, “ Unfortunately, there are those among the uninformed public who believe that most abuse is nothing more than parents exerting their “right” to discipline their children and letting it get a little out of hand.” In this quote, Pelzer is describing the ignorant nature of people who become bystanders to abuse. He goes on to say that these bystanders; guardians, friends, teachers, etc, may allow the cycle of violence to continue. He states that these punishments are associated with only beneficial things occurring for the child. However, the numerous studies pertaining to the future behavioral problems and decision making outweigh whatever benefits can come from corporal