Corporal Punishment PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology Is corporal punishment needed to discipline children? Some would argue that corporal punishment is needed to discipline child where others will argue that it is not needed. Forty years ago it was acceptable to punish your child as you saw fit. The problem became that some would take this punishment to a whole other level and hurt the child. Punishing your child for their bad behavior should never cause them physical or mental damage.
According to our text corporal punishment is the gratuitous intentional inflectional of pain on children’s bodies for the purpose of modifying behavior. When a child is being discipline it does not always have to be physical. Sometimes all it takes is for you to say their name, or speak firm to them. Some children have a history of being spanked for no reason so when they get out of the situation and get into a better one all it takes is for them to hear you raise your voice and they know. I also believe that taking things away from them is a great way of showing them that they must do what they are told.
To strike or slap with force using the open hand is the definition of smacking which is the issue that is being debated a lot amongst many people. The controversial issue is weather smacking children is morally right or wrong in the 21st century. Smacking children is an issue, which is very, complicated hence the reason why so many people have opinioned opinions on the issue. Some people are for smacking children as they feel hitting children allows discipline whereas other people feel that smacking children in an ineffective way of discipline and only teaches violence. Therefore In this essay I intend to put across both side of the arguments and then conclude with my own personnel opinion.
Those against it say that spanking can cause children to become violent and may increase the chances of anxiety and depression. I believe that spanking your child is ethical, but once again to an extent and a lot of what situation you are in. In my essay I’m going to explain the pros of spanking your child, the cons of spanking your child, , and my opinion for why spanking your child is ethical. First, I will discuss some pros on why spanking your child is okay. A recent study of interviewing 2600 people pertaining to corporal punishment and questioning 179 teenagers about getting spanked performed by Marjorie Gunnoe, a professor of psychology at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan says that “the claims made for spanking your child fail to hold up.
Discipline is an activity that takes place in the moment but always for the sake of later. Simply meaning that if the child is spanked now for something he or she did wrong. Then later down the road when they go to do the same thing they will remember what happened the first time they did wrong and will of course know the consequences of doing wrong. Proverbs 23:13-14 do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die. If strike him with the rod, it will save his soul from hell.
The bible's is very clear on parents disciplining, and God demands that parents be responsible and diligent in spanking, but strongly prohibits physical abuse of any kind. The biblical approach is balanced, is reasonable, and shows control. When we follow the principles of disciplining our children and there are other methods, but this method spanking purpose is to modify the child attitude and behavior, and actually strengthens the
When the child breaks these boundaries, he or she should be punished. A spanking should come in response to disobedience. The child should not be spanked for making mistakes or accidents, such as wetting his bed or breaking something, only for challenging the parent's position. Second of all, spanking should be a planned action, not a reaction. A child should not be spanked out of anger, but out of love.
* About two-thirds of children reported having been smacked at some point, with children being smacked more often when they are younger. (This might suggest a bit of minimisation on the part of parents in the parental survey, as only 24% said they used smacking!) * Many children accepted that discipline and punishment were an important and necessary part of growing up. However, most felt that smacking was out of place in modern childhood, and that other punishments were more effective in bringing about reflection, changing behaviour and supporting good and close relationships with parents. * While smacking was the most feared form of punishment, it was the emotional distress and humiliation that can be caused by smacking, rather than any physical pain, which children feared.
Assess the view that children today are the victims of adult oppression. Conflict theorists, such as Marxists and Feminists, and childhood liberationists believe that in 2013 children are the victims of adult oppression, however, March of Progress theorists would argue that they are being protected to a necessary extent and not oppressed. One main view that Conflict theorists have is that due to the fear created by the media through stories such as Madeline McCann and Holly and Jessica, parents are now controlling their children to an unnecessary extent. For example, before these events many more children were allowed to play in the streets at a young age, however, now many children stay indoors and ‘speak’ to their friends through social
PSY 201-014 March 12, 2014 Option A Many people believe hitting your child in anyway is wrong and should not be done. They believe parents can find alternative ways to punish their children for their wrongdoings. I believe best way to get somebody to not do something is to give that person a reason to not do it again. Spanking is a perfect example of this concept. Spanking can be described as a form of positive punishment.