Discipline And Abuse By Ray Rice And Adrian Peterson

The term discipline derives from the root word “disciple” which means “to teach.” Spanking has been around since the beginning of time. For decades spanking has been an acceptable form of discipline. Yet not every parent uses spanking as a means to correct their children. Some may say that spanking your child is a form of child abuse, then there are those that may say spanking may be a fitting form of discipline depending on what the child is being punished for. Can both forms of discipline be acceptable? Parents have been entrusted with the incredible privilege and responsibility of shaping their children’s behavior in a positive direction.

My prior understanding of discipline was uneducated and inaccurate. I was certain that discipline was related to punishment and the goal was to have a particular unwanted behavior to cease. A child that required discipline would be singled out, scolded, forced to perform a chore or action, such as sit for a time out, or the child would have something taken away, such as television or toys. As a child, I grew up in a household with parents who were primarily authoritative. They tended to be fair; however they did use punishment through "grounding", which generally meant that we were not able to engage in fun for set period of time. Other times, we were instructed to perform some sort of labor of their choice, such as washing my Dad's

The term corporal punishment means the intentional infliction of pain on the body for purposes of punishment and includes slapping, hitting with objects, pinching, shaking and forcing to stand for long periods of time (Epoch 1). Family researchers define corporal punishment as " the use of physical force aimed at causing children to experience pain but not injury, for the purposes of correction and control of youthful behavior" (Day 83). Spanking is one form of physical or corporal punishment (Epoch 1).

Ninety-five percent of all toddlers in the United States have been physically disciplined at some point in their short lives (Magnuson, & Waldfogel, 2005). There exists a conflicting message from our country’s systems around how we protect and rear our children. Physical forms of discipline including, “hitting or slapping, spanking, hitting with an object, or other forms of physical contact [for behavior modification]” (Magnuson, & Waldfogel, 2005, p. 178), are not allowed in non-parental settings such as daycare, schools, and children’s programming and yet the majority of our country’s parents have at some point or are currently spanking their children in the homes. Numerous studies have been conducted linking the use of physical discipline

Should the use of corporal punishment to discipline children be considered child abuse? Annotated Bibliography

My group collectively agreed to complete research on the matter of corporal punishment. In the scholarly article, What is the Link Between Corporal Punishment and Child Physical Abuse, authors Sabrina Frechette, Michael Zoratti, and Elisa Romano explain that this disciplinary method is defined as “the use of force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, for the purposes of correction or control of the child’s behavior” (p. 135). Although this explanation presents the idea that corporal punishment and spanking does not cause physical harm, our team wanted to investigate other possible issues this strategy could be interfering with. We found that there are several detriments that go along with the use of corporal punishment. Therefore, the Fighting Panthers decided to take on the anti-corporal punishment belief and viewpoint. Through my own research process, I was able to discover what this perspective entails.

Corporal punishment is defined as the use of physical force as a means of discipline. Though it was once a common practice, it has gone out of favor with many parents and educators. The difference between physical punishment and abuse is defined with the use of restraint and the context it is used in. Corporal punishment as defined by law should only be used as discipline and not cause serious injury or excessive fear. As of 2017, 19 states still allow corporal punishment in a school setting, while 31 states has banned the practice. However, corporal punishment has not been banned from private lives. This creates the rising question on the future use of physical punishment against children in school and a t home (findlaw.com).

Many people today are getting arrested for simply disciplining a child. But, in older times disciplining a child set good moral standards and taught that child on what that child was supposed to do and what not to do. There is a fine line between abuse and discipline. So what is child abuse? Child abuse consists of any act of commission or omission that endangers or impairs a child’s physical or emotional health and development. Child abuse includes any damage done to a child which cannot be reasonably explained and which is often represented by an injury or series of injuries appearing to be non-accidental in nature. There are also different kinds of child abuse; which include physical, emotional, and sexual. But, discipline does not

Child abuser or an unfit parent are the words that come to mind, followed by disapproving looks and scornful stares, whenever a parent admits to using corporal punishment. Corporal punishment is an infliction of pain as punishment for unacceptable behavior, an offense, or wrongdoing. The punishment being administered by the parent or guardian can range in severity from a pop on the back of the hand to a belt or switch to the heinie. Although corporal punishment is a painful means of punishment, the issue here is whether or not it can be seen as justifiable when it comes to parents choosing to use it as a disciplinary tool at home. Whether or not a parent should spank their child has been quite a controversial

For centuries the use of corporal punishment has been an accepted form of discipline worldwide and was seen as an appropriate way of “eliciting behavioral compliance that was conceptually distinct from physical abuse” (Durrant & Ensom, 2012, p. 1373). The last 20 years, however, there has been a dramatic shift in this ideal among the international community. The early 1990’s ushered in numerous research studies that suggested a negative correlation between the use of corporal punishment and emotional, mental, and developmental issues in children (Durrant & Ensom, 2012). Studies have also indicated that the higher number of instances of violence perpetrated on children in the form of corporal punishment, the higher the levels of adult violence. They also suggest that the frequent use of corporal punishment, not only leads to child aggression but also delinquency and criminality. There are also indications that societies who view corporal punishment is relatively normative, more accepting

Domestic violence is a serious problem for women and families all over the world. Domestic violence doesn’t discriminate regards of class, age, or race. Additionally, it has been found that children who see and or experience domestic violence in their home settings are more likely to be involved in an abusive and violent relationship later on in life. Thus, this cycle of violence will continue, making it difficult to escape. Domestic violence statistics continues to increase around the globe. A recent event that was published in the newspapers surrounded a football player, Ray Rice who was suspended indefinitely by the NFL due to his recent domestic violence crime towards his fiancée’. The abuse of Ray Rice’s fiancée concedes with abuse endured from thousands of women by their partner around the

Corporal punishment remains a much litigious and widely debated issue. It refers to the use of physical force towards a child with the intention of controlling and correcting undesirable behaviors (Lenta, 2012). In most cases, corporal punishment is intended to cause some degree of pain and discomfort on the offender. It might range from smacking, hitting, spanking, belting, strangling among other forms (Passini et al., 2013). Corporal punishment remains illegal in America, and psychologists disapprove it as a form of discipline style.

Spanking has showed that many children accumulate mental health problems or severely injured leading to death.The story of football star, Adrian Peterson’s two-year old son made breaking headlines when the child was suffering from injuries associated with consistent abuse. The child died two days later after suffering from head injuries. The innocent child’s killer was reported to have a history of domestic incidents. If he has had previous history of domestic violence, why was he allowed with a child that wasn’t even his own? Why hadn’t he learned a lesson from previous incidents associated with domestic violence? With such a tragic story, the government needs to partake with enforcing stronger punishments towards these mindless acts. Stories like these may have

Before I expand on my stance in this matter; let’s take a glimpse at the definition of Corporal punishment first of all. The term corporal punishment refers to physical discipline of various sorts accomplished by such instruments or by hands often appears to involve the use of birching, flogging, belting, or other tools.

Our culture sanctions the use of corporal or physical punishment as a way for parents to discipline their children. Just a few weeks ago Marvin Munyon, president of the Family Resource Forum based in Madison, Wisconsin, was at the Eau Claire Gospel Center to talk about and demonstrate the proper way to spank children. Mr. Munyon would have us believe that discipline other than spanking is ineffective (Emerson 1B, 3B). From my experience as a child and a parent I have found the opposite to be true. If we take a look at what discipline is and the reasons parents use physical punishment, we can then start to understand that there are more effective ways to discipline children.