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Despite being banned in 34 countries around the world nearly 18 percent of the world's nations (End All Corporal Punishment of Children, 2013). Corporal punishment continues to be among the most favorable discipling methods. Slapping, pinching and spanking form the base of this barbarous method. Although it shows a somewhat decrease in children's tendencies to misbehave, it carries along a series of harmful effects. Which suggests that corporal punishment is not to be used in schools or homes.

Corporal punishment encourages violence, yet many parents and teachers argue the need for corporal punishment, as spanking children usually stops them from misbehaving. However in the long run, and according to research conducted by Prof. Murray Straus (1994) children that are exposed to corporal punishment are from 2 to 6 times more likely to be physically hostile (p. 318). As corporal punishment is a teaching of violence and aggression. Children learn by example so hitting the child gives an unintended message that they can physically harm a person smaller and weaker than them. It also gives the idea that control comes by force which often builds up fear and resentment of authority in the child. In some cases also kids develop a very hostile and malicious behavior as a result to their exposure to long term severe punishment. A study conducted by Cathy Widom shows that children whose parents did things like spank, kick, or punch them, are more likely to engage in both violent crime and property crime (as cited in Straus, 1994, p. 107).

Corporal punishment wrecks the loving relationship between parents and their children. Thus for many corporal punishment is considered an act of deep affection and care. Some people think that occasional sw...

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...punishment and only giving it back once their behavior has adjusted may help them adapt a more obedient behavior. There are also many more creative ways to discipline children that do not include the use of paddles,sticks, and belts.

Works Cited

Straus, M. A. (1994). Beating the Devil out of them
New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers.

Human Rights Watch. (1999). Spare The Child: Corporal Punishment In Kenyan Schools.
Retrieved from http://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/kenya/Kenya999.htm

End All Corporal Punishment of Children. (2013, October). States with full abolition. Retrieved from http://www.endcorporalpunishment.org/pages/progress/prohib_states.html

Adams, G. (2001, April 26). Grisly death of foster child prompts scrutiny.
Times Daily retrieved from http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=20010426&id=6m4eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V8kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1413,3389944

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