If you use the “talk and discuss” method and that turns into violent yelling and screaming, that turns from teaching a lesson into verbal abuse. “Timeout” can be viewed as child neglect when taken to extremes, and spanking can turn from a corrective action, into physical abuse. So, as we see any form of discipline must be administered in the correct manner or it can all be connected to abuse. Most experts have a breakdown as to what ages each form of discipline is effective. Pre-school is usually the age group that spanking is most widely accepted, and sometimes suggested, as the proper form of discipline.
Spanking is Not an Effective Form of Discipline Com/156 August 21st, 2010 Jill Hughes Spanking is Not an Effective Form of Discipline There are many forms of discipline out there, and there are many opinions on these things. Even though Spanking is not an effective form of discipline seen by some people, there are other forms of discipline, because there is a difference between beating and spanking a child and time outs, toy removals, and canceled allowances can work instead. A little spanking does not hurt anything, but the other discipline options should be used first before any physical disciplines take affect. There are differences between beating and spanking a child. Beating is defined as whipping or thrashing in punishment or an act of repeated hitting or striking (Farlex, 2010).
People who abuse their children will not stop just because it is illegal(1, Selwyn Duke , The New American). Studies show that if a teen is still being spanked, he is more likely to get into fights and become violent. Research also shows that teens who are still receiving physical punishment do worse in school than their peers(2, Daniel Martin, Mail Online). There are positive effects of spanking your children if you do it the right way. Studies show that children who are spanked between the ages of two and six performed better at school.
Spanking may stop the child then and there, but there’s a cost emotionally and cognitively to a child, and over the long run, it doesn’t usually lead to the child learning not to repeat the behavior that resulted in the spanking in the first place. It can also lead to the child learning to behave because of fear, not because of respect. (Cantu) Spanking a child results in them being afraid, and that hitting is the way you handle conflict. Instead, send a message to your child such as, “I love you and I can’t let you do that.” Children can learn best by mimicking their parents’ ability to control themselves, and parents can be models by using calm, firm and neutral discipline” (Cantu). Spanking is a form of abuse that people tend to turn a blind eye to.
"Violence is an act carried out with the intention, or perceived intention, of causing physical pain or injury to another person" (Straus 7). When you spank a child you are intentionally causing pain; therefore, using violence to solve your problem. When a parent spanks a child, whether they are aware of it or not, they are teaching their child violence. They are teaching them that hitting someone else is okay. I know that when I was spanked as a child I knew that I had done something wrong.
Parents believe that beating is a means of discipline and kind of education. However, it can also becovre the opposite. “Hitting children teaches them to become hitters themselves. Extensive research data is now available to support a direct correlation between corporal punishment in childhood and aggressive or violent behavior in the teenage and adult years. www.naturalchild.org”.
Measurements were recorded at 41, 53 and 97 months. These included; teachers rating child psychological adjustment using the Social Behavioural questionnaire (e.g. antisocial behaviour, inattention, emotion distress and academic standing), children were asked to complete self reports on a scale of 1-3 And parents were asked to record the frequency that their child watched shows illustrating violent behaviour on a scale of 1-3. The study found that one third of the children who participated did not view violent media and findings were the same as previous reports in that boys were subjected to violence more than girls, as did children with less educated mothers and those that
III. Comprehensive sexual education explains the consequences of sexual decision making, including information on types of sexually transmitted diseases and how to prevent pregnancy. Some programs combine an abstinence message with comprehensive information, but all cover the consequences of sexual activity and discuss the best protection methods. Although some critics suggest that giving information about sex will only encourage teenagers, research shows that knowledge is power, and students
Professor Solorzano English 50 2 November 2011 Weapons of No Destruction Many people disagree whether children should play with toy weapons. Some people believe that they do more harm than good. “Why I Bought My Son a Toy Gun” by author Michael Golden is an article which is in favor of young children playing with toy weapons. “Why I Won’t Buy My Sons Toy Guns” by author Robert Shaffer is an article that is one hundred percent against young children playing with toy weapons. In opposing articles by Michael Golden and Robert Shaffer, the authors have views on toy weapons which are compatible in regards to violence, death, and television, but are contradictory in toy accessibility.
Now before we start on why smacking is harmful, can I see a show of hands of people who have been smacked before? Also people who plan on smacking your children when you grow up and have kids yourself? So first of all, why do we smack your children? Is it because they are out of hand? Is it the only method of discipline that works?