I Believe that parents have no rights to use spanking as a form of discipline on their children, because physical force should never be used on a developing child, and might lead to future physical or psychological damage to their kids. Spanking has been a topic of debate for parents throughout the age. It has been argued that spanking is a valid way to teach your child not to do something. Most people explained that they were disciplined that way. It is a method that is passed on from parent on to parent believing it is the best way to deal with inappropriate behavior.
While the other side of the argument believes there is other ways to stop inappropriate behavior. Such as explaining to the child why what they did was wrong and why they shouldn’t do it again. Parents should resort to using their voices rather than their hands for teaching children what is right or wrong. What lesson does spanking teach, when used on a small easily influenced child think of what the implication of spanking to mean to them. They might interpret the use of physically force as necessary to teach people. The idea that it is okay to hit other people if they are doing the right thing. It brings up the
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I can not think of any other time someone has relied on striking someone to teach them. Some people argue that child not be reasoned since they are young and they understand better through spanking. While others might say that it is perfectly fine because of religion, such as spanking being in the bible. I believe the better argument is why are we relying on such a old method of punishment. Things have changed alot since the day of the bible so why use an outdated and cruel form of a teaching children.Think of how the child would feel a person who is suppose to take care of them and give them love is now hurting them. They might question themselves and wonder what is wrong with
Spanking could also teach children that it's all right to hit, and that it's all right to be hit and that could have a negative long term effect on the children. I
There are detrimental risks and disadvantages to using spanking children as a form of punishment. Children will never actually learn the reasoning for why they are being spanked. This will not produce benefits for the child later in life; it will actually hurt them because they aren’t learning important lessons as a child. A giant risk a parent takes when choosing to spank their child is that it may lead to increased aggression by age 5. Also the more a parent spanks, the less effective it becomes. Spanking has no benefits and is harmful to children.
Spanking, a supposed form of child abuse, is the best way to discipline a child who has behaved against guidelines previously discussed by parents, and does not harm a child in the grand scheme of life. Spanking a child will result in the betterment of a child’s behavior, the lessening chance of the child developing a behavioral disorder, and the assurance that the child will blossom into a well-developed and responsible adult.
Spanking a child is not against the law in most places. However, parents who use it in their homes are being accused of child abuse. The Chicago Tribune published an article that urged readers to report child abuse when they become aware of it. In the article “Child abuse in plain View” the author describes spanking as a type of abuse that happens behind closed doors (“Child abuse in plain View”). Like most critics of corporal punishment, the author is trying to link spanking to abuse. The author`s concern about abuse is a valid one. Abuse should be reported immediately. However, any attempt to define spanking as abuse is wrong. Spanking a child is not abuse. It is an effective way of discipline that helps guide the child into becoming a respectful and responsible person.
The Controversy Behind Child Spanking Spanking a child is a controversial issue. On one side of the debate are people who believe spanking is a necessary component of parenting. On the contrary, there are people who think spanking a child is destructive.
From helping them read and write, to teaching them right from wrong, parenting is a huge job and adds a lot of pressure on parents because they want their child to succeed. However, different parenting styles brings on different characteristics and reactions out of their children, which is why when it comes to parenting, one is entitled to their own opinion on how to discipline their children accordingly. When it comes to disciplining, it can be done by taking away television time, phone time, or even taking away a favorite snack, but what about spanking as a form of discipline? Spanking by far, is considered the biggest controversy when discipline is being discussed, and there are many opinions on if spanking helps or hurts the child. With
Proponents of spanking bans have a tendency to label spanking as corporal punishment. They then categorize it along with many abusive activities. Psychologist Kerby Alvy explains corporal punishment as, “pinching, pulling ears and hair, shaking, slapping, smacking, spanking, swatting, hitting, kicking, punching, paddling, using switches, hair brushes, belts and ironing cords, and having children kneel on gravel or ...
