Corporal Punishment And Its Effect On Children

Eighty-one percent of all Americans believe that spanking kids is the best option for disciplining kids but only 31 percent would let a teacher or administrator paddle their kids. Corporal punishment is defined as The intentional infliction of physical pain upon the body of a student as a disciplinary measure. Corporal punishment is prohibited in 28 states, it is permitted in 15 states and in 7 seven states, it is not prohibited meaning there are no laws against it. Even though corporal punishment is sometimes seen as child abuse, it still remains an effective way to discipline misbehaved kids.

Before I begin let me explain what corporal punishment is and the controversy that has in sued in recent moths over it. Corporal punishment is the use of spanking, whipping that is not abusive. Recently though people have been harboring a more hostile view of corporal punishment regarding it as solely abuse at the slightest mention of spanking a child.

Living in the twenty-first century you rarely ever see someone spank their child or hear the word spank come out of a parent’s mouth. I see too many parents today that are too self-righteous to “spank” their children, because many people see spanking as form of abuse. Many parents in today’s world use more reasonable punishments for their misbehaving children. Some parents put their children in time-outs, deny them of their freedom, take toys away and ground them. I have seen parents use these methods because there are more reasonable ways of punishing their child for being disobedient. However, not everybody in today’s world uses these methods for punishing children; some parents use the act of spanking for punishment. Spanking was a popular punishment back in the 1900s, but is a very debatable topic in today’s society.

What does Corporal punishment mean? Murray Straus, a sociologist who has written extensively on the topic, defines corporal punishment as “the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not hurt, for the purpose of correction or control of the child’s behavior.” Some common forms of corporal punishment are: spanking, slapping, grabbing or shoving a child roughly or hitting with objects like belt, paddle, or hair brush.

While reading Cleverley & Phillips ' Visions of Childhood I found that many views of the past relating to corporal punishment have changed significantly. During my readings I read things that instantly stood out to me. The first being how many issues and their solutions revolved around religion. John Wesley, was the founder of the Methodist Movement, and he believed that children were born with sin and that it was the parental duty to discipline the unruly child, starting at an early age. During this time period, corporal punishment was a common practice. Wesley used reference to the Bible verse in Proverbs to declare, “Spare the rod, spoil the child”, (Cleverly and Phillips, 1986) in turn parents believed they were doing God’s will with their harsh punishments.

Corporal Punishment is a physical form of punishment where a person inflicts pain to punish another; when someone commits a crime. There are different variations of physical pain; such as spanking, paddling, or caning, which is given to parents, guardians, school officials, or other officials. There are other types of physical pain, in ancient times, people would inflict pain by flogging; whipping, branding and amputation. It is now known today as a source of punishment in the legal system, and in homes of citizens. Corporal Punishment still exists today are in the United States, Japan, England, and China.

A physical punishment, or in other words physical discipline, inflicted by adult partakers aimed to impose physical pain on minors. Minors are persons under a specific age, generally under the age of majority, the age of adulthood, that is standardized or stated by law. For example, in Ontario, Canada, the age of majority is set at 18, but in other Canadian provinces and territories the age of majority differs. Corporal punishment can be inflicted by partakers in home, schools or other locations to reinforce discipline. There are many ways in which corporal punishments can be inflicted by such as spanking the buttocks of a minor with bare hands, or with sharp objects, flogging, whipping, beating, etc.

Discipline is one of the basic things a child learns from his parents before he or she faces the outside world to learn more about life as a whole. Teaching this trait can depend on how the parent shows it to their child and how they explain the importance of having this trait both in and out of their homes. Misbehaving children cannot be avoided as they are curious little beings and they have a tendency to explore. But there are some parents, even teachers, who do not tolerate misbehaving and they resort to corporal punishments such as spanking to make sure the child never forgets how painful it is to misbehave as they will remember the punishment entailed to it and become more disciplined. However, not all children would understand the

Over the years, the use of corporal punishment or physical punishment, which is also known as spanking, has been argued and debated upon. Children need to be disciplined and though there are different forms of discipline, sometimes all a child needs is a little spanking to set them straight. Corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of pain as retribution for an offense, or for the purpose of disciplining or reforming a wrongdoer, or to deter attitudes or behavior deemed unacceptable.

It is a common enough scene, something you have probably experienced with your own children countless times. They are being loud, fighting, or just generally doing something they are not supposed to be doing. So you spank them. Maybe even yell. You’re frustrated, at your whit’s end. You just want them to stop, want them to learn and make better choices. Only, after spanking them, their behavior worsens. The effect you thought spanking them would have is not working. They act out more, get more aggressive. A debate has risen, as scenarios such as this become more talked about. Some say corporal punishment is damaging psychologically and negatively impacts childhood development. So the question has to be asked: “Is spanking bad?”

If you’re over 30 and ever got in trouble in school, you’ll be familiar with corporal punishment. Corporal punishment is a way of dealing with a crime or misdemeanor and it has been around for so many years even centuries. Back then it was only used in prisons or correctional facilities but in the late 1800s schools started using it as a way of making the students behave. Not only did it make the schools reputation look decent but also made the grades a whole lot better than they are now. With this claim I believe that corporal punishment be reintroduced

Screeching and wailing can be heard throughout the store as a little boy, no older than 4, throws a temper tantrum. His parents refused to buy him any candy while they're waiting to be checked out. The father quickly leans down and swats him on the bottom. This startles the young boy, making the screaming stop. Around the family, some of the customers sigh in relief, while others shoot disapproving looks towards the father; appalled that he spanked the boy. Corporal punishment is an effective way to discipline children that benefits social interactions, child behavior, and lowers the crime rate.

Physical violence, when used to punish children, can cause children to be emotionally and psychologically harmed. Corporal punishment is often harsh and can negatively impact children and how they develop. Parents need to be aware of how their ways of punishing their child impacts them and need to learn compassionate and calm forms of punishment.

1) Till this day corporal punishment remains a widely used technique of discipline. It is a form of physical punishment which involves inflicting pain on another individual deliberately as a punishment for an offence, disciplining a wrongdoer or deterring a behavior which is considered to be unacceptable. Corporal punishment may occur in the homes, schools or judicial settings. (Donnelly & Murray, 2005)

Corporal punishment is a form of punishment used on children to correct bad behavior. The definition of corporal punishment is, a physical punishment , as flogging, inflicted on the body of one convicted of a crime (Dictionary.com). While several states strictly prohibit corporal punishment in schools, 44% of states in the U.S. still allow it to occur. Corporal punishment is an inappropriate way to correct bad behavior. However, almost 50% of the states in the U.S. still allow it to occur. Corporal punishment is always wrong to use in schools because it causes long-term negative effects on students, negative opinions of school or teachers, and it can increase the rate of crime and violence from students.