Spankings are usually given by a parent, legal guardian, teacher, or other person in authority over a minor. Generally, spankings are given when a child displays unacceptable behavior such as being rude, foul language, stealing, fighting, and other acts of disobedience. Wikipedia states that in most societies, “parents are regarded as those having the duty of disciplining their children and the right to spank them is appropriate” even though this is changing in many countries. There are government agencies, laws, and policies in place for most states that outline the proper way to utilize corporal punishment. When these laws are followed, children should be safe in most circumstances when they are corrected with corporal punishments. There will always be a risk of child abuse because of the way some people in today’s society don’t value life but I don’t bel...
As a child, I remember my father threatening to spank me. I left my Barbie dolls out and he stood on one. He told me that I would never forget again, so I screamed at the top of my lungs. A neighbor telephoned the police; all because of the fear of a spanking. Parents should avoid spanking their children because of the physiological and psychological pain that a child endures from this form of punishment.
First of all, spanking does not lead to violence. Our surrounding world and media do. "The average sixteen-year- old has watched 18,000 murders during his formative years, including a daily bombardment of stabbings, shootings, hangings, decapitations, and general dismemberment" (Meier 34). It seems unjust to blame parents who are trying to raise their children properly for today's violence. If a child touches a hot stove he does not become a more violent person because of it, he just learns not to do it again because he learned a valuable lesson from the pain (Meier 34).
I believe that using spanking as a disciplinary action is best for the child. I think that children should be spanked in a disciplinary way but not so much that it is abusive. Letting a child know that they are wrong by spanking them is, in my opinion, the only way someone should hit a child. Hitting a child because you feel like it, is not a proper form of discipline. I support spanking a child as long as it is in disciplinary benefit.
Smacking is good for children Smacking or hit children is not the right way to teach them how to correct their mistakes. Let me ask you a question: Do our children deserve to be hit or being slapped under any circumstances - even for issues concern their safety? "It is not fair!" Smacking, in most of the cases, is absolutely a type of unkindness, cruelty and humiliation, incurring in several, may be prolonged, mental health problems. Not to mention smacking or blaming in front of sight of other people.
A hierarchy should be present in the relationship between parents and their children. In my opinion, because I was raised without the need of spanking, my children would not be spanked. Though every child is different, I agree that physical punishment comes with negative psychological issues (Phillips, 2016). I would use spanking if only my child did something unacceptable, but spanking would be a once or thrice situation. I would use any other discipline tips before allowing myself to spank my child.
Spanking is a disciplinary act that has been used by parents for years now. It does not seem like a big deal at the time, but spanking does have long term effects that can affect the child even when he or she is a adult. Spanking whether it is appropriate for parents or any guardian of a child should be allowed to spank their child or not. There is a lot of controversy because parents say kids need to be disciplined when they are behaving badly. Others say parents shouldn 't spank their child because they long-term outcome is worse and they are not teaching the child a lesson. Some parents agree with these specialist and don 't spank their child but use other ways of discipline that doesn 't involve hurting
I personally do not advocate spanking. I could not imagine losing my temper to a point where I thought I needed to spank my child. While I do anticipate that having children will be a real test of patience, I do not expect that I will lose my patience so much that I will spank my children. I find spanking to be a real contradiction to what most parents tell their children. Most parents do not allow their children to hit, whether they are angry or not. Even when kids think another kid did something wrong, or bad, they are still not allowed to hit. If a parent tells a kid this, and then turns around and spanks the kid when they do something wrong, how will the kid ever learn that hitting is wrong? In my opinion, there has to be a better way to discipline children. I think that sending a child to a room where they cannot interact with anyone else, and then taking away a privilege would be a better way of handling discipline. Also, when I was a child, I can remember that when I was angry, my dad would come in to my room after I had time to cool down and talk to me about why I was angry. I can remember these as really fond times with my dad. It helped me identify why I was so angry, and most of the time it was at my mom for not letting me have my way. When I could identify why I was angry, my dad and I could come up with a solution to solve the problem. I think that rather than spanking, this is a good way to discipline children.